Paul Newman memorably plays the title role in this box-office hit based on Ross MacDonald?s The Moving Target. The first detective film in Newman?s then 23-film career, Harper revitalized the genre. Newman?s sleuth chews g... more »um fast?and slips out of jams ever faster as he unravels a twisted case of kidnapping and murder. William Goldman?s clever script throws quips and a parade of LA-LA-Land characters Harper?s way. There?s a woman of means (Lauren Bacall), a gun-toting attorney (Arthur Hill), a poolside gigolo (Robert Wagner), a boozy ex-starlet (Shelley Winters), a jazz junkie (Julie Harris), Harper?s estranged wife (Janet Leigh) and the unholy order of the Temple of the Clouds (led by Strother Martin). Each may possess a clue. Or a bullet for Harper.« less