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The Last Detail 18 rating

Jack Nicholson is at his very best in this highly-acclaimed dramatic comedy from Hal Ashby about three sailors on the loose.

Comedy 1973 104 mins

Director: Hal Ashby

CC

Overview

Two hard-boiled petty officers, Billy Buddusky (Nicholson) and Mule Mulhall (Otis Young), are detailed to take a young sailor, Larry Meadows (Randy Quaid), from a Virginia Naval Base to a New Hampshire Naval Prison to serve an eight-year sentence for a trivial offense. Buddusky and Mulhall take a liking to Meadows and are determined to show him a good time on their journey north. As they get closer to their destination, their fondness for Larry makes it harder for them to execute their orders.

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