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Philip Marlowe was one of Hollywood's great hard-boiled detectives. So what happens when Robert Altman drops him into 1970s Los Angeles?

Chuck and Matt wrap up Shades of Noir Month with Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye (1973), starring Elliott Gould as Raymond Chandler's legendary private detective.In this episode:

• Elliott Gould's unconventional take on Philip Marlowe
• How screenwriter Leigh Brackett reworked Chandler's novel for a new era
• Robert Altman's offbeat approach to the detective story
• Marlowe's unwavering loyalty to Terry Lennox
• The film's controversial ending—and whether it works
• Does The Long Goodbye still groove today?

Join us as we say goodbye to Shades of Noir Month and find out whether Altman's reinvention of Philip Marlowe grooves through the decades or loses its beat.

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