In the rainy and smokey environs of the moral detective and noir's favorite stomping grounds, we tell ourselves it's a dog-eat-dog world. "What went wrong?" is one of the questions Robert Altman expertly poses in his 1973 mystery, where Raymond Chandler's Phillip Marlowe (in an all-time performance from Elliot Gould) finds himself increasingly at odds with a corrupt and sun soaked Los Angeles. Celebrating the film's 50th anniversary, your hosts eagerly explore one of the most important links in this genre's storied timeline, in exploration of Altman's eclectic film language, Leigh Brackett's fascinating departure from Marlowes of old, and lasting influence despite its slow start.

But after all... it happens everyday...

Pauline Kael's 1973 Review of The Long Goodbye

Richard K. Ferncase's Article - Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye: Marlowe in the Me Decade