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)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Two hard-boiled career petty officers, Buddusky (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. Buddusky and Mulhall take a liking to Meadows and are determined to show him a good time on their journey north. Their escapades begin in Washington where they narrowly escape a bar fight, then get blind drunk in their hotel room. In New York, they tangle with some Marines, and in Boston, Buddusky takes Meadows to a brothel for his first sexual experience. Finally, after reluctantly turning in Meadows, Buddusky and Mulhall realize they are as much prisoners of their own world as Meadows now is of his. (Umbrella Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Jack Nicholson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/390/164390374_6b48ce.jpg)
Jack Nicholson
USA
Best movies:
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
The Shining (1980)
The Departed (2006)
![Otis Young](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886857_cb14aa.jpg)
Otis Young
USA
Best movies:
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Last Detail (1973)
Blood Beach (1980)
![Randy Quaid](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267786_8867a7.jpg)
Randy Quaid
USA
Best movies:
Paper Moon (1973)
Midnight Express (1978)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
![Clifton James](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/426/426662_3838d7.jpg)
Clifton James
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The Untouchables (1987)
The Chase (1966)
![Carol Kane](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/687/162687704_7b1a65.jpg)
Carol Kane
USA
Best movies:
Annie Hall (1977)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Man on the Moon (1999)
![Michael Moriarty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270442_4806c2.jpg)
Michael Moriarty
USA
Best movies:
Holocaust (1978) (series)
James Dean (2001) (TV movie)
Taken (2002) (series)
![Luana Anders](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/426/426661_a10fc7.jpg)
Luana Anders
USA
Best movies:
When the Legends Die (1972)
Easy Rider (1969)
The Last Detail (1973)
![Nancy Allen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270952_52f42a.jpg)
Nancy Allen
USA
Best movies:
RoboCop (1987)
The Last Detail (1973)
Carrie (1976)
![Michael Chapman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/805/164805619_89d6d8.jpg)
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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269905_3f38b0.jpg)
Hal Ashby
USA
Best movies:
Harold and Maude (1971)
Being There (1979)
Coming Home (1978)
![Derek McGrath](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/264/162264774_717dd1.jpg)
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)