Elliott Gould (BUSTING, THE SILENT PARTNER) gives one of his best performances as quirky, mischievous Philip Marlowe in this fascinating and original send-up of Raymond Chandler's classic detective story from maverick filmmaker Robert Altman (MCCABE & MRS. MILLER, NASHVILLE).

Co-starring Nina van Pallandt (AMERICAN GIGOLO) and Sterling Hayden (THE KILLING), with a screenplay by Leigh Brackett (THE BIG SLEEP, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK), THE LONG GOODBYE is a gloriously inspired subversion of the film noir genre with the "sun-baked Sodom" of 1970s Hollywood as its backdrop. Private eye Philip Marlowe (Gould) faces the most bizarre case of his life when a friend's apparent suicide turns into a double murder involving a sexy blonde, a disturbed gangster, and a suitcase full of drug money. But as Marlowe stumbles toward the truth, he soon finds himself lost in a maze of sex and deceit – only to discover that in L.A., if love is dangerous, friendship is murder.