Dismantled MacGuffin: Paula says that Tom and his cohorts have been smuggling pieces of some priceless antique into the country one at a time.

Disappeared Dad: Harry's father disappeared when he was a child (and possibly his mother, too it's unclear).

Deadpan Snarker: As a film noir this has a lot of snark, but Paula is the main culprit.(This is a metaphor for Harry's own inability to see the truth of the mystery unfolding around him.) The title of the movie references both this game and the fact that certain key scenes take place at night.

Emmrich and Bruno Moritz in which Moritz could have won the game if he had seen a play requiring three knight moves, but he played something else and lost. Chess Motifs: Harry takes a little chess board with him everywhere he goes, and references a game played in 1922 between K.Casting Couch: Arlene Iverson says, 'When I was age I was down on my knees to half the men in this town!'.Bratty Teenage Daughter: Delly, though it's suggested her mother is the real problem.The Bermuda Triangle: When Delly finds a wrecked plane underwater Tom Iverson mentions this.The Alleged Car: Paula tells Harry he can follow her to Tom's place, but that he should keep his distance because her car is spewing so much smoke.Not to be confused with the 2013 movie of the same name with Jesse Eisenberg, or with the 1976 album (and song) by Bob Seger. Also features Edward Binns, Harris Yulin, Kenneth Mars, and early appearances from Melanie Griffith and James Woods. Hackman plays Harry Moseby, a private investigator (and former pro football player) hired by an ex-Hollywood starlet to track down her wayward teenage daughter. 'Do you ask these questions because you want to know the answer, or is it just something you think a detective should do?'Ī 1975 neo-noir mystery, directed by Arthur Penn ( Bonnie and Clyde, Alice's Restaurant) and starring Gene Hackman, Jennifer Warren, and Susan Clark.

Night moves 1975 clips