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Night Moves (1975)
Directed by Arthur Penn
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Overview
Private detective and former football player Harry Moseby gets hired on to what seems a standard missing person case, as a former Hollywood actress whose only major roles came thanks to being married to a studio mogul wants Moseby to find and return her daughter. Harry travels to Florida to find her, but he begins to see a connection between the runaway girl, the world of Hollywood stuntmen, and a suspicious mechanic when an unsolved murder comes to light.
Rated R | Length 100 minutes
Actors
Gene Hackman | Jennifer Warren | Edward Binns | Susan Clark | Harris Yulin | Kenneth Mars | Janet Ward | James Woods | Anthony Costello | John Crawford | Melanie Griffith | Ben Archibek | Dennis Dugan | C.J. Hincks | Max Gail | Susan Barrister | Larry Mitchell | Louie Elias
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/11/2013 | TV | DVD | Library | 8.5 stars |
| (Average) 8.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
I love discovering great movies from the 1970s that I didn’t know about. The Driver was one, and Night Moves is definitely another.
Night Moves features one of Gene Hackman’s best performances and is another notch in Irving Penn’s belt as director (he also directed Bonnie and Clyde). A young, exceedingly beautiful Melanie Griffith also turns in a strong performance. A young James Woods is also in this being, well, James Woodsy.
Great film, full of nihilism and cynicism like the best movies from the ‘70s were. Right up there with Chinatown in the neo noir department.
11 years ago
This has been on my to-watch list for a long time… missed it when it was on NWI. Def one I need to carve out some time to see. Actually I’m thinking of doing a Hackman mini-project. He’s been in so many great films I need to see and/or revisit.
11 years ago
A Hackman mini-project would be great! And fairly easy, since you’d have plenty to choose from. I’d easily recommend both this and The Conversation for that list.