Hustle (1975)

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

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Burt Reynolds	...	Lt. Phil Gaines
Catherine Deneuve	...	Nicole Britton
Ben Johnson	...	Marty Hollinger
Paul Winfield	...	Sgt. Louis Belgrave
Eileen Brennan	...	Paula Hollinger
Eddie Albert	...	Leo Sellers
Ernest Borgnine	...	Santoro
Catherine Bach	...	Peggy Summers
Jack Carter	...	Herbie Dalitz
James Hampton	...	Bus Driver
Colleen Brennan	...	Gloria Hollinger (as Sharon Kelly)
Chuck Hayward	...	Morgue Attendant
David Estridge	...	Albino
Peter Brandon	...	Minister
David Spielberg	...	Jerry Bellamy

Storyline

Phil Gaines is a bitter, cynical cop who investigates the case of a dead stripper/porno actress found on the beach. Gaines is experiencing a troubled relationship with a hooker, and things don't get any better when the dead girl's father launches his own investigation.

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Plot Keywords:

panties | prostitute | call girl | strip club | phone sex | 

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Taglines:

She's the call girl. He's the cop. They both take their jobs seriously.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

The red sports car that Burt Reynolds drives is a 1973 Ford Mustang Convertible.

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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.

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Quotes

Nicole Britton: There is not one civilized place for the food here.
Lt. Phil Gaines: You're such a snob. I hear the McDonald's is opening up a store on the Champs-Elysee.
Nicole Britton: Nevair! Paris stands like a fortress against the hamburger.
Lt. Phil Gaines: That's what they said about Coca-Cola.
Nicole Britton: Oh yeah?
Lt. Phil Gaines: Yeah.
Nicole Britton: Bingo!

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Connections

References Casablanca (1942)

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Soundtracks

So Rare
Lyric by Jack Sharpe
Music by Jerry Herst

User Reviews

Wrong Movie, but Hustle still hustles way cool...

Hustle is a terrific film with a a really nice performance by the always under used (the late great) Paul Winfield, he and Burt Reynolds work well together and Eddie Albert is scary as the low life "leo sellers". the stunt the one reviewer is talking about re: albino actor falling from high rise while blasting his pistol into camera is the late great, Dar Robinson from Reynolds' other film, "stick" in the early eighties. i'm glad this is on DVD now and finally a Reinold's' film that is letter boxed. i hope they can re-do the other films IE: "white lightning", "gator" and "shamus" in letterbox form especially "gator" cause it was shot in Todd A-O scope.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 December 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

All the Other Angels

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - 3911 S. Figueroa Street, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,050,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$465,788

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Churchill Service Company, RoBurt

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Mono Mono (Glen Glenn Sound)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1