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The Long Goodbye [Region 2]
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The Long Goodbye [Region 2]

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In Theaters : 07 March, 1973
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The Long Goodbye [Region 2] description
 Raymond Chandler's cynically idealistic hero, Philip Marlowe, has been played by everyone from Humphrey Bogart to James Garner--but no one gives him the kind of weirdly affect-less spin that Elliott Gould does in this terrific Robert Altman reimagining of Chandler's penultimate novel. Altman recasts Marlowe as an early '70s L.A. habitué, who gets involved in a couple of cases at once. The most interesting involves a suicidal writer (Sterling Hayden in a larger-than-life performance) whom Marlowe is supposed to keep away from malevolent New-Ageish guru Henry Gibson. A variety of wonderfully odd characters pop up, played by everyone from model Nina Van Pallandt to director Mark Rydell to ex-baseballer Jim Bouton. And yes, that is Arnold Schwarzenegger (in only his second movie) popping up as (what else?) a muscleman. Listen for the title song: It shows up in the strangest places. --Marshall Fine
The Long Goodbye [Region 2] Customer Reviews
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♥♥♥♥♥ Typical Hollywood Slop
If you are looking to watch a movie that is true to the Raymond Chandler novel "The Long Goodbye", DO NOT BUY THIS MOVIE!!!

As usual, Hollywood has taken a great book and twisted it around to fit their needs.

A couple of previous reviewers have mentioned that the movie is ethical to presenting the Marlowe character true to form. That can be said throughout most of the movie, but the ending blows this attempt out of the water. Without giving the ending away, the movie has Marlowe doing something so out of character and, in all reality, something that Marlowe never did in any of the novels or short stories.

This movie very loosely follows the storyline from the book. Aside from this loose following, the movie has nothing to do with the Chandler story.

Why call the movie "The Long Goodbye" when it doesn't stick to the book? Hmmmm, maybe to sucker people into watching it!!!

Do NOT buy this movie if you are expecting a true adaptation to the book!!![[ASIN:B000069HZU The Long Goodbye]]
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