Freebie and the Bean (1974)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Richard Rush

Writers:

Robert Kaufman (writer)
Floyd Mutrux (story)

Release Date:

25 December 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Above all... It's a love story.

Plot:

Freebie and Bean, two San Francisco police detectives, have one goal in life: to bring down Red Meyers...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Stadium | Transvestite | Car Chase | San Francisco California

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win

Cast

Alan Arkin	...	Bean
James Caan	...	Freebie
Loretta Swit	...	Meyers' Wife
Jack Kruschen	...	Red Meyers
Mike Kellin	...	Lt. Rosen
Paul Koslo	...	Whitey
Linda Marsh	...	Freebie's Girl
John Garwood	...	Chauffeur
Alex Rocco	...	D.A.
Valerie Harper	...	Consuelo
Christopher Morley	...	Transvestite
Bruce Mackey	...	Floorwalker
Monty Stickles	...	Texas Brawler
Charles Bail	...	Cadillac Salesman
Eddy Donno	...	Bag Man

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:R | Iceland:12 | Netherlands:18 (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:(Banned) (1974) | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Alco Plaza, San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: When Freebie and the Bean lose the head-on collision battle with the van, their crumbling Ford then makes a right turn down a wrong way street, and collapses on the right-hand side of the street. In the next shot, the car is way on the left and even next to another car which wasn't there previously.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Soundtrack:

When You Need Someone

Don't take it so seriously!

OMG. I can't believe all the chuckleheads banging on about un-pc this and too much violence that. It's a stupid 70's comedy and one of the five best from the 70's - Slapshot, Uptown Saturday Night and Animal House being three others.

You get one choice of your own to add!

I just watched it again today and still enjoyed it as much as when I first saw it in the 70's. Basically it takes the formula for chase gags straight the era of Buster Keaton as such and updates them to the 70's.

I'm still trying to figure out how some people claim that Arkin is a stiff and has no chemistry with Cann. The only better pairing from that period for comedy has been Cosby and Poitier.

I'm also running All In The Family (another celebration of un-PCness) and again, it's dated but I see very few people with the guts to put out that kind of comedy today.