San Francisco police detectives Freebie and Bean are determined to bust local crime boss Red Meyers at any cost, even if this means destroying the whole city in the process.
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Cast
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| Alan Arkin | ... | Bean | |
| James Caan | ... | Freebie | |
| Loretta Swit | ... | Mildred - Red Meyers' Wife | |
| Jack Kruschen | ... | Red Meyers | |
| Mike Kellin | ... | Lt. Rosen | |
| Paul Koslo | ... | Whitey | |
| Linda Marsh | ... | Barbara - Freebie's Girl | |
| John Garwood | ... | Chauffeur | |
| Alex Rocco | ... | D.A. | |
| Valerie Harper | ... | Consuelo - Bean's Wife | |
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Christopher Morley | ... | Transvestite |
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Bruce Mackey | ... | Floorwalker |
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Monty Stickles | ... | Texas Brawler |
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Charles Bail | ... | Cadillac Salesman (as Chuck Bail) |
| Eddy Donno | ... | Bag Man (as Eddie Donno) | |
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Freebie and Bean, two San Francisco police detectives, have one goal in life: to bring down Red Meyers, a local hijacking boss. After many fruitless months they finally collect an important piece of evidence. However, before they can get an arrest warrant, they hear the news of the hitman being hired to kill Meyers. Written by Dragan Antulov <dragan.antulov@altbbs.fido.hr>
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Country:
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25 December 1974 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Der Superschnüffler See more »Company Credits
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Music and lyrics by Dominic Frontiere, Bobby Hart, Danny Janssen
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Both this and the very similar buddy cop film "Busting" involves a scene inside a dentist office. See more »Goofs
When Freebie and the Bean lose the head-on collision battle with the van, their crumbling Ford then makes a right turn down a wrong way street, and collapses on the right-hand side of the street. In the next shot, the car is way on the left and even next to another car which wasn't there previously. See more »Crazy Credits
During opening credits, as people walk in front of the camera, the older names are erased and the newer names appear. See more »Alternate Versions
UK cinema and video versions were cut by 29 seconds by the BBFC to remove a face kick and to reduce the number of shots fired into the transvestite from 5 to 2. The version shown on Film Four is uncut and intact. See more »Soundtracks
When You Need SomeoneMusic and lyrics by Dominic Frontiere, Bobby Hart, Danny Janssen
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This is a pretty funny movie from the 70's starring James Caan and Alan Arkin as two screwed up police detectives in San Francisco trying to bust a local numbers guy so they can get promotions. By today's standards it's very un-pc - lots of ethnic jokes - but it's still a good laugh.
James Caan and Alan Arkin are very good together. Caan ("Freebie") is the guy who's always trying to get something for nothing, and Arkin ("The Bean") is the straight man and butt of his jokes. It's a good combination as they play off each other very well.
Not much to say about the story. There are several chase scenes that are pretty humorous and lots of mayhem. Valerie Harper plays Arkin's cheating wife and she's pretty good. The rest of the cast is mostly unknowns.
Look for Peter Fonda (uncredited) in the barber shop scene after Freebie and the Bean get in a fight with the Cadillac salesman from Michigan. Richard Rush, who directed this film, also did several of Fonda's biker films from the 60's.