Robert Mitchum reprised the role of Marlowe in the remade UK classic mysteryThe Big Sleep (1978), with the setting transferred from a 1940s Los Angeles o an updated 1970s London.Looked at that way, it"s not only simple, it"s downright monotonous.But I was wrong.I figured without the wedding.Now you fathers will understand.You have a little girl.She looks up to you.You"re her oracle.You"re her hero.And then the day comes when she gets her first permanent wave and goes to her first real party, and from that day on, you"re in a constant state of panic.He was critical of them for chewing gum and assuming "terrible" stylized poses like brain-less mannequins, and at one point shouted out: "Wake up!" The "mods" ignored his direction to "Smile" and he reprimanded them: "What"s he matter? Have you forgotten what a smile is?" Seeming bored, cranky, demanding, and slightly contemptuous, he cut short the photo-shoot when he realized that he had tired them: "I can"t see your eyeballs anymore.This volatile role made him famous and instantly launched his celebrated film star career, but it also typecast him for many years.