Report to the Commissioner (1975)

Police officer Patty Butler, alias "Chicklet," is the live-in girlfriend of Thomas 'Stick' Henderson to gather evidence. Detective Bo Lockley is instructed to try to find her, not knowing she's also a cop.

Director:

Milton Katselas

Writers:

James Mills (novel), Abby Mann (screenplay),

Stars:

Michael Moriarty, Yaphet Kotto, Susan Blakely

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Moriarty	...	Bo Lockley
Yaphet Kotto	...	Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
Susan Blakely	...	Patty Butler
Hector Elizondo	...	Captain D'Angelo
Tony King	...	Thomas 'Stick' Henderson
Michael McGuire	...	Lt. Hanson
Edward Grover	...	Captain Strichter
Dana Elcar	...	Chief Perna
Bob Balaban	...	Joey Egan (as Robert Balaban)
William Devane	...	Asst. D.A. Jackson
Stephen Elliott	...	Police Commissioner
Richard Gere	...	Billy
Vic Tayback	...	Lt. Seidensticker
Albert Seedman	...	Detective Schulman
Noelle North	...	Samantha

Storyline

Police officer Patty Butler, alias "Chicklet," is the live-in girlfriend of Thomas 'Stick' Henderson to gather evidence. Detective Bo Lockley is instructed to try to find her, not knowing she's also a cop.

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Plot Keywords:

police | cover up | undercover | policewoman killing | neo noir | 

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Taglines:

No One Knew She Was An Undercover Policewoman. Including The Detective Who Killed Her.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 September 1975 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Akros aporriton

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Frankovich Productions, Tom Ward Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Albert Seedman who plays Detective Shulman was the New York Chief of Detectives prior to his role in this film.

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Goofs

When Michael Moriarty is chasing Tony King through the street, at first King is barefoot, but at certain instances, you can tell he has on shoes, then later in the chase scene, he is barefoot again.

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Quotes

Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone: [laughing] It happened. They sent us a hippy.

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Soundtracks

"Loving You Gets Better With Time"
Written by Vernon Burch, Spencer Proffer, Jeffrey Marmelzat
Performed by Vernon Burch

User Reviews

another overlooked underrated work of genius

Here we have yet ANOTHER case of an extremely underrated film. is everyone out of their minds?? Whats with all the mediocre reviews/comments? And here we go with the "it isn't as good as the book" comments. I thought I cleared that up when I reviewed "Slaughterhouse Five" A great cast in a fascinating gritty 70's crime thriller, VISUALLY much in the vein of French Connection, Taking of Pelham 1,2 3 or Panic in Needle Park. The sequence with Bob Balaban as the maniac amputee was brilliant, Susan Blakely is beautiful, story is fascinating. Thank god I had the chance to see this on film (as a pristine 16mm print) I'm looking forward to seeing the 2nd reel.