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19 March 1981 (Australia) moreTagline:
A WILD, WICKED DETECTIVE STORY as only Joseph Wambaugh could tell it! morePlot:
A romantic comedy which explores the pressures on police officers. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win moreUser Comments:
Lovely "little" movie that gets bigger & better on each viewing more (12 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert Foxworth | ... | Sgt. A.M. Valnikov |
| Paula Prentiss | ... | Sgt. Natalie Zimmerman |
 | Harry Dean Stanton | ... | Philo Skinner |
| Barbara Babcock | ... | Madeline Whitfield |
| John Hancock | ... | Clarence Cromwell |
| Raleigh Bond | ... | Capt. 'Hipless' Hooker |
 | Judy Landers | ... | Pattie Mae |
| Pat Corley | ... | Itchy Mitch |
| Paul Henry Itkin | ... | Det. Bullets Bambarella |
| Richard Dix | ... | Alex Valnikov |
| Jorge Cervera Jr. | ... | Dr. Rivera |
| Marilyn Chris | ... | Mavis Skinner |
| Doris Belack | ... | Married woman |
| Dallas Alinder | ... | Chester Biggs |
| Elizabeth Farley | ... | Receptionist |
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Los Angeles, California, USAFun Stuff
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A very underrated film that can be called a cop movie, a buddy movie or an odd couple movie; mainly, one that's funny, human & absolutely beguiling. And it gets better each time I see it. The scene in which Robert Foxworth seduces Barbara Babcock (or vice versa) saying again & again, "I'll find your doggie"; the scene in which Paula Prentiss hilariously seduces him as a Russian gypsy song plays in the BG; Harry Dean Stanton as a dog lover who doesn't want to harm the dog he must harm to be credible as a blackmailer; James Woods' violinist who wants to stop playing & pee; the Russian restaurant; Foxworth's drunken opening scene in a Russian church--all are so wonderful & so well acted that the movie is an absolute delight. It's not to everyone's taste, but it sure is to mine. At first, it was a lovely surprise. Now, it's like an old friend.