The Late Show (1977)
Directed by Robert Benton
An over-the-hill gumshoe in Los Angeles seeks to avenge the killing of an old pal, another detective who was involved in a case concerning a murdered broad, stolen stamps, a nickel-plated handgun, a cheating dolly, and a kidnapped pussycat.
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As Art Carney said in the 1977 neo-noir "The Late Show": "This town doesn't change — they just push the names around."
Another in a long list of those overrated Oscar winners for Best Picture is directed and written by Robert Benton ("Bad Company"/"Billy Bathgate"/"The Late Show").
While Hoffman and Streep come to terms with divorce and battle over who gets the brat, Benton forsakes the eccentric and original delights of his earlier films (Bad Company, The Late Show) and turns in a very solid and professional domestic melodrama, helped no end by some very fine naturalistic performances.
This is an important movie for Robert Benton, who co-wrote "Bonnie and Clyde" and also wrote and directed "Bad Company" and "The Late Show."