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Freebie and the Bean (1974)
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25 December 1974 (USA)
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Above all... It's a love story.
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Freebie and Bean, two San Francisco police detectives, have one goal in life: to bring down Red Meyers...
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 1 win
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This movie is both odd and quite funny.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Alan Arkin | ... | Bean |
 | James Caan | ... | Freebie |
 | Loretta Swit | ... | Meyers' Wife |
| Jack Kruschen | ... | Red Meyers |
| Mike Kellin | ... | Lt. Rosen |
 | Paul Koslo | ... | Whitey |
| Linda Marsh | ... | Freebie's Girl |
 | John Garwood | ... | Chauffeur |
 | Alex Rocco | ... | D.A. |
 | Valerie Harper | ... | Consuelo |
| Christopher Morley | ... | Transvestite |
| Bruce Mackey | ... | Floorwalker |
| Monty Stickles | ... | Texas Brawler |
| Charles Bail | ... | Cadillac Salesman |
| Eddy Donno | ... | Bag Man |
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113 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Australia:R |
Iceland:12 |
Netherlands:18 (original rating) |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:16 |
Sweden:(Banned) (1974) |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R
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Continuity: When Freebie and the Bean lose the head-on collision battle with the van, their crumbling Ford then makes a right turn down a wrong way street, and collapses on the right-hand side of the street. In the next shot, the car is way on the left and even next to another car which wasn't there previously.
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Referenced in Reservoir Dogs (1992)
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When You Need Someone
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This movie is both odd and quite funny. I saw Freebie And The Bean at the theater and laughed so hard I was actually asked to leave.
It's always a pleasure to watch Alan Arkin work, and he works so well playing off James Caan, who's fantastic in this film, too. Be forewarned, though, if you're bothered by things politically incorrect, you may be offended by Freebie And The Bean.
The story is unimportant because it's the comic skits that make this movie work. Freebie (James Caan) is part of a detective team who thinks the major part of his benefit package is whatever he can walk away with, while Bean (Alan Arkin) plods along worrying that his wife is having an affair with the landscaper. Freebie and the Bean crashing their car off an overpass and into the upper floor of an apartment building, Freebie giving Bean a fashion lesson about why buttons don't fall off of expensive shirts, or Bean grilling his wife, played by Valerie Harper, attempting to catch her in a lie about the suspected affair....these are worth watching the film for and are some of the funniest scenes I've ever seen. Keep in mind, though, this movie is quite violent and there's this fantastic trans-gendered character who seems to offend alot of folks as well.
I'll own this movie as soon as it comes out on DVD and I totally recommend it.