![]() ![]() Before returning to Los Angeles, Harry is surprised to see Quentin working on Marv's stunt plane. He travels to the film location and talks to Marv and stunt coordinator Joey Ziegler. Harry realizes that the injuries to Quentin's face are from fighting the stuntman and sympathizes with his bitterness towards Delly. Quentin tells Harry that he last saw Delly at a New Mexico film location, where she started flirting with one of Arlene's old flames, stuntman Marv Ellman. Arlene gives Harry the name of one of Delly's friends in Los Angeles, a mechanic called Quentin. Arlene's only source of income is her daughter's trust fund, but it requires Delly to be living with her. He discovers that his wife Ellen is having an affair with a man named Marty Heller.Īging former actress Arlene Iverson hires Harry to find her 16-year-old daughter Delly Grastner. Harry Moseby is a retired professional football player now working as a private investigator in Los Angeles. In 2010, Manohla Dargis described it as "the great, despairing Night Moves (1975), with Gene Hackman as a private detective who ends up circling the abyss, a no‑exit comment on the post-1968, post- Watergate times." Plot The original screenplay is by Scottish writer Alan Sharp.Īlthough Night Moves was not considered particularly successful at the time of its release, it has attracted viewers and significant critical attention following its videotape and DVD releases. The film has been called "a seminal modern noir work from the 1970s", which refers to its relationship with the film noir tradition of detective films. Hackman was nominated for a BAFTA Award for his portrayal of private investigator Harry Moseby. ![]() ![]() Its plot follows a Los Angeles private investigator who uncovers a series of sinister events while searching for the missing teenage daughter of a former movie actress. And that's what counts.Night Moves is a 1975 American neo-noir film directed by Arthur Penn, and starring Gene Hackman, Jennifer Warren, Susan Clark, with supporting performances from Melanie Griffith and James Woods. It's a good noir, and watch it because of that. Just don't go into Night Moves with high expectations, like the critics will get you to believe with their 4/4 star ratings. It's one of the best things that this film has to offer. Here in Night Moves, his performance is one of the most attractive things. His work nowadays doesn't really even being to compare with his 70's and 80's filmography. Gene Hackman continues to impress me with these younger roles. This film is just a slight tick above average, when it should be powerful. Just know that the blame goes to someone, even if that someone doesn't have a face. I don't blame the cast or really even the direction. You understand what I mean? Night Moves is a good film, but it needs to be a great film. Why? The story is intriguing enough and it certainly holds many of the traits found in film noir, but it just doesn't have the "oomph" that it needs. It's impossible not to enjoy watching a mystery as it unfolds.Īrthur Penn's Night Moves is good example of noir, but it isn't a fantastic film. ![]() Each noir film has an underlying meaning, and they all deal with dark themes: greed, murder, corruption. There are so many likable characteristics about it. ![]()
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