The big fix film 1978

The big fix 1978 cast and crew misfit private investigator and single father moses wine richard dreyfuss is tapped by his former college flame, lila shay susan anspach, to dig into a. It stars richard dreyfuss as private detective moses wine and costars susan anspach, bonnie bedelia, john lithgow, and f. Released 1978, the big fix stars richard dreyfuss, susan anspach, bonnie bedelia, john lithgow the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 48 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. The big fix 1978 pg 1h 48min comedy, mystery, thriller 6 october 1978 usa an ex60s radical now working as a private eye is hired by an old flame to investigate a political smear campaign. Advertising for the big fix 1978, jeremy paul kagans film starring richard dreyfuss, suggests some kind of lighthearted neonoir, but the movie turns out to have more in common with lawrence kasdans the big chill 1983 or even sidney lumets underrated running on empty 1988 than, say, robert altmans the long goodbye 1973. Dreyfuss was so popular that no one even noticed his offbeat, xrated flop inserts. This film is the last entry in director jeremy kagans trilogy about the aftermath of the 1960s and 1970s malaise after a particularly volatile historical period. In short, the big fix is a dazzling display of this essential composers wideranging talents. A precursor to inherent vice starring richard dreyfuss as moses wine, a former berkeley campus activist turned gumshoe, who is put on the case of looking for a onetime radical comrade and has to wade into the muck of californias gubernatorial race. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. The big fix 2012 film, a 2012 documentary film surrounding the deepwater horizon oil spill. The big fix is a 1978 film directed by jeremy kagan and based on the novel by roger l. The eppis character unashamedly modeled on abbie hoffman provides wines connection with the past. The references to the 60s demonstrations and the jerry rubin and weathermen like characters is sort of silly and contrite.

The lighthearted thriller finds dreyfuss cast as private dick moses wine we love the name. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in. Richard dreyfuss is moses wine, a private detective hired to by his former college girlfriend, susan anspach, to investigate a political smear. This firstever soundtrack release for the big fix with music by composer bill conti. However, if you have no understanding of the 60s prior to seeing the big fix you might be a little lost. The big fix 1978 misfit private investigator and single father moses wine richard dreyfuss is tapped by his former college flame, lila shay susan anspach, to dig into a political smear.

Overview of big fix, the, 1978, directed by jeremy kagan, with june sanders, gregory prentiss, joel fredrick, at turner classic movies. Moses wine dreyfuss is a former berkeley radical turned private investigator. Mar 27, 2020 this firstever soundtrack release for the big fix with music by composer bill conti. Its quiet and subdued, something dreyfuss rarely is during the film. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. Simons novel with simon providing the screenplay, the big fix 1978 is a bittersweet neonoir starring richard dreyfuss as 1970sera private eye moses wine. The big fix 1978 stream and watch online moviefone. The big fix download ita, film the big fix in italiano. Newly mixed and mastered in high resolution from the original multitrack scoring masters housed at universal studios. Richard dreyfuss is moses wine, a private detective hired to by his former college girlfriend, susan anspach, to investigate a political smear campaig.

A few years ago, i would have given the big fix rating as 3 stars, but i gave it 4 stars because its content makes this film superior to many of the films you can see as new releases today. Directed by jeremy kagan, the movie from 1978 stars richard dreyfuss, susan anspach and bonnie bedelia, and centers on an ex60s radical now working as a private eye, who is hired by an old flame to investigate a political smear campaign. The big fix is a fundamentally different detective movie. Richard dreyfuss, susan anspach, bonnie bedelia, john lithgow. A lot of recent privateeye movies have either kidded the genre the cheap detective, or made it so much an invocation of past styles the.

The big fix 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The big fix had no relationship to the 1947 movie of the same name. Mar 18, 2017 the big fix 1978 streaming ita admin 20170318t17. He gave another good turn in the big fix, a 1978 updating of the traditional film noir detective movie set in contemporary times. Miscellaneous notes and facts about big fix, the, 1978, directed by jeremy kagan, with richard dreyfuss, susan anspach, bonnie bedelia, big fix, the 1978 misc notes skip navigation.

Simons novel with simon providing the screenplay, the big fix 1978 is a bittersweet neonoir starring richard. An ex60s radical now working as a private eye is hired by an old flame to investigate a political smear campaign. This film is the last entry in director jeremy kagans trilogy about the aftermath of the 1960s and 1970s malaise after a. It starred richard dreyfuss as private detective moses wine and costarred susan anspach and john lithgow. The big fix soundtrack cd details and availability. Then the close comes and the close is where the big fix becomes something else entirely. The end result is a curious film noir that is difficult to find these days.

The other two in the trilogy were katherine 1975 and heroes 1977. Big fix, the motion picture guide edited by jay robert nash and stanley ralph ross chicago. Apr, 2020 the big fix soundtrack cd details and availability. See top 1978 movies at the domestic box office for the total domestic box office for the top 100 movies released in 1978, and movie index 1978 for an overview of. Richard dreyfuss plays moses wine, an exsixties radical who pays the bills as a private eye. I it starred richard dreyfuss as private detective moses wine and. Richard dreyfuss is moses wine, a private detective hired to by his former college girlfriend, susan anspach, to investigate a political smear campaign. All these goodies being passed around and you feel like a shit when you say no. With richard dreyfuss, susan anspach, bonnie bedelia, john lithgow. See top 1978 movies at the domestic box office for the total domestic box office for the top 100 movies released in 1978, and movie index 1978 for an overview of all movies released in 1978. This presentation offers far more music than is heard in the film. Find similar and related movies for the big fix 1978 jeremy kagan on allmovie. Simon, who dramatized his own novel for the screen.

Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. A neat premise, because it allows the big fix to solve its case while at the same time exploring the ways weve changed in the last decade. Apr 18, 2008 the ending, even if some of the details are perceivable, is a surprise. The big fix is a 1978 american political comedy thriller film directed by jeremy kagan and based on the novel by roger l. The big fix as a film, is sort of disjointed and lags in places. The big fix 1978 film, a 1978 comedythriller film directed by jeremy kagan. His investigation leads into the craziness of everyday southern californian life styles.

The big fix 1978 jeremy kagan synopsis, characteristics. Jan 21, 2012 the big fix 1978 film locations part one imagine all those detective films from the 1940s with humphrey bogart, but instead its the 1970s and bogart is a dope smoking, counterculture hasbeen nostalgic for the radical days of protests and fighting for 1960s liberal causes. I suppose it all ties in with how things unfold in the story, but it was sort of phony. But the endingthe mysterys ending, the supposed aplots endingis lackluster. The big fix 1978 01011978 us comedy, thriller, mystery 1h 48m user score. Richard dreyfuss is a private eye on the prowl in the comedydrama the big fix in high definition bluray.