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Hustle

  • 1975
  • R
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
2.7K
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Hustle (1975)
At the instigation of a grieving father, a Los Angeles cop investigates the suspicious circumstances of a girl's apparent suicide.
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At the instigation of a grieving father, a Los Angeles cop investigates the suspicious circumstances of a girl's apparent suicide.At the instigation of a grieving father, a Los Angeles cop investigates the suspicious circumstances of a girl's apparent suicide.At the instigation of a grieving father, a Los Angeles cop investigates the suspicious circumstances of a girl's apparent suicide.

  • Director
    • Robert Aldrich
  • Writer
    • Steve Shagan
  • Stars
    • Burt Reynolds
    • Catherine Deneuve
    • Ben Johnson
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    2.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Aldrich
    • Writer
      • Steve Shagan
    • Stars
      • Burt Reynolds
      • Catherine Deneuve
      • Ben Johnson
    • 43User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
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    "Hustle," Burt Reynolds, Catherine Deneuve 1975 Paramount
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    Eileen Brennan and Ben Johnson at an event for Hustle (1975)
    Catherine Deneuve and Burt Reynolds in Hustle (1975)
    Catherine Deneuve and Burt Reynolds in Hustle (1975)
    Catherine Deneuve and Burt Reynolds in Hustle (1975)
    Catherine Deneuve in Hustle (1975)
    Catherine Deneuve in Hustle (1975)
    Catherine Deneuve in Hustle (1975)
    Catherine Deneuve in Hustle (1975)

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    Burt Reynolds
    Burt Reynolds
    • Lt. Phil Gaines
    Catherine Deneuve
    Catherine Deneuve
    • Nicole Britton
    Ben Johnson
    Ben Johnson
    • Marty Hollinger
    Paul Winfield
    Paul Winfield
    • Sgt. Louis Belgrave
    Eileen Brennan
    Eileen Brennan
    • Paula Hollinger
    Eddie Albert
    Eddie Albert
    • Leo Sellers
    Ernest Borgnine
    Ernest Borgnine
    • Santoro
    Catherine Bach
    Catherine Bach
    • Peggy Summers
    Jack Carter
    Jack Carter
    • Herbie Dalitz
    James Hampton
    James Hampton
    • Bus Driver
    Colleen Brennan
    Colleen Brennan
    • Gloria Hollinger
    • (as Sharon Kelly)
    Chuck Hayward
    Chuck Hayward
    • Morgue Attendant
    David Estridge
    • Albino
    Peter Brandon
    • Minister
    David Spielberg
    David Spielberg
    • Jerry Bellamy
    Naomi Stevens
    Naomi Stevens
    • Woman Hostage
    Med Flory
    Med Flory
    • Albino-Beating Cop
    Steve Shaw
    • Cop in Elevator
    • Director
      • Robert Aldrich
    • Writer
      • Steve Shagan(uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Robert Englund: The "A Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise star as "Hold-up Man". This was Englund's third film.
    • Goofs
      Rght after Hollinger punches Gaines in the morgue, there's a red welt near Gaines' left eye. In the next shot, the welt is gone.
    • Quotes

      Lt. Phil Gaines: Don't you know where you live, Marty? Can't you smell the bananas? You know what country you live in? You live in Guatamala with color television.

    • Connections
      Featured in A Little Romance (1979)
    • Soundtracks
      Yesterday when I was Young
      (Hier Encore)

      Music by Charles Aznavour

      French lyrics by Charles Aznavour

      English lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer

      Sung by Charles Aznavour

      Courtesy of Barclay Records

    User reviews43

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    9/10
    Every man's in search of a white whale. And when you find him he usually kills you.
    Hustle is directed by Robert Aldrich and written by Steve Shagan. It stars Burt Reynolds, Catherine Deneuve, Ben Johnson, Paul Winfield, Ernest Borgnine, Eddie Albert and Eileen Brennan. Music is by Frank De Vol and cinematography by Joseph Biroc.

    A dead girl on the beach, that creates heat.

    When the body of a young hooker and drug user is found on the beach, the weary LAPD detectives wrap it all up quickly as a suicide. But the father is having none of it and sets about doing his own investigation. All parties involved with the woman, known or presently unknown, are heading for a collision course.

    You are doing it for a nobody.

    It's a bleak and seamy L.A. that forms the setting for Aldrich's sadly undervalued neo-noir. A place where the police are often corrupt, turning a blind eye to illegal activities perpetrated by high profile suits, where pimps, pushers and prostitutes thrive. Unfaithful wives, a shoe fetish and rebuilt asses also mark the land! Our central cop is Lt. Gaines (Reynolds), a cynical classic movie buff yearning for the European world of harmony depicted in the movies he so enjoys. He's in a relationship with a French call girl (Deneuve), it's a strained relationship, but there is love there if the two of them could just unshackle their hang-ups and vulnerabilities. And then there's the tortured father of the dead girl (Johnson), an ex-serviceman of the Korean War, he's highly strung, volatile, he carries deep emotional baggage that will become heavier the more he learns about his baby girl's existence.

    I'm starting to draw dirty pictures of what you do.

    The case of the dead girl is merely a backdrop to the unravelling of the primary characters' make ups. This is very much a character driven piece, a slow burn, complex and cynical picture. All characters mean something, adding much to the near depressing tone that Aldrich, Shagan and Biroc have (rightly) favoured. These characters give the film many layers, rendering all dialogue to be of interest, while ensuring the narrative is not linear. It failed at the box office on release, it's perhaps not hard to see why. On the surface, via plot summary and marketing, the film lovers of 75 thought they were getting a murder mystery-cops and villains-crime story, with Reynolds leading the machismo fight for justice. But this is far better than your run of the mill crime picture, it's dark, brooding, and even allows itself some moments of humour to nestle in nicely with the uneasy nature of the beast. While the finale is pitch perfect noir, it's not apologia, it brings the film to a cruelly ironic close.

    Patiently crafted by the brilliant Aldrich, and performed with considerable skill and emotion by the cast, Hustle is top line neo-noir and deserves a more appreciative audience. 9/10
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    • Jan 18, 2012

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 1975 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • All the Other Angels
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - 3911 S. Figueroa Street, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA(football game)
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Churchill Service Company
      • RoBurt
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $3,050,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $465,788
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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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