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Director:

Richard A. Colla

Writers:

Evan Hunter (novel)
Evan Hunter (screenplay)

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Release Date:

12 February 1973 (Denmark) more

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama more

Tagline:

Here Come The more

Plot:

Police in Boston search for a mad bomber trying to extort money from the city. full summary | add synopsis

NewsDesk:

'Cleopatra Jones' Actress Dobson Dies
 (From WENN. 6 October 2006)

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If you read the book, you'd be happier more (18 total)


Cast

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Burt Reynolds ... Det. Steve Carella
Jack Weston ... Det. Meyer Meyer

Tom Skerritt ... Det. Bert Kling

Raquel Welch ... Det. Eileen McHenry

Yul Brynner ... The Deaf Man
James McEachin ... Det. Arthur Brown
Steve Ihnat ... Det. Andy Parker
Dan Frazer ... Lt. Byrnes
Bert Remsen ... Sgt. Murchison
Stewart Moss ... Det. Hal Willis
H. Benny Markowitz ... Patrolman Levine
James Victor ... Patrolman Gomez
Royce D. Applegate ... Patrolman Cramer (as Roy Applegate)
Tom Lawrence ... Patrolman Crosby
Norman Burton ... Police Commissioner Nelson
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Additional Details

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

'Brian de Palma' was about to direct the film but disagreed with the casting of Yul Brynner and Raquel Welch, and subsequently left the project. more

Soundtrack:

I'll Be Seeing You more


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8 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
If you read the book, you'd be happier, 4 February 2006
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Author: jj927 from United States

By reading comments left by others, I can tell they never read the book "Fuzz" by Ed McBain. I think this is the WORST adaptation of a book I've ever seen. Ed McBain's stories are great! This movie was one TOTAL let down.

In response to other's comments: the final shot with the hand in the water is because the Deaf Man was supposed to survive and come back to terrorize the 87th Precinct several more times. If this movie was any good, perhaps they had a sequel in mind. Also, Eileen McHenry's (Burke, in the book), played by Welch, rape scene seemed almost gratuitous whereas in the book, the rapist was successful and this became the root of her troubles and ambitions in the future of the series of 87th Precinct books.

This movie showed NO storyline. It was merely scenes (poorly shot and directed) pieced together to form a not-easy-to-follow plot. All these scenes lacked so much detail and explanation, that the viewer was left wondering what was going on. For example, while in the park on stakeout, the blind man with the dog was really a cop (who later shot himself in the foot). This character was never introduced in the movie.

Had it not been for Reynolds and Welch (sex symbols of the time) I don't think anyone would have noticed this movie was in the theaters.

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