★ 7 / 10
Entertaining (dark comedy) heist film by NYC police
R T
Entertaining (dark comedy) heist film by NYC police partners who think they can retire by fooling the Mafia. Of course this is fiction, but I found the film…
Entertaining (dark comedy) heist film by NYC police partners who think they can retire by fooling the Mafia. Of course this is fiction, but I found the film worth the watch.
[img]http://i.ebayimg.com/t/1973-Cliff-Gorman-Cops-And-Robbers-Original-Signed-Autographed-Photo-147U-/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/$(KGrHqR,!pgE7BcvjGEHBO9Jj,wu2w~~60_35.JPG[/img] Our pair of ambitous cops
Fast paced, never a dull moment. From the first minutes, you know this is dangerous business and risky too. Never heard of this one, but was worth the wait. Might be called improbable by many film buffs, but still it's well made.
Michel Legrand, (Summer of '42, etc.) famous music composer of the time did the film. See the NYTimes review below.
[img]https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSARIILl-scSfkAPDNqXV-ubtqq_tQEaQyrpM3CgRmnUL-PwabRKA[/img] A escape scene near the end of the film
REVIEWS:
1 The New York Times: "If anybody had told me even a week ago about a funny, exciting, semi-plausible, exceptionally intelligent caper movie, I would not have believed him. "Cops and Robbers," despite its title, and despite the slightly dumb-dumb ad campaign that is introducing it, is all those good things and more. It is uncommonly well acted. And it is the first movie in a long time to understand, rather than merely to exploit, its New York City locales."--- Greenspun, Roger (August 16, 1973).
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SEE it all here at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHDZIlzROVU
"Tom and Joe are disillusioned New York cops who decide to pull off one big robbery in their uniforms and retire on the proceeds. Bearer bonds are what the local Mafia boss will buy, so that's what they go for. Central Park is the location for the switch." --- wikipedia
Cliff Gorman - Tom
Joseph Bologna - Joe
Charlene Dallas - Secretary
James Ferguson - Liquor Store Clerk
Frances Foster - Bleeding Lady
Gayle Gorman - Mary
Walt Gorney - Wino
George Harris II - Harry
Ellen Holly - Ms. Wells
Randy Jurgensen - Randy
[img]http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/D9e9nBxN8dQ/hqdefault.jpg[/img] Despite the red neckerchiefs on thier faces here, they never wore this in the movie
Directed by
Aram Avakian
Produced by
Elliott Kastner
George Pappas
Written by
Donald E. Westlake
Music by
Michel Legrand
Cinematography
David L. Quaid
Editing by
Barry Malkin
Distributed by
United Artists
Release date(s)
August 15, 1973 (New York City)
August 17, 1973 (U.S. wide)
February 25, 1974 (Sweden)
March 29, 1974 (Finland)
Running time
89 min.
Country
United States
Language
English
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★ 8 / 10
The 1970s were a golden period for offbeat
R T
The 1970s were a golden period for offbeat and interesting films and it was probably the last time that directors held all the aces when it came to getting…
The 1970s were a golden period for offbeat and interesting films and it was probably the last time that directors held all the aces when it came to getting certain films made .
This neglected little gem certainly proves the argument as celebrated crime writer Donald E Westlake turned in this interesting spin on the heist movie.
Tom and Joe are two hardworking New York cops who are tired of taking on dangerous cases for little reward and seeing the mean streets of New York get considerably meaner.
When Joe holds up a Liquor store and gets away with it, Tom hits on a plan to rob a secure office of Barrow bonds and then fence them to a vain gangster .
What follows is a whipsmart heist film with plenty of drama and some comedy along the way .
Cliff Gorman and Joseph Bologna are excellent as the two robbing cops and the film is full of New York character actors who always pop up in films like this througout the 70s.
The direction is a little wonky in places but on the whole this is a real entertaning little crime movie.
★ 2 / 10
Cops and Robbers is a disappointing film. It
ashley h
Cops and Robbers is a disappointing film. It is about two disillusioned New York City policemen plan a ten million dollar robbery to fuel their low pensions.…
Cops and Robbers is a disappointing film. It is about two disillusioned New York City policemen plan a ten million dollar robbery to fuel their low pensions. Joseph Bologna and Cliff Gorman give horrible performances. The script is badly written. Aram Avakian did a terrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture.
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