Direction
Altman's unfiltered storytelling about studio battles
Acting
Gould's magnetic, rambling recollections of becoming Marlowe
Director
Greg Carson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This doc captures the exact moment before DVD commentaries killed the oral tradition of directors telling war stories over whiskey.
The title references both Washington Irving's sleepy protagonist and Altman's own tendency to put audiences to sleep—before jolting them awake.
US
