
Freebie and Bean, two San Francisco police detectives, have one goal in life: to bring down Red Meyers, a local hijacking boss. After many fruitless months they finally collect an important piece of evidence. However, before they can get an arrest warrant, they hear the news of the hitman being hired to kill Meyers.... (Full plot summary below)
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Freebie and Bean, two San Francisco police detectives, have one goal in life: to bring down Red Meyers, a local hijacking boss. After many fruitless months they finally collect an important piece of evidence. However, before they can get an arrest warrant, they hear the news of the hitman being hired to kill Meyers.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzOne of those obnoxious wisecracking buddy cop movies about dimwit cops that fails to be funny. |
| Film ThreatPhil HallBack in 1974, this type of frenetic crud was considered to be popular entertainment. |
| Clothes on FilmChris LavertyThe best darn movie of the seventies you've never seen. |
| TIME MagazineRichard SchickelFreebie (James Caan) is a cop whose corruption is supposed to be charming. |
| Film4Richard LuckRush's movie can be enjoyed as kitsch, but it plays better as an early stab at a Lethal Weapon-style movie, effortlessly combining violence and humour. |
| New York TimesVincent CanbyIt has a cast of otherwise good actors doing bits of business (sometimes called acting) as if they thought they could upstage all of the movie's automobiles, which are seldom still. |
| User ReviewGary AThis 1974 Dirty Harry era genre, COP Buddy Comedy filmed in San Francisco, with two of my favorite actors James Caan & Alin Arkin who are two dysfunctional S.F.P.D Inspectors who nearly demolish the entire City Of San Francisco along with a clear wanton destruction of City property i.e. classic car pursuit scene that ends up with there Police Car smashing into the side of a third floor Apartment on the Embarcadero Freeway Ramp ( demolished 1990 ) and a can't miss gun scene with Freebie & Bean unloading two Guns a piece at a hitman in a Sunset Ave Bowling Alley Men's Room Stall. With a great supporting cast like Loretta ( T.V.'s M.A.S.H ) Swit, Mike Kellin Paul Koslo, Jack Kruschen and Valerie ( TV's Rhoda ) Harper plus the Title Music of Dominic Frontiere..... if you have lived in the Bay Area... it's a must see. |
| User ReviewDaniel Smaybe the funniest and most entertaining movie I have ever seen. A crime it's not on DVD. |
| User ReviewTim Smaybe the funniest and most entertaining movie I have ever seen. A crime it's not on DVD. |
| User ReviewMy Neighbor, Jess!The genesis of the buddy cop movie...? I'm not sure, but it's one of the best if not the best! Love it! |