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* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler: Terry Lennox]]. "Yeah. I lost my cat."
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Altman originally wanted Dan Blocker (TV's Hoss Cartwright) whom he originally directed in early episodes of ''{{Bonanza}}'' to play Wade. Tragically Blocker died from a post-surgery complication at the age of 44. The film is dedicated to him.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Altman originally wanted Dan Blocker (TV's Hoss Cartwright) whom he originally directed in early episodes of ''{{Bonanza}}'' ''{{Series/Bonanza}}'' to play Wade. Tragically Blocker died from a post-surgery complication at the age of 44. The film is dedicated to him.
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* Deconstruction: Supposedly Altman wanted the film to be one, UpToEleven, of the whole "Private-Eye" genre--to the point where it would actually more or less put an ''end'' to these kinds of movies. Didn't happen, of course.
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* Deconstruction: {{Deconstruction}}: Supposedly Altman wanted the film to be one, UpToEleven, of the whole "Private-Eye" genre--to the point where it would actually more or less put an ''end'' to these kinds of movies. Didn't happen, of course.
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* TheFilmOfTheBook: Although it changes the time period and the identity of the killer in the end. And Marlowe's OneTrueLove in the book, Linda Loring, is noticeably absent--apparently to make room for a more "fleshed-out" Mrs. Wade.
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''The Long Goodbye'' is a 1973 film directed by Creator/RobertAltman and starring Elliott Gould as detective Literature/PhilipMarlowe. It was adapted from the Creator/RaymondChandler novel of the same name by Leigh Brackett (who earlier co-wrote the most famous film version of Chandler's ''Film/TheBigSleep'').
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''The Long Goodbye'' is a 1973 film directed by Creator/RobertAltman and starring Elliott Gould as detective Literature/PhilipMarlowe. It was adapted from the Creator/RaymondChandler novel of the same name by Leigh Brackett Creator/LeighBrackett (who earlier co-wrote the most famous film version of Chandler's ''Film/TheBigSleep'').
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* VigilanteExecution: [[spoiler: Marlowe blows Terry Lennox away after discovering he murdered his wife and betrayed his best friend.]]
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* VigilanteExecution: [[spoiler: Marlowe blows Terry Lennox away after discovering he murdered his wife and betrayed his best friend. This is a change from the novel, where Lennox gets away with it scot-free.]]
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--> "So, this is where I say, 'What's all this about?'--and ''he'' says, uh, 'Shut up, ''I'' ask the questions'?"
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--> "So, "[[ThisIsThePartWhere So, this is where I say, say]], 'What's all this about?'--and ''he'' says, uh, 'Shut up, ''I'' ask the questions'?"
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* GenreSavvy: Marlowe, on the typical if-this-were-a-movie dialogue for interrogation scenes:
--> "So, this is where I say, 'What's all this about?'--and ''he'' says, uh, 'Shut up, ''I'' ask the questions'?"
--> "That's right!"
** He actually says this in the book, too.
--> "So, this is where I say, 'What's all this about?'--and ''he'' says, uh, 'Shut up, ''I'' ask the questions'?"
--> "That's right!"
** He actually says this in the book, too.
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* CoversAlwaysLie: The DVD cover shows Marlowe holding a Beretta 92SB, yet he never even handles one, and a poster has him holding a snub nosed revolver with the TagLine "Nothing says goodbye like a bullet", a line from an early script that was never incorperated into the final movie.
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* CoversAlwaysLie: The DVD cover shows Marlowe holding a Beretta 92SB, 92SB (even though it didn't even exist when the film was made), yet he never even handles one, and a poster has him holding a snub nosed revolver with the TagLine "Nothing says goodbye like a bullet", a line from an early script that was never incorperated into the final movie.
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* CoolCar: Marlowe's 1948 Lincoln Continental convertible
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Altman originally wanted Dan Blocker (TV's Hoss Cartwright) whom he originally directed in early episodes of ''{{Bonanza}}'' to play Wade. Tragically Blocker died from a post-surgery complication at the age of 44. The film is dedicated to him.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Altman originally wanted, wanted Dan Blocker whom he originally directed in early episodes of ''{{Bonanza}}'' to play Wade. Tragically Blocker died from a post-surgery complication at the age of 44. The film is dedicated to him.
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* WritersBlock: Roger Wade suffers from this.
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* WritersBlock: Roger Wade suffers from this.this.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Altman originally wanted, Dan Blocker whom he originally directed in early episodes of ''{{Bonanza}}'' to play Wade. Tragically Blocker died from a post-surgery complication at the age of 44. The film is dedicated to him.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Altman originally wanted, Dan Blocker whom he originally directed in early episodes of ''{{Bonanza}}'' to play Wade. Tragically Blocker died from a post-surgery complication at the age of 44. The film is dedicated to him.
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''The Long Goodbye'' is a 1973 film directed by RobertAltman Creator/RobertAltman and starring Elliott Gould as detective Literature/PhilipMarlowe. It was adapted from the Creator/RaymondChandler novel of the same name by Leigh Brackett (who earlier co-wrote the most famous film version of Chandler's ''Film/TheBigSleep'').
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* CutHimselfShaving: Marlowe notices a bruise on Eileen's cheek, and says it doesn't look like she walked into a door. She says that she didn't. She fell out of bed.
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* CutHimselfShaving: Marlowe notices a bruise on Eileen's cheek, and says it doesn't look like she walked into a door. She says that she didn't. She fell out of bed.
* CutHimselfShaving: Marlowe notices a bruise on Eileen's cheek, and says it doesn't look like she walked into a door. She says that she didn't. She fell out of bed.
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* LosAngeles: The film celebrates the odd locales and characters that inhabit the city.
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* LosAngeles: UsefulNotes/LosAngeles: The film celebrates the odd locales and characters that inhabit the city.
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* WritersBlock: Roger Wade suffers from this.
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''The Long Goodbye'' is a 1973 film directed by RobertAltman and starring Elliott Gould as detective Literature/PhilipMarlowe. It was adapted from the RaymondChandler Creator/RaymondChandler novel of the same name by Leigh Brackett (who earlier co-wrote the most famous film version of Chandler's ''Film/TheBigSleep'').
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* TheAlcoholic: Roger Wade
* AmbulanceCut: Marlowe runs into the street, gets hit by a car, and we cut to the ambulance.
* AngryGuardDog: The Wade's dog is never violent, but it is always barking angrily whenever Marlowe is around.
* AppealToWorseProblems: A variation of the "starving children in Africa" argument: when the cat doesn't want to eat, he says, "What about all the tigers in India they're killing because they don't got enough to eat?"
* BadassInANiceSuit: Marlowe is a professional -- he's always got that suit.
* BookEnds: The song ''Hooray For Hollywood'' plays at the beginning and the end of the film.
* AmbulanceCut: Marlowe runs into the street, gets hit by a car, and we cut to the ambulance.
* AngryGuardDog: The Wade's dog is never violent, but it is always barking angrily whenever Marlowe is around.
* AppealToWorseProblems: A variation of the "starving children in Africa" argument: when the cat doesn't want to eat, he says, "What about all the tigers in India they're killing because they don't got enough to eat?"
* BadassInANiceSuit: Marlowe is a professional -- he's always got that suit.
* BookEnds: The song ''Hooray For Hollywood'' plays at the beginning and the end of the film.
* CutHimselfShaving: Marlowe notices a bruise on Eileen's cheek, and says it doesn't look like she walked into a door. She says that she didn't. She fell out of bed.
* ClusterFBomb: A few.
* DeadpanSnarker: Practically everything Marlowe says is a snark.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Roger.]]
* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: Lennox is still alive.]]
* FirstNameBasis: Mrs. Wade asks Marlowe to start calling her Eileen.
* ClusterFBomb: A few.
* DeadpanSnarker: Practically everything Marlowe says is a snark.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Roger.]]
* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: Lennox is still alive.]]
* FirstNameBasis: Mrs. Wade asks Marlowe to start calling her Eileen.
* GratuitousSpanish: The cat door has "El Porto del Gato" written on it. Also, Augustine talks to his Mexican {{mook}} in Spanish, even though the guy always answers in English.
* KickTheDog: Marty Augustine breaks a Coke bottle on his mistress's face immediately after telling her she's the most important person in his life just to prove to Marlowe that he means business. [[EvenEvilHasStandards Even his hired goons think that went too far]].
* KickTheDog: Marty Augustine breaks a Coke bottle on his mistress's face immediately after telling her she's the most important person in his life just to prove to Marlowe that he means business. [[EvenEvilHasStandards Even his hired goons think that went too far]].
* NeverSuicide: [[spoiler: Although Wade really does kill himself, Terry Lennox [[FakingTheDead faked his death]].]]
* TheNicknamer: Roger Wade has nicknames for almost everybody.
* PoliceAreUseless
* TheNicknamer: Roger Wade has nicknames for almost everybody.
* PoliceAreUseless
* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: In the interrogation room.
--> '''Cop:''' Are you crazy?
--> '''Marlowe:''' [[BluntYes Yes]].
--> '''Cop:''' Are you crazy?
--> '''Marlowe:''' [[BluntYes Yes]].
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* TitleThemeTune: [[{{Leitmotif}} Played throughout]].
* VanityLicensePlate: Mrs. Wade's says "Lov You."
* VigilanteExecution: [[spoiler: Marlowe blows Terry Lennox away after discovering he murdered his wife and betrayed his best friend.]]]]
* WritersBlock: Roger Wade suffers from this.
* VanityLicensePlate: Mrs. Wade's says "Lov You."
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* CatchPhrase: "It's OK with me."
* GenreBusting: It's a neo-noir with a heavy dose of surrealism and black comedy.
* GenreBusting: It's a neo-noir with a heavy dose of surrealism and black comedy.
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* PrivateDetective: Perhaps the most famous one of all time...
* RecurringRiff: Every piece of music, even a doorbell ring, is the tune of the titular song.
* SmokingIsCool: Marlowe smokes cigarettes incessantly and in nearly everyscene.scene.
* VigilanteExecution: (spoiler: Marlowe blows Terry Lennox away after discovering his betrayal.)
* RecurringRiff: Every piece of music, even a doorbell ring, is the tune of the titular song.
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* LosAngeles: The film celebrates the odd locales and characters that inhabit the city.
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*SmokingIsCool: Marlowe smokes cigarettes incessantly and in nearly every scene.
*SmokingIsCool: Marlowe smokes cigarettes incessantly and in nearly every scene.
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!!This film provides examples of the following tropes:
* SmokingIsCool: There are but a handful of scenes in which Marlowe is not smoking cigarettes.
* SmokingIsCool: There are but a handful of scenes in which Marlowe is not smoking cigarettes.
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!!This film provides examples of the following tropes:
*SmokingIsCool: There are but a handful of scenes in which Marlowe is not smoking cigarettes.
*SmokingIsCool: There are but a handful of scenes in which Marlowe is not smoking cigarettes.
