Directed by Hal Ashby and with a screenplay written by the one and only Robert Towne (Chinatown) and starring Jack Nicholson, Randy Quaid and Otis Young, The Last Detail is the story of two Navy career men assigned shore patrol to take a young seamen to the brig for a theft he committed.
This road film is emblematic of its time- the late Sixties / early Seventies- and if you've never seen it, you're missing out. If you have seen it, it's time to watch it again.
Airing this Saturday, June 29 at 10:15 PM Eastern.
June 26, 2024, 08:01 AM
Blackmore
This is the Portsmouth (NH) Naval Prison they were bringing him to. It was shut down in 1974, a year after the film was released. It's still there after many abandoned redevelopment plans over the decades since it closed.
Harshest Dream, Reality
June 26, 2024, 09:53 AM
MRMATT
"I am the mother fuckin' shore patrol."
_____________________________ "A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." George Washington.
June 26, 2024, 10:17 AM
parabellum
Yargh! You're missin' about three exclamation points there, swabby!
June 26, 2024, 10:25 AM
Georgeair
Thanks for the recommendation - added to recording queue.
You only have integrity once. - imprezaguy02
June 27, 2024, 11:46 PM
wingfoot
Just added to my queue. I’ve always wanted to see this movie.
June 29, 2024, 09:02 AM
cas
Also on Prime if you have. I watched it the other day for the first time since I was a kid.
Seeing how young there were sort of made me sad (realizing how old I was.)
