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The Last Detail is a american film of genre Drama directed by Hal Ashby released in USA on 11 december 1973 with Jack Nicholson
The Last Detail (1973)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 11 december 1973
Length 1h43
Directed by Hal Ashby
OriginUSA
Themes Military humor in film, Seafaring films, Transport films, Road movies, Buddy films, United States Armed Forces in films
Rating74%
The Last Detail is a 1973 American comedy-drama film directed by Hal Ashby and starring Jack Nicholson, with a screenplay adapted by Robert Towne from a 1970 novel of the same name by Darryl Ponicsan. The film became known for its frequent use of profanity. It was nominated for three Academy Awards.
Synopsis
U.S. Navy petty officers Billy "Badass" Buddusky (Jack Nicholson) and Richard "Mule" Mulhall (Otis Young), are awaiting orders in Norfolk, Virginia when they are assigned a shore patrol detail escorting young sailor, Seaman Larry Meadows (Randy Quaid), to Portsmouth Naval Prison near Kittery, Maine. Meadows has drawn a stiff eight-year sentence for the petty crime of trying to steal $40 from a collection box of his Commanding Officer's wife's favorite charity. Despite their initial resentment of the detail, the oddly likeable Meadows begins to grow on the two Navy "lifers" as they escort him on a train ride through the wintry north-eastern states; particularly as they know what the Marine guards are like at Portsmouth and the grim reality facing their young prisoner. As the pair begin to feel sorry for Meadows and the youthful experiences he will lose being incarcerated, they decide to show him a good time before delivering him to the authorities.Actors
Jack Nicholson
(SM1 Billy 'Bad Ass' Buddusky)
Randy Quaid
(Seaman Larry Meadows)
Otis Young
(GM1 'Mule' Mulhall)
Clifton James
(M. A. A.)
Carol Kane
(Young Whore)
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