Where's Marlowe?

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After making a 3-hour fiasco about New York City's water supply, a two-man film crew decides to take it up a notch by documenting life in the private investigator offices of "Boone and Murphy".
  • Starring: Miguel Ferrer, John Livingston
  • Directed by: Daniel Pyne
  • Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes
  • Release year: 1998
  • Studio: Paramount
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Synopsis: After making a 3-hour fiasco about New York City's water supply, a two-man film crew decides to take it up a notch by documenting life in the private investigator offices of "Boone and Murphy".
Starring: Miguel Ferrer, John Livingston
Supporting actors: Mos Def, John Slattery, Allison Dean, Clayton Rohner, Elizabeth Schofield, Barbara Howard, Kirk Baltz, Miguel Sandoval, Brent Jennings, Bill McKinney, Heather McComb, Wendy Crewson, Joyce Guy, Danny Ferrington, Brent Roam, Eyde Belasco, Miranda Gibson, Don Keith Opper, John Lavachielli, Aaron Lipstadt
Directed by: Daniel Pyne
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes
Release year: 1998
Studio: Paramount
MPAA Rating: Rated R for language and a scene of sexuality
ASIN: B005DNPIS8 (Rental) and B001MTT5BS (Purchase)
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Where's Marlowe? DVD ~ Miguel Ferrer

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  • US Theatrical Release Date: January 01, 1998
  • MPAA: Rated R for language and a scene of sexuality
  • Production Company: Sandblast, Weiten
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The Big Sleeper, June 10, 2002
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This review is from: Where's Marlowe (DVD)
Aside from the witty screenplay, believable psuedo-camera work (you need to see the film to understand this), and neo-realist feel of the film, Miguel Ferrer's acting alone makes this film worthwhile to watch. But Miguel has stepped into a film that is not only a wonderful acting vehicle for him to play with, it is also a funny and refreshing noir drama that is part Richard Linklater (Slacker), part Dashiell Hammet (Maltese Falcon), and part De Sica (Bicycle Thief).

The film reeks of independant film making, and comes away smelling like roses. It's a shame Hollywood did not take more interest in this film, but then perhaps that is what makes Where's Marlowe all the more unique in an era of cinematic cliche and redundancy (How many Lethal Weapons are we up to now?). For all of you John Huston-Raymond Chandler-Double Indemnity fans, this film is a must see. And if you're a little tired of the Hollywood machine that's been churning out the same mindless tripe and sequels nearing the double digits, give Where's Marlowe an opportunity to expand your movie credentials.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars an absurd and quirky delight!, June 3, 2003
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Scott Grau "avid reader" (Iowa City, Iowa United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Where's Marlowe [VHS] (VHS Tape)
What a fun movie! This film takes the private eye genre to an inventively funny new place, where the camera becomes one of the characters and the invisible wall between filmed and film-maker seems to crumble in hilariously surprising ways. With mockumentary seriousness, the film begins with New York water and ends up in LA, where the real star of the movie, Miguel Ferrer, playing the hapless but intrepid private dick "Joe Boone," imagines himself a Phil Marlowe or Sam Spade P.I. knight errant in a world of sleaze, corruption, glitz, glamour, murder, and of course, incompetent independent filmmakers. It's a delightful film, and just a shame that more people haven't even heard of it, much less seen it. Well worth your time to see it!
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb throughout, July 29, 2000
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Michael Ham (Monterey, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Where's Marlowe [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Wonderful movie, both for the humor and pathos of the main plot and for the discussions of what's real when it's filmed. Thoughtful, excellent performances, and true humor.
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