"The Big Fix” — the movie that starred Richard Dreyfuss as a former Berkley radical turned private detective — is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its release in 2018. Based on the novel by Roger L. Simon (who also wrote the screenplay) and directed by Jeremy Paul Kagan, the cast includes John Lithgow, F. Murray Abraham, Ron Rifkin, Susan Anspach, and Bonnie Bedalia.
Misfit private investigator and single father Moses Wine (Richard Dreyfuss) is tapped by his former college flame, Lila Shay (Susan Anspach), to dig into a political smear attack on the campaign she oversees. What starts out as a seemingly run-of-the-mill attempt at dirty politics evolves into a plot involving an unsolved murder; former 1960s radical leader Howard Eppis (F. Murray Abraham), who has settled into suburban life; and a terrorist plan to explode a Los Angeles freeway.
Dreyfuss produced with his childhood friend, Carl Borack, a friendship that’s endured since 6th grade and still continues to this day. At the time of production, Dreyfuss, Borack, Simon, and Kagan were all in their early 30’s, but their production team included luminary veterans Bob Boyle, Harold Michaelson, Edith Head, and their production executive for Universal/MCA was Verna Fields who won the Academy Award for Editing “Jaws”. Bill Conti (also an Academy Award winner) was the composer.
Richard Dreyfuss will be in Sedona to host this special 40th Anniversary Screening of "The Big Fix" along with the filmmakers.