![]() He began to realize the story’s potential as a satirical odyssey through the rosy facade of Hollywood, skewering everything from fascist cops to pretentious novelists to noir itself. However, he was drawn to Brackett’s shocking ending and the updated setting of ‘70s Los Angeles. When Altman first encountered Leigh Brackett’s screenplay, he was disinterested in the hard-boiled edge of Chandler’s detective novel. ![]() ![]() It was a match made in heaven, but for fans of Raymond Chandler, it was an unacceptable one. ![]() Gould was an actor prone to fits of sudden inspiration, and Altman was a filmmaker who nurtured spontaneity. On the first day of shooting for Robert Altman’s 1973 film The Long Goodbye, Elliott Gould sauntered onto set and improvised four simple words: “It’s okay with me.” On-screen, they reflected a certain uneasy acceptance of the eccentric paradoxes of contemporary American life, but off-screen, they were a testament to the laissez-faire energy between director and actor. ![]()
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