LATE SHOW, THE (1977)

The nicest movie you’ll ever see about murder and blackmail.

Aging private eye Ira Wells (Academy-Award® winner* Art Carney) has agreed to help a Hollywood kook named Margo (Lily Tomlin) locate her missing cat. Little does he know he's got a tiger by the tail. Written and directed by three-time Oscar®-winner Robert Benton (Kramer vs. Kramer), The Late Show is a brilliant, funny, and gutsy proto-noir homage to '40s detective thrillers. Like his contemporaries Philip Marlowe and Sam Spade, gimpy-legged Ira's one of the great ones (Carney won the 1977 National Society of Film Critics Best Actor Award for his work here). When this film opened in February of 1977, New York Times critic Vincent Canby gave the film a rave review stating "The Late Show deserves to be the year's first unequivocal hit". Mr. Canby's prediction came true, as the film quickly became a favorite of both critics and audiences alike. Now, almost 50 years since its first premiere, "The Late Show" finally arrives on Blu-ray with a sparkling new presentation, derived from a 4K scan of the original camera negative.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE
• Excerpt from "Dinah!" 1977 talk show with Lily Tomlin and Dinah Shore
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• Optional English SDH subtitles for the main feature