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The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

The plot finds detective Philip Marlowe in the employ of General Sternwood, a wealthy but dying oil tycoon. Sternwood wants Marlowe to track down a blackmailer who is trying to bleed some money out of the old general. The problem is Sternwood's two daughters, Carmen and Vivian. Both women have major problems; Carmen is just plain weird, suffering from seizures and a penchant for sleeping around with scum of the earth types. Vivian is not much better; she is a heavy gambler who dates (and marries) mob types. In the course of working the case, Marlowe uncovers underground pornography shops, blackmailers, gambling dens, a couple of murders, and other seedy events in the growing town of Los Angeles.

posted: 06/28/2005 by doggirl comments | results | vote

Director Results

Director Total Votes: 12

  1. 1. Quentin Tarantino 33% 
  2. 2. John Dahl 25% 
  3. 3. Curtis Hanson 16% 
  4. 4. Harold Becker 8% 
  5. 5. Robert Altman 8% 
  6. 6. The Coen Brothers 8% 

Cast Results

Philip Marlowe Total Votes: 18

  1. 1. Russell Crowe 22% 
  2. 2. Brad Pitt 22% 
  3. 3. George Clooney 16% 
  4. 4. Guy Pearce 5% 
  5. 5. Tim Robbins 5% 
  6. 6. Kevin Spacey 5% 
  7. 7. Bogie 5% 
  8. 8. Josh Brolin 5% 
  9. 9. Dominic West 5% 
  10. 10. Jeff Bridges 5% 

Vivian Sternwood Rutledge Total Votes: 14

  1. 1. Nicole Kidman 35% 
  2. 2. Jessica Alba 21% 
  3. 3. Charisma Carpenter 14% 
  4. 4. Toni Collette 7% 
  5. 5. Bacall 7% 
  6. 6. Catherine Zeta-Jones 7% 
  7. 7. Julianne Hough 7% 

Eddie Mars Total Votes: 10

  1. 1. Kevin Spacey 40% 
  2. 2. Edward Norton 20% 
  3. 3. James Spader 10% 
  4. 4. Kyle MacLachlan 10% 
  5. 5. Tim Roth 10% 
  6. 6. Jeremy Northam 10% 

Carmen Sternwood Total Votes: 13

  1. 1. Kirsten Dunst 38% 
  2. 2. Reese Witherspoon 23% 
  3. 3. Emily Blunt 7% 
  4. 4. Milla Jovovich 7% 
  5. 5. Drew Barrymore 7% 
  6. 6. Alexis Bledel 7% 
  7. 7. Tara Reid 7% 

Chief Insp. Bernie Ohls Total Votes: 9

  1. 1. Michael Douglas 55% 
  2. 2. Gary Sinise 22% 
  3. 3. Kevin Bacon 11% 
  4. 4. Nick Nolte 11% 

Gen. Sternwood Total Votes: 11

  1. 1. James Cromwell 27% 
  2. 2. Jack Nicholson 18% 
  3. 3. Peter Fonda 18% 
  4. 4. Joel Grey 9% 
  5. 5. John Malkovich 9% 
  6. 6. Gene Hackman 9% 
  7. 7. David Huddleston 9% 

Norris (Sternwood's butler) Total Votes: 7

  1. 1. Michael Caine 57% 
  2. 2. John Cleese 14% 
  3. 3. John Mahoney 14% 
  4. 4. Philip Seymour Hoffman 14% 

Harry Jones Total Votes: 4

  1. 1. Eddie Jemison 75% 
  2. 2. William H. Macy 25% 

Joe Brody Total Votes: 5

  1. 1. Charlie Sheen 60% 
  2. 2. Matt Leblanc 20% 
  3. 3. Ben Affleck 20% 

Carol Lundgren (this is a male role) Total Votes: 5

  1. 1. Topher Grace 40% 
  2. 2. Josh Hartnett 40% 
  3. 3. Ashton Kutcher 20% 

Lash Canino Total Votes: 5

  1. 1. Joe Pantoliano 80% 
  2. 2. Udo Kier 20% 

Mona Mars Total Votes: 4

  1. 1. Keri Russell 75% 
  2. 2. Scarlett Johansson 25% 

Agnes Lozelle Total Votes: 5

  1. 1. Jamie-Lynn Sigler 60% 
  2. 2. Anne Heche 20% 
  3. 3. Catherine Zeta-Jones 20% 

Comments

  • Arutha: If it's somehow possible to do so, it'd be nice to add some characters to the list–Joe Brody, Agnes Lozelle, Harry Jones, Carol Lundgren, Lash …
  • Jim: Done. Now go tell all of your friends to come to our site… :)
  • Arutha: Thanks for posting the additional characters. Just in case anyone's forgotten, the character of Carol Lundgren is male.

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