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Detour [1945]
starring: Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake, Edmund MacDonald, Tim Ryan
directed by: Edgar G. Ulmer

Used Price: £6.00

Audience Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 5013037899191
Format: Black & White, PAL
Label: Visionary Comms. Ltd.
Manufacturer: Visionary Comms. Ltd.
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Visionary Comms. Ltd.
Release Date: January 24, 2000
Running Time: 65 minutes
Studio: Visionary Comms. Ltd.
Theatrical Release Date: November 30, 1945
Sales Rank: 22827

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Detour
What neither of the above reviews mentions is how incredibly funny Detour is ... it had me howling with laughter. Admittedly, a glass or two of wine helped. As for the ending? Aw, come on guys, the title's Detour and what better end-of-the-line for the end-of-the-road villainess? I'm still shopping for a copy of my own - roll on, region 2. Can't wait.

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- A low-budget film noir classic
1945's Detour is not only one of your truly vintage film noir classics of all-time, it is also ranked by many among the best low-budget films ever made, largely due to the memorable performances of Tom Neal and Ann Savage. The directorial slant which frames the story is dead on, and one has to think that a larger budget would probably have done more harm than good to this gritty, realistic, film noir tour de force. Tom Neal plays Al Roberts, one of those unfortunate men who was born both stupid and incredibly unlucky. Shortly after his girl Sue up and goes to California looking for stardom, Roberts decides to go west and join her, hitchhiking his way across the country. This one fellow picks him up in Arizona and says he will take him all ... Read More:

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- Edgar G. Ulmer's "Poverty Row" B-Movie Classic Film Noir
"Detour" was the first classic B-movies from "Poverty Row" to be selected for the U.S. National Film Registry in 1992. Director Edgar G. Ulmer had no money and made up for the film's economic shortcomings with some rather impressive innovative visual techniques. The story is of Al Roberts (Tom Neal), a young piantist who is hitchhiking across the country and becomes involved in two murders he did not commit because he is, well, pretty stupid. However, Al just thinks that he is unlucky, saying at one point: "That's life. Whichever way you turn, Fate sticks out a foot to trip you." Yeah, right. Ann Savage steals the film as Vera, the femme fatale who hops a ride with Al and turns out to be one of the most unpleasant creatures even see in a film. ... Read More:

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- Don't believe a word Al (Tom Neal) tells you.
DETOUR, released in 1945, directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Tom Neal and the fabulously named Ann Savage has to be viewed with care. Tom Neal (Al) is in love with a cabaret singer and she, according to Al, is in love with him. The romance between Al and Sue, though talked about, is never seen. There feelings and plans are interpreted by the Neal character. But why does what he tells us have yo be the truth. On a first viewing the film appears to be about a man trapped by circumstance and bad timing. Or is it. Al, narrating in the first person, proceeds from one calamity to another. He is broke, hitches a ride, witnesses a man falling out of a car. He decides (rationally or not) to hide the body, take on the character of the dead man ... Read More:

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