Strike Force (TV 1975)

A New York City detective teams up with a federal agent and a state trooper to bust up a drug ring.

Director:

Barry Shear

Writers:

Sonny Grosso (story), Roger O. Hirson

Stars:

Cliff Gorman, Don Blakely, Richard Gere

Cast

Cast overview:
Cliff Gorman	...	Detective Joey Gentry
Don Blakely	...	FBI Agent Jerome Ripley (as Donald Blakely)
Richard Gere	...	Trooper Walter Spenser
Edward Grover	...	Captain Peterson (as Ed Grover)
Joe Spinell	...	Sol Terranova
Marilyn Chris	...	Faye Stone
Mimi Cecchini	...	Mrs. Morelli
Carl Don
Arnold Soboloff
Allan Rich	...	Police Commissioner
Billy Longo	...	Billy Morelli
Randy Jurgenson	...	Randy, the Policeman

Storyline

A New York City detective teams up with a federal agent and a state trooper to bust up a drug ring.

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Plot Keywords:

drugs | new york | junkyard | heroin | fbi | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Sport | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

12 April 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

Crack

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

D'Antoni-Weitz Television Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Joe Spinell's mother, Filomena Spagnuolo, has a cameo as the elderly owner of the Italian bakery and diner where one character eats dinner at.

User Reviews

A perfectly enjoyable, if altogether unremarkable made-for-TV timekiller

This failed pilot for a possible TV cop show plays like a watered down made-for-TV version of "The French Connection." Your standard motley assortment of mismatched law enforcers -- wiseguy narcotics detective from the New York neighborhood Cliff Gorman, stuffy by-the-book FBI agent Donald Blakely, and an eager beaver rookie surveillance expert played by a very young and then unknown Richard Gere -- join together to thwart a nefarious Big Apple heroin drug ring (late, great longtime favorite sleazeball character actor Joe Spinell pops up as one of the despicable no-count dope dealers). The story is every bit as trite and predictable as the above synopsis suggests, but fortunately the brisk direction by Barry ("Wild in the Streets," "Across 110th Street") Shear, several thrilling action scenes, solid acting from a good cast (Gorman in particular is quite lively and engaging while Gere acquits himself nicely in one of his first-ever thespic gigs), and a pleasingly short'n'snappy 74 minute running time make this item a perfectly enjoyable, if altogether unremarkable diversion.