 Film critic, Rex Reed, said, “"Farewell, My Lovely" is the kind of movie Humphrey Bogart would have stood in line to see.”

Richards went on to direct the British war drama, "March or Die" (1977), starring Gene Hackman, Catherine Deneuve, and Terence Hill; horror film "Death Valley" (1982); adaptation of Erich Segal’s book by the same name, "Man, Woman, and Child" (1983) starring Martin Sheen and Blythe Danner; and "Heat" (1986) starring Burt Reynolds.In 1983 Richards won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Comedy for "Tootsie" (1982), which he optioned, developed and produced with Sydney Pollack.The film was nominated for 10 Academy Awards (including a Best Picture nomination for Richards and Pollack).