Directed by:
Hal AshbyScreenplay:
Robert TowneCinematography:
Michael ChapmanComposer:
Johnny MandelCast:
Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, Randy Quaid, Clifton James, Carol Kane, Michael Moriarty, Luana Anders, Nancy Allen, Michael Chapman, Peter Foldy, Gilda Radner (more)Plots(1)
When Buddusky (Jack Nicholson) and Mulhall (Otis Young) are detailed to take a young sailor, Meadows (Randy Quaid), from a Virginia Naval Base to a New Hampshire Naval Prison to serve an eight-year sentence for a trivial offense they decide to show him a good time on their journey north. (Powerhouse Films)
Cast
Jack Nicholson
USA
Best movies:
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
The Shining (1980)
The Departed (2006)
Otis Young
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Last Detail (1973)
Blood Beach (1980)
Randy Quaid
USA
Best movies:
Paper Moon (1973)
Midnight Express (1978)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Clifton James
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The Untouchables (1987)
The Chase (1966)
Carol Kane
USA
Best movies:
Annie Hall (1977)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Man on the Moon (1999)
Michael Moriarty
USA
Best movies:
Holocaust (1978) (series)
James Dean (2001) (TV movie)
Taken (2002) (series)
Luana Anders
USA
Best movies:
When the Legends Die (1972)
Easy Rider (1969)
The Last Detail (1973)
Nancy Allen
USA
Best movies:
RoboCop (1987)
The Last Detail (1973)
Carrie (1976)
Michael Chapman
USA
Best movies:
The Abyss (1989)
The Last Detail (1973)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Peter Foldy
Best movies:
The Paper Chase (1973)
The Last Detail (1973)
Gilda Radner
USA
Best movies:
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978) (TV movie)
The Last Detail (1973)
Hanky Panky (1982)
Hal Ashby
USA
Best movies:
Harold and Maude (1971)
Being There (1979)
Coming Home (1978)
Derek McGrath
Canada
Best movies:
Heathcliff: The Movie (1986)
The Last Detail (1973)
The Safety of Objects (2001)
Jim Henshaw
Canada
Best movies:
The Care Bears Movie (1985)
Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986)
The Last Detail (1973)
Gerald Ayres
USA
Best movies:
The Last Detail (1973)
Documenteur (1981)