George wrote:
"And if Elliot Gould is Marlowe then Neil Diamond is
Elvis."
Don't be dissing Neil, at least not early Neil. What can I
say? I'm A Believer.
The first time I saw Altman's Long Goodbye, I was outraged.
When I saw it again years later, I went in with the attitude,
Okay, go in with no preconceptions, just take it for what it
is. I now think it's a great movie. But Chandler's Marlowe?
Nunh-uh!
"While we're on the subject, the two best casting choices for
a literary-to-film detective were both made for Mike Hammer
adaptations: Ralph Meeker in Kiss Me Deadly and Armande
Assante in I, the Jury."
Didn't like Mickey, himself, as Mike in Girl Hunters?
Mark
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