The Long Goodbye (1973)
Robert Altman’s 1973 Chandler revisionism. Elliott Gould as Marlowe out of place in 1970s LA. Cat opening. Hooray for Hollywood.
This page collects the films featuring Elliott Gould reviewed at Master of Worlds: “M*A*S*H (1970)”, “Ocean’s Eleven (2001)”, and “The Long Goodbye (1973)”. Each review examines the performance and the role it plays in the film’s larger design, approaching the work as storytelling first. The collection grows as further titles are added.
Robert Altman’s 1973 Chandler revisionism. Elliott Gould as Marlowe out of place in 1970s LA. Cat opening. Hooray for Hollywood.
Soderbergh’s 2001 Rat Pack remake. Clooney, Pitt, Damon, Roberts, Gould. Las Vegas casinos. Effortless cool. Two sequels.
Robert Altman’s 1970 Korean War satire. Sutherland and Gould as wartime surgeons. Spawned the TV series. Anti-war through black comedy.