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Shamus

  • 19731973
  • PGPG
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
1.4K
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Shamus (1973)
Millions in diamonds are stolen from a safe in NYC and later the burglar is killed. Shamus is paid $10,000 by the owner to find the diamonds or killer.
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Millions in diamonds are stolen from a safe in NYC and later the burglar is killed. Shamus is paid $10,000 by the owner to find the diamonds or killer.Millions in diamonds are stolen from a safe in NYC and later the burglar is killed. Shamus is paid $10,000 by the owner to find the diamonds or killer.Millions in diamonds are stolen from a safe in NYC and later the burglar is killed. Shamus is paid $10,000 by the owner to find the diamonds or killer.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Buzz Kulik
  • Writer
    • Barry Beckerman
  • Stars
    • Burt Reynolds
    • Dyan Cannon
    • John P. Ryan
  • Director
    • Buzz Kulik
  • Writer
    • Barry Beckerman
  • Stars
    • Burt Reynolds
    • Dyan Cannon
    • John P. Ryan
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 27User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    Burt Reynolds, John Glover, Captain Haggerty, Tommy Lane, and Alex Wilson in Shamus (1973)
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    Burt Reynolds
    Burt Reynolds
    • McCoy
    Dyan Cannon
    Dyan Cannon
    • Alexis
    John P. Ryan
    John P. Ryan
    • Col. Hardcore
    Joe Santos
    Joe Santos
    • Lt. Promuto
    Giorgio Tozzi
    • Dottore
    Ron Weyand
    • Hume
    Larry Block
    Larry Block
    • Springy
    Beeson Carroll
    Beeson Carroll
    • Bolton
    Kevin Conway
    Kevin Conway
    • The Kid
    Kay Frye
    • Bookstore Girl
    John Glover
    John Glover
    • Johnnie
    Merwin Goldsmith
    Merwin Goldsmith
    • Schnook
    Melody Santangello
    • First Woman
    • (as Melody Santangelo)
    Irving Selbst
    • Heavy
    Alex Wilson
    Alex Wilson
    • Felix
    John Amato Jr.
    • Willie
    Lou Martell
    • Rock
    Marshall Anker
    • Dealer
    • Director
      • Buzz Kulik
    • Writer
      • Barry Beckerman
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      There is a shot in the movie where Burt Reynolds grabs a tree branch during a chase scene, it breaks and he falls to the ground. That was not planned. The branch broke accidentally during filming and the footage looked so good, they kept it in the film. This particular stunt was performed by stuntman Hal Needham. He subsequently suffered a concussion when he hit the ground.
    • Goofs
      When McCoy enters the shipping room at the warehouse, the border pattern on the front of the glass panel does not match that seen through from the rear. The two verticals over the PP in SHIPPING should be visible through the frosted glass, but there is a horizontal join instead.
    • Quotes

      Shamus McCoy: You think you can buy me?

      E.J. Hume: I'll give you ten thousand to come up with the diamonds or the killers.

      Shamus McCoy: You just bought me.

    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)

    User reviews27

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    7/10
    A Forties retread with Seventies violence...
    In "Shamus," Burt Reynolds is a New York private eye afraid of big dogs and keeps a beautiful ginger cat…

    He lives in a single room and sleeps on a pool table… He is quite capable of pushing a heroin addict's face into the garbage… He is certainly the 1970's version – almost in comic-strip – of the private investigator…

    Reynolds lives cheaply, yet is hired to pursue a theft of diamonds; he is big and sexy, and the gorgeous Dyan Cannon is only too happy to dally with him at the drop of a clue; and he is apparently so tough that he can take all manner of beatings and emerge unscathed…

    It is doubtful if he is the sort of man one would want to introduce to one's maiden aunt (the one with all the money), but he is certainly a character to fulfill all the audience's fantasies of violence, sex and thrills
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    • Nazi_Fighter_David
    • May 15, 2005

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    • Release date
      • February 1, 1973 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Movie Channel (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Passion for Danger
    • Filming locations
      • 25 Sutton Place, Sutton Place, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(As 56 Sutton Place, Felix Montaigne's apartment)
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $480,500
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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