Competition between privately owned Los Angeles ambulance companies is played for humor.
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Cast
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| Bill Cosby | ... | Mother | |
| Raquel Welch | ... | Jugs | |
| Harvey Keitel | ... | Speed | |
| Allen Garfield | ... | Harry Fishbine | |
| Larry Hagman | ... | Murdoch | |
| L.Q. Jones | ... | Davey | |
| Bruce Davison | ... | Leroy | |
| Dick Butkus | ... | Rodeo | |
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Milt Kamen | ... | Barney |
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Barra Grant | ... | Miss Crocker |
| Allan Warnick | ... | Bliss | |
| Valerie Curtin | ... | Naomi Fishbine | |
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Ric Carrott | ... | Harvey |
| Severn Darden | ... | Moran | |
| Bill Henderson | ... | Charles Taylor | |
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Los Angeles: A new law says that the first ambulance that arrives at an accident obtains the contract to transport the injured person. The result is ruthless competition between several companies. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
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ambulance | drugs | suicide | shot through the mouth | sexual harassment |Taglines:
A black and blue comedy See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
26 May 1976 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$3,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$20,000,000Company Credits
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
ColorAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Jugs: Well, let's hope they don't call you Speed for everything!
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(uncredited)
Performed by The Beach Boys
Written by Mike Love and Brian Wilson
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Producer and Screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz was at a party at Natalie Wood's house, when he met Peter Yates, who had directed Bullitt (1968) with Steve McQueen. When asked what his next project might be, Yates said he'd love to do a comedy with some "bite" to it. Mankiewicz got a copy of this movie's script out of the trunk of his car, and Yates agreed to read it on his transatlantic flight home to England. Yates called Mankiewicz the next morning and said, "Let's do it." See more »Goofs
In several wide shots of the F&B Station during the climax, the windows go from three bullet holes to windows free of damage. See more »Quotes
Tony Malatesta: They don't call me Speed for nuthin'.Jugs: Well, let's hope they don't call you Speed for everything!
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California Girls(uncredited)
Performed by The Beach Boys
Written by Mike Love and Brian Wilson
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The ads for this 1976 comedy described the film as "'MASH' on wheels" and that is the perfect description. It follows the exploits of paramedics in Los Angeles and the trouble they get into with the police, rival ambulance services, and each other. The film is very funny at times and deadly serious as traces of black comedy seep thru.
Bill Cosby heads the cast as Mother and gives, I believe, his best performance on the big screen. He's hip and funny. By no means is this film a classic but it is worth watching, especially if you're in a goofy mood. And Raquel Welch ain't bad to look at either.