Rotten
If it had a livelier pace and more believable acting by secondary characters ... Where's Marlowe? would be a big treat for audiences seeking a hip comedy.
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
Where's Marlowe?
A comedy about passion, murder and things that can only happen in the movies.
1998 · 1h 41m · R
Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Daniel Pyne
Overview
After making a disastrous 3-hour documentary on New York City's water supply, two young filmmakers focus on the goings-on of life in the LA offices of Boone and Murphy, private investigators. Cheating husbands and missing dogs fail to bring in the big bucks, however, and after sleeping with the wife of one of their clients, Murphy leaves. To stop Boone from having to close down the business, the filmmakers must resort to a more hands-on approach in the investigations to ensure the completion of their movie.
Director and cast
- Daniel Pyne Director
- Miguel Ferrer as Joe Boone
- John Livingston as A.J. Edison
- Yasiin Bey as Wilt Crawley
- John Slattery as Kevin Murphy
- Allison Dean as Angela
- Clayton Rohner as Sonny 'Beep' Collins
- Elizabeth Schofield as Monica Collins
- Barbara Howard as Emma Huffington
- John Hawkes as Film clerk
- Kirk Baltz Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
18%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Where's Marlowe? was expanded from a TV pilot produced for ABC. Small wonder it never found its way on the air.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Rotten
Vacant yet convoluted.
Entertainment Weekly
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