#Night moves movie#

Arlene gives Harry the name of one of Delly's friends in Los Angeles, a mechanic called Quentin. Arlene's only source of income is her daughter's trust fund, but it requires Delly to be living with her. He discovers that his wife Ellen is having an affair with a man named Marty Heller.Īging former actress Arlene Iverson hires Harry to find her 16-year-old daughter Delly Grastner. Harry Moseby is a retired professional football player now working as a private investigator in Los Angeles. In 2010, Manohla Dargis described it as 'the great, despairing Night Moves (1975), with Gene Hackman as a private detective who ends up circling the abyss, a no‑exit comment on the post-1968, post- Watergate times.' Plot The original screenplay is by Scottish writer Alan Sharp.Īlthough Night Moves was not considered particularly successful at the time of its release, it has attracted viewers and significant critical attention following its videotape and DVD releases.

The film has been called 'a seminal modern noir work from the 1970s', which refers to its relationship with the film noir tradition of detective films. Hackman was nominated for a BAFTA Award for his portrayal of private investigator Harry Moseby.

#Night moves movie#

Its plot follows a Los Angeles private investigator who uncovers a series of sinister events while searching for the missing teenage daughter of a former movie actress. Night Moves is a 1975 American neo-noir film directed by Arthur Penn, and starring Gene Hackman, Jennifer Warren, Susan Clark, with supporting performances from Melanie Griffith and James Woods.