luck protagonist. Both films are radical tweakings of  Raymond Chandler (qv). Both films parody and pay homage to Los  Angeles culture. Altmans film even features a gangster who is a  devout Jew much like John Goodman (I) (qv)s character in  _Big Lebowski, The (1998)_ (qv). Interesting to note also is a  bowling pin on the shelf of Philip Marlowe (Elliott Gould (qv))s  apartment.