Cop Killers (1973)

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.

Director:

Walter R. Cichy

Writers:

Walter R. Cichy (screenplay), Howard Ziehm (story),

Stars:

Jason Williams, Bill Osco, Diane Keller

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Williams	...	Ray
Bill Osco	...	Alex
Diane Keller	...	Karen
Michael D. White	...	Collins
Donna Stubbert	...	Lena
Judy Ross	...	Becky
James Nite	...	Ice Cream Man
Ted Ellison	...	Motorcycle Policeman
Larry Langela	...	Gas Station Attendant
Steven Kenner	...	Boyfriend
Charles Kendrick	...	Liquor Store Owner
Thomas Burnes	...	Customer
Jim Ferguson	...	Trooper
Janice Z. Harrison	...	Ice Cream Girl
Sue Livack	...	Ice Cream Girl

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

police | robbery | cocaine | murder | arizona | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Copkillers

Filming Locations:

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Last Chance Productions (II)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Did You Know?

Trivia

Actor Jason Williams states that he didn't get along with co-star Bill Osco during filming; in his own words, he describes Osco as a "real bad boy".

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Goofs

A crew member can be clearly seen in the back seat of a car holding the boom microphone.

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Quotes

Ray: See that man! That's fuckin' pigs blood. If I was scared it would have been my blood!

User Reviews

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.