The Late Show PG

The nicest movie you'll ever see about murder and blackmail.
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DVD Details

  • Rated: PG
  • Closed captioning available
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 33 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: March 30, 2004
  • Originally Released: 1977
  • Label: Warner Home Video

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Fresh94%

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User Ratings: 1,131
Included in the New York Times 10 BEST FILMS OF 1977
New York Times
Dec 25, 1977
Rating: 4/5 -- A great idea of the genius of Robert Benton to come.
Nolan's Pop Culture Review
Mar 4, 2005
Rating: 3/5 -- A loose, funny and crafty detective flick with an unusual cast.
San Francisco Examiner
Mar 26, 2003
The photography is handsome, the pace is brisk, the suspense scenes are very well done, but the characterization is superb. Full Review
Sojourner
Aug 14, 2019
The Late Show is a detective flick that modestly delivers more than one expects. Full Review
Spirituality and Practice
Jan 23, 2004
Rating: 4/5 -- Carney and Tomlin make a fine odd couple in this tip of the hat to old-time detective thrillers.
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
Aug 22, 2002
The Late Show is the best picture in town, the nicest takeoff on 1940s private eye films since Gumshoe. Full Review
The Spectator
Oct 23, 2015

Product Description:

Art Carney stars as aging gumshoe Ira Wells in Robert Benton's affectionately offbeat homage to the detective genre. With a bad leg, a hearing aid, and a bleeding ulcer, the sixtysomething private investigator, who lives in a seedy L.A. boardinghouse, is well past his physical prime but still manages to make ends meet at his trade. When Margo (Lily Tomlin), a ditsy 1960s refugee in her thirties, tries to hire him to find her missing cat, Ira's enthusiasm is limited. But after agreeing to help her, he realizes that Ron Birdwell (Eugene Roche), the fence who stole her cat, may also be involved in the death of his partner, Harry (Howard Duff). As Ira continues his investigation into his partner's death, Margo proves to be sharper than her appearance suggests, and the two begin an uneasy alliance. While more than fulfilling the required twists of the genre, THE LATE SHOW is less about the murder mystery than the seriocomic relationship that develops between the two idiosyncratic protagonists. The chemistry between Carney and Tomlin is nearly perfect, and Benton's subtle script (nominated for a Best Original Screenplay Academy Award) is able to suggest both the loneliness and the shared qualities that bring this seemingly disparate pair together.

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  • Sales Rank: 119,655
  • UPC: 085393186425
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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