Hickey & Boggs (1972)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Robert Culp

Writer:

Walter Hill (writer)

Release Date:

4 October 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

They hold their forty-four magnums with two hands and keep firing until they hit something ... anything.

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Neo Noir | Drugs | Private Detective | Murder | Character Name In Title

Cast

Bill Cosby	...	Al Hickey
Robert Culp	...	Frank Boggs
Ta-Ronce Allen	...	Nyona's Daughter
Rosalind Cash	...	Nyona
Lou Frizzell	...	Lawyer
Nancy Howard	...	Apartment Manager's Wife
Bernard Nedell	...	Used Car Salesman
Isabel Sanford	...	Nyona's Mother
Sheila Sullivan	...	Edith Boggs
Carmen	...	Mary Jane
Jason Culp	...	Mary Jane's Son
Ron Henriquez	...	Quemando: Florist
Louis Moreno	...	Quemando: Prisoner
Caryn Sanchez	...	Mary Jane's Daughter
Robert Mandan	...	Mr. Brill

Runtime:

111 min | Germany:107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Dodger Stadium - 1000 Elysian Park Avenue, Chavez Ravine, Elysian Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Film Guarantors

Quotes:

Frank Boggs: [Hickey and Boggs are loading their revolvers after a run-in with some heavies] Al... You ever kill anybody? In the united states? Because I know you mean it any everything, but I know these guys better than I know you. They're soldiers, that's all. No questions, no time to ask, no talk. Cops are worse, and less predictable. When you pull a gun, you've gotta be ready to kill somebody, and I'm telling you it's better to run.
Al Hickey: Finished?

Movie Connections:

Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)

Soundtrack:

Hickey & Boggs

Culp and Cosby as you've never seen them before. (Now on DVD!)

Robert Culp directed this tough '70s crime flick about two down on thier luck private investigators in LA. Culp and Cosby are miles away from the characters they played in I SPY, but the chemistry is still their. Another note - several prominent actors make early appearances in this film - James Woods, and Michael Moriarty. Vincent Gardenia appears in the cliche role of the put upon, aggravated police contact. Good news - this film is now available on DVD. The company releasing it on DVD is AIP films. Quality of the transfer is mediocre, but it's still worth it to see this underrated film again.