The Last Detail

– Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison but decide to show him one last good ti..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 44 Minutes
Release Year:
1973
The Last Detail (1973)

Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison but decide to show him one last good time along the way.

The Last Detail (1973) - Trailer

Release Date:

15 Feb 1974

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Hal Ashby

Writer:

Robert Towne (screenplay), Darryl Ponicsan (novel)

Main Actors:

Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, Randy Quaid, Clifton James

Plot:

Two bawdy, tough looking navy lifers - "Bad-Ass" Buddusky, and "Mule" Mulhall - are commissioned to escort a young pilferer named Meadows to the brig in Portsmouth. Meadows is not much of a thief. Indeed, in his late teens, he is not much of a man at all. His great crime was to try to steal forty dollars from the admiral's wife's pet charity. For this, he's been sentenced to eight years behind bars. At first, Buddusky and Mulhall view the journey as a paid vacation, but their holiday spirits are quickly depressed by the prisoner, who looks prepared to break into tears at any moment. And he has the lowest self-image imaginable. Buddusky gets it into his head to give Meadows a good time and teach him a bit about getting on in the world. Lesson one: Don't take every card life deals you. Next, he teaches Meadows to drink, and, as a coup de grace, finds a nice young whore to instruct him in lovemaking. Mule, who worries aloud about his own position with military authority, seems pleased with Meadows's progress. However, when the trio reach Portsmouth, the game comes abruptly to an end as reality sets in.

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 6 nominations.

Production:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
91%
Metacritic:
89%