The Big Easy (film)

The Big Easy
The Big Easy
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jim McBride
Screenplay by	Daniel Petrie, Jr.
Produced by	Stephen J. Friedman
Starring	Dennis Quaid; Ellen Barkin; Ned Beatty;
Cinematography	Affonso Beato
Edited by	Mia Goldman
Music by	Brad Fiedel
Production; company	Kings Road Entertainment
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	November 27, 1986 (Rio Film Festival); August 21, 1987 (United States);
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$8.5 million
Box office	$17.6 million

The Big Easy is a 1986 American neo-noir^[3] romantic thriller film directed by Jim McBride and written by Daniel Petrie Jr. The film stars Dennis Quaid, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman, and Ned Beatty. The film was both set and shot on location in New Orleans, Louisiana.^[1]

The film was later adapted for a television series for two seasons on the USA Network (1996–1997).

^ ^a ^b "The Big Easy". AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
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^ Silver, Alain; Ward, Elizabeth; eds. (1992). Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style (3rd ed.). Woodstock, New York: The Overlook Press. ISBN 0-87951-479-5