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5.5/10 • 42

1972-07-141h 33m

ComedyCrimeDrama

Here comes the fuzz

Police in Boston search for a mad bomber trying to extort money from the city.

Directors
Richard A. Colla
Editors
Robert L. Kimble

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Burt Reynolds

    Burt Reynolds

    Det. Steve Carella

  2. Jack Weston

    Jack Weston

    Det. Meyer Meyer

  3. Tom Skerritt

    Tom Skerritt

    Det. Bert Kling

  4. Raquel Welch

    Raquel Welch

    Det. Eileen McHenry

  5. James McEachin

    James McEachin

    Det. Arthur Brown

  6. Steve Ihnat

    Steve Ihnat

    Det. Andy Parker

  7. Dan Frazer

    Dan Frazer

    Lt. Byrnes

  8. Bert Remsen

    Bert Remsen

    Sgt. Murchison

  9. Stewart Moss

    Stewart Moss

    Det. Hal Willis

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Wuchak

Dec 8, 2020

6/10

87th Precinct yarn set in Boston with Burt Reynolds, Tom Skerritt and Raquel Welch Detectives in Boston have to deal with several typical crime issues in the big city, including a money-hungry killer bomber (Yul Brynner). Burt Reynolds, Tom Skerritt, Raquel Welch and Jack Weston head the cast. "Fuzz" (1972) is an 87th Precinct tale based on the book of the same name and written by the author, Evan Hunter, aka Ed McBain. It’s similar in some ways to other big city detective flicks of that era, like “Bullitt” (1968), Dirty Harry (1971), “The Night Stalker” (1972) and “Deathwish” (1974), but it’s easily the least of these because (1) the attempt to shoehorn humor into the life-or-death proceedings, à la “MASH” (1972), seems forced and (2) the script tries to juggle too many separate incidents with too many characters. One example of the strained humor is the painters working in the headquarters throughout. But some of the humor works. If they would’ve toned down these kinds of artificialities the movie would’ve worked better. But working out the kinks in scripts take time and time means money. In any case, if you can adapt to the movie’s peculiar tone there’s a lot to appreciate here, including the great cast, which includes many recognizable faces, like Charles Martin Smith, Steve Ihnat and Cal Bellini. It’s also worth noting that the film gets better as it moves along with the last act being the best. It was the obvious inspiration for the TV show Hill Street Blues. Fifteen months after its release, 24 year-old Evelyn Wagler was shockingly murdered in the rundown Blue Hill district of Boston in what might have been a copycat crime based on this movies’ depiction of bums doused with gasoline and set ablaze. What made this incident worse was that it appeared to be a racial hate crime, the victim being white and the six teen perps being black, as witnessed by Wagler before she succumbed to her injuries four hours after the crime. The thug scum were never caught. The movie runs 1 hour, 32 minutes. GRADE: B-/C+

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
blackmail