Poodle Springs (1998) Movie poster and book cover compared.

Poodle Springs

Bob Rafelson, 1998

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Poodle Springs
Raymond Chandler, Robert B. Parker, 1989

Poodle Springs is a movie directed by Bob Rafelson in 1998 and based on the book of the same name by Raymond Chandler and Robert B. Parker, first published in 1989. The movie features James Caan, Dina Meyer, David Keith, Joe Don Baker, Julia Campbell, Tom Bower, and others.

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RATING

6

/ 10

Movie Poster: Poodle Springs (Bob Rafelson, 1998)

7.1

/ 10

Book Cover: Poodle Springs (Raymond Chandler, Robert B. Parker, 1989)

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Audiobook cover of Poodle Springs, the 1989 book by Raymond Chandler, Robert B. Parker.

Poodle Springs

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Storyline

Marlowe, who is in his middle age, has gained a few pounds and a new wife named Laura, a wealthy heiress, in 1963. The couple resides in a home that Laura’s father gave them in Poodle Springs, California, near the Nevada line. Marlowe is released after being falsely accused of murder thanks to Laura, and he is then recruited to find a gambler who owes $100,000. Marlowe discovers a blackmail plot involving stripper Lola while looking into the lowlife photographer Larry Victor.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Poodle Springs, the 1998 movie by Bob Rafelson

Year

1998

Minutes

95

Movie Rate

6.00

Source: IMDb

Movie

Poodle Springs

Country: USA

Year: 1998

Length: 1h35m

Cover of Poodle Springs, the 1989 book by Raymond Chandler and Robert B. Parker

Year

1989

Pages

304

Book Rate

7.16

S: Goodreads

Book

Poodle Springs

Country: USA

First published in: 1989

Length: 304 pages

Genre: Fiction

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