Devil in a Blue Dress

1995
15
1h 42m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

25K

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Home Video Trailer from Columbia Tristar

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Hard-boiled Detective Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

A Black war hero is hired to find a mysterious woman, and gets mixed up in a murderous political scandal in 1948 Los Angeles.A Black war hero is hired to find a mysterious woman, and gets mixed up in a murderous political scandal in 1948 Los Angeles.A Black war hero is hired to find a mysterious woman, and gets mixed up in a murderous political scandal in 1948 Los Angeles.

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IMDb RATING

6.8/10

25K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 13 nominations

Videos2

Trailer 2:11

Devil in a Blue Dress

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The Rise of John David Washington

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The Rise of John David Washington

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Trivia
ABC was planning a pilot based on the film, in 1998.

Goofs
When Easy and Mouse question Dupree, Mouse pours a glass of bourbon for him and screws the cap back on. Corks were still being used in 1948, and the screw cap was not in use until the 1970s.

Quotes
Mouse: You just said don't shoot him, right? Well I didn't, I just... I choked him. Easy, look- if you ain't want him killed, why'd you leave him with me?

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Showgirls/Canadian Bacon/Se7en/The Run of the Country/A Month by the Lake (1995)

Soundtracks
West Side Baby
Written by John Cameron and Dallas Bartley
Performed by T-Bone Walker
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from CEMA Special Markets

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The most under rated film of the Decade

Carl Franklin's adaptation of Walter Mosley's classic detective novel is a dark and funny tale of a detective with bad luck. Denzel Washington handles the material well. However, the star in the film is Don Cheadle as Mouse. This cold blooded killer steals several scenes away from Washington. The film also creates an accurate depiction of the racial climate in the late 40's. Issues of race and identity are displayed in the entire film. And Franklin does an incredible job of controlling the characters and narrative.

An incredible film.