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The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
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27 June 1973 (USA) moreTagline:
It's a grubby, violent, dangerous world. But it's the only world they know. And they're the only friends Eddie has.Plot:
Eddie's friends are numerous, but the term friends is suspect. As a small time hood Eddie is about to go back to jail... more | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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My DVD Shelf: Criterion's 'The Friends Of Eddie Coyle' (From Hitfix. 3 June 2009, 12:00 PM, PDT)
DVD Review: The Friends of Eddie Coyle (Criterion Collection)
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Terrific, low key early seventies noir moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Robert Mitchum | ... | Eddie 'Fingers' Coyle | |
| Peter Boyle | ... | Dillon | |
| Richard Jordan | ... | Dave Foley | |
| Steven Keats | ... | Jackie Brown | |
| Alex Rocco | ... | Jimmy Scalise | |
| Joe Santos | ... | Artie Van | |
| Mitch Ryan | ... | Waters (as Mitchell Ryan) | |
| Peter MacLean | ... | Mr. Partridge | |
| Kevin O'Morrison | ... | Bank manager #2 | |
| Marvin Lichterman | ... | Vernon | |
| Carolyn Pickman | ... | Nancy | |
| James Tolkan | ... | The Man's contact man | |
| Margaret Ladd | ... | Andrea | |
| Matthew Cowles | ... | Pete | |
| Helena Carroll | ... | Sheila Coyle |
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoFilming Locations:
Boston Bowl - 820 William T. Morrissey Boulevard, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, USA moreFun Stuff
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Continuity: At the hockey game, Eddie offers to go get beer. He gets up, and has his jacket on. When he arrives back with the beer, he is not wearing his jacket, but it is folded over the railing in front of his seat. moreQuotes:
Eddie 'Fingers' Coyle: I was thinkin' in terms of you maybe talkin' to the prosecutor up there, and havin' him drop a word to the judge how I been helpin' my Uncle like a bastard?Dave Foley: Well, I would. But then again you haven't been.
Eddie 'Fingers' Coyle: What? I gave you a couple of calls.
Dave Foley: Yeah, you give me some real stuff, too. You tell me about a guy that's gonna get hit, 15 minutes later he gets hit. You tell me about some guys on a job, but you don't tell me till their coming out the door with the money. That's not helping Uncle, Eddie. You gotta put your whole soul into it.
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Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: SST: Death Flight (#1.13)" (1989) moreFAQ
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A successful adaptation of a great novel. Yates unpretentious and minimalistic direction is effective and the Boston settings appropriately gloomy with wonderful washed out cinematography. Robert Mitchum and Peter Boyle give superb performances. One of the unsung films of the seventies.