Affectionately spoofing 1940s film noir and detective dramas, this comedy follows a private investigator’s attempts to solve the murder of a scientist. The central gimmick allows the film’s modern-day stars to, through clever editing, interact with scenes and characters from actual period thrillers.

• Dead Men Dont Wear Plaid
• Carl Reiner
• Steve Martin
• Rachel Ward
• Alan Ladd
• William E McEuen
• Richard McWhorter
• David V Picker