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Enkelit

Original title: The Choirboys
  • 19771977
  • RR
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
1.7K
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POPULARITY
20,900
3,400
Enkelit (1977)
A group of Los Angeles cops decide to take off some of the pressures of their jobs by engaging in various forms of after hours debauchery.
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A group of Los Angeles cops decide to take off some of the pressures of their jobs by engaging in various forms of after hours debauchery.A group of Los Angeles cops decide to take off some of the pressures of their jobs by engaging in various forms of after hours debauchery.A group of Los Angeles cops decide to take off some of the pressures of their jobs by engaging in various forms of after hours debauchery.

IMDb RATING
5.6/10
1.7K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
20,900
3,400
  • Director
    • Robert Aldrich
  • Writers
    • Joseph Wambaugh(novel)
    • Christopher Knopf(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Charles Durning
    • Louis Gossett Jr.
    • Perry King
Top credits
  • Director
    • Robert Aldrich
  • Writers
    • Joseph Wambaugh(novel)
    • Christopher Knopf(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Charles Durning
    • Louis Gossett Jr.
    • Perry King
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 33User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Charles Durning, George DiCenzo, Charles Haid, and David Spielberg in Enkelit (1977)
    Charles Durning, Louis Gossett Jr., and Tim McIntire in Enkelit (1977)
    James Woods, Charles Haid, Stephen Macht, Chuck Sacci, and Don Stroud in Enkelit (1977)
    James Woods, Charles Durning, Randy Quaid, Claire Brennen, Perry King, Clyde Kusatsu, and Tim McIntire in Enkelit (1977)
    James Woods, Phyllis Davis, and Don Stroud in Enkelit (1977)
    James Woods, Susan Batson, and Cheryl Smith in Enkelit (1977)
    Charles Durning, Jeannie Bell, George DiCenzo, and Perry King in Enkelit (1977)
    Clyde Kusatsu and Barbara Rhoades in Enkelit (1977)
    James Woods, Charles Haid, and Burt Young in Enkelit (1977)
    James Woods, Charles Durning, Louis Gossett Jr., Perry King, Clyde Kusatsu, and Stephen Macht in Enkelit (1977)
    Chuck Sacci in Enkelit (1977)
    Charles Durning and Louis Gossett Jr. in Enkelit (1977)

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    Charles Durning
    Charles Durning
    • Spermwhale Whalen
    Louis Gossett Jr.
    Louis Gossett Jr.
    • Calvin Motts
    Perry King
    Perry King
    • Baxter Slate
    Clyde Kusatsu
    Clyde Kusatsu
    • Francis Tanaguchi
    Stephen Macht
    Stephen Macht
    • Spencer Van Moot
    Tim McIntire
    Tim McIntire
    • Roscoe Rules
    Randy Quaid
    Randy Quaid
    • Dean Proust
    Chuck Sacci
    Chuck Sacci
    • 'Father' Sartino
    Don Stroud
    Don Stroud
    • Sam Lyles
    James Woods
    James Woods
    • Harold Bloomguard
    Burt Young
    Burt Young
    • Scuzzi
    Susan Batson
    Susan Batson
    • Sabrina
    Cheryl Smith
    Cheryl Smith
    • Tammy
    Claire Brennen
    • Carolina Moon
    Gene Chronopoulos
    • Card Player
    Dianne Oyama Dixon
    • Carrier 1's wife
    • (as Dianne O. Dixon)
    Loni Kaye Harkless
    • Secretary
    Louise Lorimer
    Louise Lorimer
    • Fox
    • Director
      • Robert Aldrich
    • Writers
      • Joseph Wambaugh(novel) (screenplay)
      • Christopher Knopf(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Author Joseph Wambaugh disowned, disavowed, and de-credited himself from this adaptation of his book "The Choirboys". Wambaugh was so incensed with this adaptation of his book, considering it to be such a poor adaption, that he sued the production, and was successful in having his name removed from the film's credits.
    • Goofs
      When Sgt. Yanov reads roll call at the beginning of the movie, he calls out 16 names, but there are 26 men in the room.
    • Quotes

      Roscoe Rules: [attempting reverse psychology on a female attempting to jump from a roof] Go ahead, Bitch. Jump!

      [she jumps]

    • Connections
      Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      I've Got a Crush on You
      Music by George Gershwin

      Lyric by Ira Gershwin

      Performed by Vic Tayback

      Published by New World/Harms

      [Zoony sings the song in the public men's room]

    User reviews33

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    5/10
    Two movies in one.
    "The Choirboys" is essentially made of two different movies: the first half (and more) is a plotless, "Police Academy" -type (even if it was made several years earlier) comedy, and a fairly consistently UNfunny one, too. It's not that the gags aim mostly at a juvenile level (which they do); it's that they are simply not funny 90% of the time. In its second hour, the movie takes a sharp left turn toward drama, and surprisingly this part works better. But beware! There is a truly immoral finale that will annoy you if you take it seriously. (**)
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    • Sep 21, 2002

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    • Release date
      • April 14, 1978 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Vietnamese
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • The Choirboys
    • Filming locations
      • Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Lorimar Productions
      • Airone Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $6,500,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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