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The Late Show

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  • 1977
  • 1 hr 33 mins
  • Comedy, Suspense
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Ira Wells is an aged retired Los Angeles, California based private investigator who comes out of retirement when his former partner, Harry Regan, shows up on his doorstep with a bullet wound to the gut and dies. Ira determines to find out who killed Harry and is then contacted by another long-time acquaintance, Charlie Hatter (a down-on-his luck Hollywood hack/bartender) about Harry's last case. Harry's client was Margo Sterling, a former client of Charlie's who is a flaky, penniless new-age actress, agent, and dress maker. She hired Harry to retrieve her missing cat, Winston, who is being held ransom by an acquaintance named Brian Hemphill who stole Winston because Margo was late on paying back a loan. Amidst all this, Ira has to figure out what would be the reason for someone to kill Harry.

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Art Carney
Ira Wells
Lily Tomlin
Margo
Bill Macy
Charlie Hatter

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Awards

  • 1978 - Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen - nominated
  • 1978 - Golden Globe - Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical - nominated
  • 1977 - Golden Berlin Bear - Best Film - nominated
  • 1978 - WGA Award (Screen) - Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen - nominated

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FINIS FEUD

Appearing on CBS' The Late Show on Thursday night, Oprah Winfrey ended her supposed "feud" with David Letterman, going so far as to gift him with an autographed photo of her and Uma Thurman. "I want you to know: It's really over, whatever you thought was happening," Winfrey told the late-night host. In case their first one-on-one in 16 years went sour, Letterman had Tony Danza waiting in the wings as a "stand-in host." Seriously. THIS JUST IN: The OprahMan lovefest drew Late Show's highest ratings since February 1994, luring 13.5 million folks hoping to see Dave get bitch-slapped..

Fri, Dec 2, 2005

OH, THOSE CRAZY KIDS!

As if a cursory glance at a few tabloid covers hadn't already told us, Charlie Sheen confirmed for David Letterman on The Late Show that he and wife Denise Richards are trying to work things out. The reason for their marital woes? "I was a gigantic ass," the Two and a Half Men star said. That much we could have figured out for ourselves.

Mon, Sep 19, 2005

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