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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Violence, Questionable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1977 DVD Release: 03/30/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 33 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Mystery, Comedy Thriller, Detective Film

Even though he barely makes enough money to cover his expenses and finds divorce cases (his bread and butter) unsavory, aging detective Ira Wells (Art Carney) is determined to stay active and to retain some amount of self-respect. When his partner Harry Regan (Howard Duff) is killed while on assignment, Ira agrees to take on his current case, although he can't see how it has anything to do with his friend's murder, which he is anxious to solve. In order to survive, by solving the case of his client's missing cat, and solving the murder of his friend, Ira winds up accepting a lot of help from his client Margo (Lily Tomlin). By the end of the film, it looks like an offbeat romance, or perhaps a new business partnership, is blooming. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Art Carney - Ira Wells
Lily Tomlin - Margo
Bill Macy - Charlie Hatter
Eugene Roche - Ron Birdwell
Joanna Cassidy - Laura Birdwell

Art Carney and Lily Tomlin play unlikely allies as they investigate an increasingly complex crime in this comedy drama, which has been given a straightforward presentation on DVD. The Late Show has been given a letterboxed transfer to disc in the widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1, which has been enhanced for anamorphic playback on 16 x 9 monitors. The audio has been mastered in Dolby Digital Mono. The dialogue is in English, with an alternate dubbed soundtrack in French and optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. No additional bonus materials have been included. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide