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The Last Detail
Why this pick
Like Duddy Kravitz, it pairs abrasive, funny bravado with real hurt beneath it, following damaged men through a loose, vivid North American world.
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MOVIE1974 2h 0m CAN
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Its volatile male friendship, profane comic energy, and raw street-level emotion match the restless character-driven force behind Duddy’s ambitions.
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Duddy Kravitz (Richard Dreyfuss) is a brash, restless young Judaism man growing up poor in Montreal. His cab driver father Max (Jack Warden) and his rich uncle Benjy (Joseph Wiseman) are very proud of Duddy's older brother Lenny, whom Benjy is putting through medical school. Only his grandfather (Zvee Scooler) shows the motherless Duddy any attention.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Alan Rosenthal
Lennie
Joe Silver
Farber
Robert Goodier
Calder
Vincent Cole
Moe
Richard Dreyfuss
Duddy
Joseph Wiseman
Uncle Benjy
Jack Warden
Max
Randy Quaid
Virgil