Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 6 wins & 9 nominations total
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- TriviaThe script was completed in 1970 but contained too much profanity to be shot as written. Columbia Pictures waited for two years trying to get writer Robert Towne to tone down the language. Instead, by 1972, the standards for foul language relaxed so much that all the profanity was left in.
- GoofsThe MAA Master Chief is not wearing a Master-at-Arms rating badge; he is wearing a Boatswain mate rating badge.
The Master At Arms rating was disestablished in 1921, but was officially re-established on 1 August 1973. Therefore, as the story takes place, a Master Chief Boatswain's Mate being assigned the collateral duty of MAA is entirely accurate.
- SoundtracksNever Let The Left Hand Know
by Jack Goga
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Don't let the fact that the DVD cover makes this movie look like gay porn keep you from seeing it.
Director Hal Ashby made a string of unfussy but very, very good films throughout the 1970s, and "The Last Detail" is one them. The story doesn't sound like much: two Navy officers are assigned to escort a third to the prison where he will be serving time. Along the way, the requisite male bonding ensues, and the older, jaded officer (Jack Nicholson) has a chance to reflect upon his own fortune and misfortune and be a sort of father figure, for better or worse, to his young and troubled charge (played extremely well by Randy Quaid).
Like all of Ashby's films, "The Last Detail" challenges things like duty and institutional authority, which made Ashby one of the most vocal of the anti-establishment directors from a volatile period of American history. But also like all of his films, it poses challenges in a low-key, non-confrontational way, without sacrificing its bite.
Well done.
Grade: A
Director Hal Ashby made a string of unfussy but very, very good films throughout the 1970s, and "The Last Detail" is one them. The story doesn't sound like much: two Navy officers are assigned to escort a third to the prison where he will be serving time. Along the way, the requisite male bonding ensues, and the older, jaded officer (Jack Nicholson) has a chance to reflect upon his own fortune and misfortune and be a sort of father figure, for better or worse, to his young and troubled charge (played extremely well by Randy Quaid).
Like all of Ashby's films, "The Last Detail" challenges things like duty and institutional authority, which made Ashby one of the most vocal of the anti-establishment directors from a volatile period of American history. But also like all of his films, it poses challenges in a low-key, non-confrontational way, without sacrificing its bite.
Well done.
Grade: A
- evanston_dad
- Jun 6, 2007
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