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The Last Detail (1974)

Name: The Last Detail
Director: Hal Ashby
Genre: buddy film, drama film, comedy film
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 7.5

The Last Detail is a 1973 American comedy-drama film directed by Hal Ashby, from a screenplay by Robert Towne, based on the 1970 novel by Darryl Ponicsan. The film stars Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, Randy Quaid, Clifton James, and Carol Kane. It follows two career sailors assigned to escort a young emotionally withdrawn junior sailor from their Virginia base to Portsmouth Naval Prison in Maine.

Directed by Hal Ashby · Cut by Robert C. Jones · Music by Johnny Mandel · 103 min

Behind the scenes

Behind the Scenes: The Last Detail (Ashby, 1973) with Jack Nicholson and Randy Quaid — Serious Feather · 31 min
The Last Detail -- What Makes This Movie Great? (Episode 171) — Learning about Movies · 8 min

Elsewhere

More by Hal Ashby

The Landlord — 1970
Harold and Maude — 1971
Shampoo — 1975
Bound for Glory — 1976
Coming Home — 1978
Being There — 1979
Second-Hand Hearts — 1981
Let's Spend the Night Together — 1982
Lookin' to Get Out — 1982
Solo Trans — 1984
The Slugger's Wife — 1985
8 Million Ways to Die — 1986
Jake's Journey — 1988

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