The Last Detail (1973)

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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.

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

• Released: 1973-12-11
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 44m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 438 votes

Directed by Hal Ashby.

Top cast

• Jack Nicholson as Billy L. 'Badass' Buddusky
• Otis Young as Richard 'Mule' Mulhall
• Randy Quaid as Laurence M. 'Larry' 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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Last Detail

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube

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