Hal Ashby, the LAST DETAIL (1973, 103 Min)
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October 26, 2010 (XXI:9) Hal Ashby, THE LAST DETAIL (1973, 103 min) Directed by Hal Ashby Screenplay by Robert Towne Based on the novel by Darryl Ponicsan Produced by Gerald Ayres Original Music by Johnny Mandel Cinematography by Michael Chapman Film Editing by Robert C. Jones Jack Nicholson...Buddusky Otis Young...Mulhall Randy Quaid...Meadows Clifton James...M.A.A. Carol Kane...Young Whore Michael Moriarty...Marine O.D. Luana Anders...Donna Kathleen Miller...Annette Nancy Allen...Nancy Gerry Salsberg...Henry Pat Hamilton...Madame Michael Chapman...Taxi Driver Derek McGrath...Nichiren Shoshu Member of the Apes 1984, Personal Best 1982, Shampoo 1975, The Yakuza Gilda Radner...Nichiren Shoshu Member 1974, Chinatown 1974, The Last Detail 1973, The Tomb of Ligeia Jim Horn...Nichiren Shoshu Member 1964, and Last Woman on Earth 1960. He also directed five films: John Castellano...Nichiren Shoshu Member Roads of Asgard 2009, Ask the Dust 2006, Without Limits 1998, Hal Ashby...Bearded Man at Bar in Darts Scene Tequila Sunrise 1988, and Personal Best 1982. HAL ASHBY (2 September 1929, Ogden, Utah – 27 December 1988, JOHNNY MANDEL (23 November 1925, New York City) composed Malibu, California) directed 15 films: “Jake's Journey” 1988, the scores for 54 films and shows, some of which were: "Beverly Hills Buntz" 1987, 8 Million Ways to Die 1986, The “Kaleidoscope” 1990, Brenda Starr 1989, The Verdict 1982, Slugger's Wife 1985, Solo Trans 1984, Let's Spend the Night Lookin' to Get Out 1982, Caddyshack 1980, Being There 1979, The Together 1983, Lookin' to Get Out 1982, Second-Hand Hearts Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea 1976, Escape to Witch 1981, Being There 1979, Coming Home 1978, Bound for Glory Mountain 1975, The Last Detail 1973, MASH 1970, “Under the 1976, Shampoo 1975, The Last Detail 1973, Harold and Maude Yum Yum Tree” 1969, That Cold Day in the Park 1969, Pretty 1971, and The Landlord 1970. Before that, he edited 6 films: Gaily, Poison 1968, Point Blank 1967, An American Dream 1966, The Gaily 1969, The Thomas Crown Affair 1968, In the Heat of the Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming 1966, Harper 1966, Night 1967, The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming The Americanization of Emily 1964, and I Want to Live! 1958. 1966, The Cincinnati Kid 1965, and The Loved One 1965 MICHAEL CHAPMAN (21 November 1935, New York City, New ROBERT TOWNE (23 November 1934, Los Angeles, California) York) was cinematographer for 45 films, among them Bridge to wrote 36 films, most of them uncredited. Some of them were: Terabithia 2007, Michael Jackson: Number Ones 2003, Six Days Roads of Asgard 2009, Mission: Impossible II 2000, Mission: Seven Nights 1998, Primal Fear 1996, The Fugitive 1993, Rising Impossible 1996, The Firm 1993, The Two Jakes 1990, Tequila Sun 1993, Kindergarten Cop 1990, Quick Change 1990, Sunrise 1988, Frantic 1988, Tough Guys Don't Dance 1987, 8 Ghostbusters II 1989, Bad 1987, The Lost Boys 1987, The Man with Million Ways to Die 1986, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord Two Brains 1983, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 1982, Personal Best Ashby—THE LAST DETAIL —2 1982, Raging Bull 1980, The Wanderers 1979, Hardcore 1979, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz 1974, The Last Detail 1973, Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978, The Last Waltz 1978, Fingers Paper Moon 1973, What's Up, Doc? 1972, The Last Picture Show 1978, The Next Man 1976, The Front 1976, Taxi Driver 1976,The 1971, and Targets 1968. White Dawn 1974, and The Last Detail 1973. CAROL KANE (18 June 1952, Cleveland, Ohio) has appeared in 124 ROBERT C. JONES (8 March 1937) has edited 32 films, including films and shows, including Should've Been Romeo 2011, My Unconditional Love 2002, Bulworth 1998, City Hall 1996, The Girlfriend's Boyfriend 2010, The Bounty Hunter 2010, Kung Fu Babe 1992, Lookin' to Get Out 1982, Heaven Can Wait 1978, Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five 2008, Love in the Time of Bound for Glory 1976, Shampoo 1975, The Last Detail 1973, Man Money 2002, Trees Lounge 1996, The Pallbearer 1996, The of La Mancha 1972, The New Centurions 1972, Cisco Pike 1972, Crazysitter 1995, "Seinfeld" 1994, Addams Family Values 1993, Love Story 1970, Paint Your Wagon 1969, I Love You, Alice B. "Tales from the Crypt" 1990, Joe Versus the Volcano 1990, The Toklas! 1968, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 1967, Tobruk 1967, Lemon Sisters 1989, Scrooged 1988, The Princess Bride 1987, Ship of Fools 1965, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World 1963, and A Ishtar 1987, Jumpin' Jack Flash 1986, Racing with the Moon 1984, Child Is Waiting 1963. When a Stranger Calls 1979, The Muppet Movie 1979, The World's Greatest Lover 1977, Valentino 1977, Annie Hall 1977, Harry and JACK NICHOLSON (22 April 1937, Neptune, New Jersey) has Walter Go to New York 1976, Hester Street 1975, Dog Day appeared in 75 films and tv series, some of which were How Do Afternoon 1975, The Last Detail 1973, Wedding in White 1972, You Know (2010), The Bucket List (2007), The Departed (2006), Carnal Knowledge 1971, and Desperate Characters 1971. Something's Gotta Give (2003), Anger Management (2003), About Schmidt (2002), The Pledge (2001), As Good as It Gets (1997), MICHAEL MORIARTY (5 April 1941, Detroit, Michigan) has acted Mars Attacks! (1996), The Evening Star (1996), Blood and Wine in 85 films and shows, some of which are The Yellow Wallpaper (1996), The Crossing Guard (1995), Wolf (1994), Hoffa (1992), A 2010, Hitler Meets Christ 2007, “Mob Princess” 2003, Swimming Few Good Men (1992), Man Trouble (1992), The Two Jakes Upstream 2002, Along Came a Spider 2001, "The Outer Limits" (1990), Batman (1989), Ironweed (1987), Broadcast News (1987), 2000, "Touched by an Angel" 1998, Shiloh 1996, “Children of the The Witches of Eastwick (1987), Heartburn (1986), Elephant's Dust” 1995, "Law & Order" 1990-1994, "The Twilight Zone" 1988, Child (1986) (TV), Prizzi's Honor (1985), Terms of Endearment It's Alive III: Island of the Alive 1987, The Hanoi Hilton 1987, Dark (1983), The Border (1982), Reds (1981), Ragtime (1981), The Tower 1987, Pale Rider 1985, Q 1982, Who'll Stop the Rain 1978, Postman Always Rings Twice (1981), The Shining (1980), Goin' Report to the Commissioner 1975, “The Glass Menagerie” 1973, South (1978), The Last Tycoon (1976), The Missouri Breaks (1976), The Last Detail 1973, Bang the Drum Slowly 1973, Hickey & Boggs One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), The Fortune (1975), 1972, and My Old Man's Place 1971. Tommy (1975), Professione: reporter/ The Passenger (1975), Chinatown (1974), The Last Detail (1973), The King of Marvin NANCY ALLEN (24 June 1950, New York City) has appeared in 42 Gardens (1972), A Safe Place (1971), Carnal Knowledge (1971), films and tv shows, some of which are My Apocalypse 2008, "Law Five Easy Pieces (1970), On a Clear Day You Can See Forever & Order: Special Victims Unit" 2003, Children of the Corn 666: (1970), The Rebel Rousers (1970), Easy Rider (1969), Head (1968), Isaac's Return 1999, Against the Law 1997, "Touched by an Angel" Psych-Out (1968), Hells Angels on Wheels (1967), The Shooting 1994, RoboCop 3 1993, RoboCop 2 1990, Poltergeist III 1988, (1967), "Dr. Kildare" (4 episodes, 1966), Ride in the Whirlwind RoboCop 1987, The Philadelphia Experiment 1984, The Buddy (1965), Ensign Pulver (1964), The Terror (1963), The Raven System 1984, "Faerie Tale Theatre" 1984, Blow Out 1981, Dressed (1963), Studs Lonigan (1960), The Wild Ride (1960), The Little to Kill 1980, I Wanna Hold Your Hand 1978, Carrie 1976, Forced Shop of Horrors (1960), Too Soon to Love (1960), and The Cry Entry 1975, The Last Detail 1973, and Money in My Pocket 1962. Baby Killer (1958). Hal Ashby from World Film Directors, V. II. Ed. John OTIS YOUNG (4 July 1932, Providence, Rhode Island—11 October Wakeman. H.W. Wilson Company, NY, 1988 2001, Los Angeles, California) was in 26 films and shows, The American director was born in Ogden, Utah, where his father including After Image 2001, "Hill Street Blues" 1985, The ran a dairy. His date of birth is given variously as 1930, 1932, and Hollywood Knights 1980, "Palmerstown, U.S.A." 1980, The 1936. Ashby’s childhood was troubled and insecure. Almost every Capture of Bigfoot 1979, “Twin Detectives” 1976, "Cannon" 1976, one in Ogden except his own family were Mormons, and his parents Survival 1976, "Columbo" 1975, The Last Detail 1973, The Clones were not happy together. Ashby was confused and disturbed at the 1973, "McCloud" 1972, "The Outcasts" 1968-1969, Me and My age of five or six by their divorce, and traumatized by his father’s Brother 1969, "The F.B.I." 1968, “Valley of Mystery” 1967, suicide seven years later. He was surly at home and difficult at "Daniel Boone" 1967, and Murder in Mississippi 1965. school, dropping out in his senior year. According to Paul Fritzler in Close-Up: The Contemporary RANDY QUAID (1 October 1950, Houston, Texas) has been in 115 Director, Ashby “drifted from job to job and woman to woman. He films. Some of them are: Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach 2009, was married and divorced twice by the time he was twenty-one. In Real Time 2008, Goya's Ghosts 2006, Brokeback Mountain 2005, 1953 he hitchhiked to Los Angeles. After he tried about fifty or Grind 2003, Black Cadillac 2003, Not Another Teen Movie 2001, sixty jobs—’You name it; I did it’—he ended up as a Multilith Hard Rain 1998, Kingpin 1996, Independence Day 1996, Curse of operator at the old Republic Pictures.” the Starving Class 1994, “Frankenstein” 1992, "Saturday Night One day, “running off ninety or so copies of some page Live" 1985-1991, Caddyshack II 1988, Vacation 1983, “Of Mice 14,” it occurred to him that he wanted to make films himself.