Cop Killers (1973)

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.

Hippy exploitation film provides unintentional laughs.

A drug deal goes disastrously wrong for two long hairs when they run into cops at a roadblock. They kill the pigs and go on an orgy of kidnap and killing. Particular highlights include the theft of an ice cream truck complete with its camp, whining driver and a hippy hangout in the desert peopled with stoned hippy chicks and a pretentious hippy drug dealer. This is a film obviously inspired by the likes of 'Easy River' and 'Electra Glide in Blue', but it has a very amateur improvised feel to it, especially the dialogue which is a real hoot of late sixties cliches. The names of the cast and crew are the same which gives it all a 'lets do the movie right here' feeling. Howard Ziehm was one of the producers and Rick Baker did the gory gunshot make up.