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title: 'Dead Men Don''t Wear Plaid (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Carl Reiner'
released: '1982-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 88
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dead-men-dont-wear-plaid-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083798/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)

1982 · PG · 88 min · Mystery, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid is a 1982 American neo-noir comedy-mystery film, directed by Carl Reiner and starring Steve Martin, Rachel Ward and Reiner. Co-written by Reiner, Martin & George Gipe, the film is both a parody of and an homage to film noir and the pulp detective films of the 1940s. The title refers to Martin's character telling a story of a woman obsessed with plaid, a scene which was ultimately cut from the film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Carl Reiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-reiner)
- **Screenplay:** [Carl Reiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-reiner), [Steve Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-martin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Miklós Rózsa](https://cinepixo.com/people/miklos-rozsa)
- **Producer:** [William E. McEuen](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-e-mceuen)
- **Editor:** [Bud Molin](https://cinepixo.com/people/bud-molin)

## Cast

- [Charles McGraw](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-mcgraw)
- [Jeff Corey](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-corey)
- [Edward Arnold](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-arnold)
- [Cary Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/cary-grant)
- [Vincent Price](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-price)
- [Norma Varden](https://cinepixo.com/people/norma-varden)
- [Francis X. McCarthy](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-x-mccarthy)
- [Burt Lancaster](https://cinepixo.com/people/burt-lancaster)
- [Rainbeaux Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainbeaux-smith)
- [Joan Crawford](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-crawford)
- [James Cagney](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-cagney)
- [Veronica Lake](https://cinepixo.com/people/veronica-lake)
- [Humphrey Bogart](https://cinepixo.com/people/humphrey-bogart)
- [Kirk Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/kirk-douglas)
- [Fred MacMurray](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-macmurray)

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