The Last Detail

No *#@!!* Navy’s going to give some poor **!!@* kid eight years in the #@!* brig without me taking him out for the time of his *#@!!* life.

7.019731h 44m

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Drama

Comedy

Overview

Two Navy men are ordered to bring a young offender to prison, but decide to show him one last good time along the way.

StatusReleased

Release Date1973-12-11

Runtime1h 44m

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Budget$2,300,000

Revenue$10,000,000

Keywords

new york city

washington dc, usa

new jersey

based on novel or book

Videos

6 total

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Cast & Crew

Jack Nicholson

as Buddusky

Otis Young

as Mulhall

Randy Quaid

as Meadows

Clifton James

as M. A. A.

Carol Kane

as Young Whore

Michael Moriarty

as Marine O. D.

Luana Anders

as Donna

Kathleen Miller

as Annette

Nancy Allen

as Nancy

Gerry Salsberg

as Henry

Reviews

Wuchak

Nov 29, 2023

7/10

**_Slice-of-life drama about post-Vietnam military guys on the eastern home front_** Two Petty Officers in Norfolk, Virginia (Jack Nicholson and Otis Young), are assigned a shore patrol detail to escort a naïve 18-year-old Seaman (Randy Quaid) to Portsmouth Naval Prison just across the coastal border of Maine. They decide to give the ‘kid’ a goo…

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CinemaSerf

Jan 13, 2025

7/10

"Meadows" (Randy Quaid) got caught trying to steal $40 from a charity box and so was kicked out of the US Navy and sent down for eight years! Charged with getting him to the jail are two veteran chancers "Buddusky" (Jack Nicholson) and "Mule" (Otis Young). These two think this is all just a bit of a lark that will get them away from the grind, but …

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