In case you missed it when it hit theaters 34 years ago, here's a review of Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye that I wrote for the film's upcoming engagement (starting June 15) at Portland's Hollywood Theatre. The movie is also available on DVD.

The Long Goodbye
Grade: A

Elliott Gould was born to play the 1970s incarnation of private investigator Philip Marlowe in Robert Altman’s endearing adaptation of the Raymond Chandler novel. Altman substitutes Chandler’s hard-boiled detective stylings with a leisurely paced story and slapstick comedy – including a scene of future Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger stripping down to his tight yellow skivvies. Nina Van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden and Henry Gibson are great in their supporting roles, and Vilmos Zsigmond won top cinematography honors from the National Society of Film Critics for his mesmerizing camera work.