Cop Killers (1973)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Walter R. Cichy

Writer:

Walter R. Cichy (writer)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Plot:

Two hippies on their way to a cocaine deal get stopped by the police at a roadblock, resulting in a shootout where they kill the cops. They then go on a crime spree of robbery and murder. |

Plot Keywords:

Police | Robbery | Cocaine | Murder | Arizona

Cast

Diane Keller	...	Karen
James Nite	...	Ice Cream Man
Bill Osco	...	Alex
Jason Williams	...	Ray

Also Known As:

Copkillers (USA) (alternative title)
Sweet, Mean and Deadly (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Trivia:

In an interview with star Jason Williams, he states the title was changed from "Sweet, Mean and Deadly" to "Cop Killers" because of the anti-authority cynicism common in the United States during the Vietnam War.

Up There With Two Thousand Maniacs

This is a movie that simply cannot be rated based on a regular movie scale. This movie gets an 8/10 based on the "bad exploitation scale." If I were rating this as a normal movie, it would probably get a 3 or 4 out of ten. However, it get rated solely based on entertainment, nothing more and nothing less.

That said, I was very entertained by Cop Killers. I found it used at the local record store and it looked like a good exploitation film so I decided to give it a shot. I'm glad I did.

I laughed at the actors the whole way through because there wasn't a single good actor in the entire film. Horrible sound and editing and cutting also make it very unintentionally hilarious. This movie proves that anyone can make a movie. you just have to make it happen yourself.

Check this one out if you're an exploitation fan and you should have fun. Don't expect anything amazing.