Claim: Melanie Griffith performed in a movie.

Night Moves '' ' is a 1975 American mystery/thriller film directed by Arthur Penn. . It stars Gene Hackman , Jennifer Warren , Susan Clark , and features early career appearances by Melanie Griffith and James Woods .   Hackman was nominated for the BAFTA Award for his portrayal of Harry Moseby , a private investigator . The film has been called `` a seminal modern noir work from the 1970s '' , which refers to its relationship with the film noir tradition of detective films . The original screenplay is by Scottish writer Alan Sharp .   Although Night Moves was not considered particularly successful at the time of its release , it has attracted viewers and significant critical attention following its videotape and DVD releases . In 2010 , Manohla Dargis described it as `` the great , despairing Night Moves '' -LRB- 1975 -RRB- , with Gene Hackman as a private detective who ends up circling the abyss , a no-exit comment on the post-1968 , post-Watergate times . ''