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The Dyke Detective: An Interlude

The Dyke Detective: An Interlude

The Long Goodbye (1973) and Elliott Gould

Henry Giardina
Mar 27, 2023
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What makes Elliott Gould cool happens in the space of 5 seconds. It’s about 50 minutes into The Long Goodbye, and the Jewish gangsters who have busted into Elliott Gould/Phillip Marlowe's home are about to cut his dick off. He’s been fucking them around even though he knows he’s in hot water—a few scenes before, the gangster in question slashed the face…

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