THE LATE SHOW (1977) USA colour 93m.
Directed by Robert Benton
Cast: Art Carney, Lily Tomlin, Bill Macy, Eugene Roche, Joanna Cassidy, John Considine, Harry Regan, Ruth Nelson
SPLENDID!
Made in 1940's NOIR style with ties to Robert Altman and his gorgeous film THE LONG GOODBYE (1973). Lily Tomlin is of course one of Altman's film heroines, from NASHVILLE (1975), SHORT CUTS (1993), and A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION (2006).
THE LATE SHOW (1977) is very quirky, both irritating and enjoyable at the same time, much like Lily Tomlin's "heroine" character. Watching the film resembles very much reading a novel by Raymond Chandler or Ross Macdonald, in my opinion. I wish there would be more Neo-noir films like this one, nostalgic,…