The Last Detail

Name: The Last Detail
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1973-12-11
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, Randy Quaid, Clifton James

1973 · 1h 44m · Comedy, Drama · United States of America · Rated R (US)

No *#@!!* Navy’s going to give some poor **!!@* kid eight years in the #@!* brig without me taking him out for the time of his *#@!!* life.

Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.

Directed by

Hal Ashby

Written by

Robert Towne

Based on the novel by

Darryl Ponicsan

Starring

Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, Randy Quaid, Clifton James

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