Elaine May (Ishtar/The Heartbreak Kid) 1976 one-night odyssey involving a couple of lifelong buddies cum hoods, Oscar nominee Peter Falk & John Cassavetes, race through the night avoiding a hit man, played by Oscar nominee Ned Beatty. Playing out as a series of arguments through various venues (a movie theater, a bar, a cafe) as Falk tries to get Cassavetes to safety after he's absconded w/some ill-gotten gains. Once the reveal is made that Falk is on the kill & Cassavetes knows but still goes through the motions of putting some semblance of trust into his relationship w/Falk & May, maybe inspired by Cassavetes' own body of work but has said in interviews everything was scripted from people she knew in her neighborhood growing up, has crafted a yarn whose surprise is telegraphed so early that the follow through feels like its going through the motions leaving the finished product of 2 actors at the top of their game trying to make a meal of some meager vittles.
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