Brannigan (1975)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Douglas Hickox

Writers:

Christopher Trumbo (story) and
Michael Butler (story) ...

Release Date:

26 March 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Big Jim Brannigan takes on London - Chicago Style !

Plot:

Jim Brannigan is sent to London to bring back an American mobster who is being held for extradition...

Plot Keywords:

London | Chicago Illinois | Police | American Abroad | Sergeant

Cast

John Wayne	...	Lt. Jim Brannigan
Richard Attenborough	...	Cmdr. Charles Swann
Judy Geeson	...	DS Jennifer Thatcher
Mel Ferrer	...	Mel Fields
John Vernon	...	Ben Larkin
Daniel Pilon	...	John Gorman
John Stride	...	Insp. Michael Traven
James Booth	...	Charlie Caine
Arthur Batanides	...	Angell
Ralph Meeker	...	Capt. Moretti
Barry Dennen	...	Julian
Lesley-Anne Down	...	Luana (as Lesley Anne Down)
Pauline Delaney	...	Mrs. Cooper (as Pauline Delany)
Del Henney	...	Drexel
Brian Glover	...	Jimmy the Bet

Also Known As:

Joe Battle

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #24041) | Iceland:16 | West Germany:16 (nf) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Battersea, London, England, UK

Company:

Levy-Gardner-Laven

Trivia:

The production was difficult for John Wayne since he had heart problems and had just recovered from a severe bout of pneumonia.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: One of Larkin's henchmen falls from a window; the dummy that takes his place for the impact shot lands head-first and crumples unrealistically.

Quotes:

Det. Sgt. Jennifer Thatcher: [quoting her father] The problem with you Yanks is: 'you're oversexed, overpaid and over here'.
Brannigan: I walked into that one, didn't I?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Soundtrack:

Let the Sunshine In

Another good cop movie for Wayne.

In Brannigan, Wayne plays the role of Jim Brannigan, an American cop who goes to London to capture a runaway fugitive played by John Vernon. Wayne soon finds out that London cops are not at all alike American cops. Most of the English cops don't carry a gun and Richard Attenbourough made sure that Wayne didn't use it unless absolutely necessary. Brannigan's partner well played by Judy Geeson is more like a shaparone then a partner because she drives him everywhere and works along side of him to make sure he behaves himself. Wayne also get's in a wild car chase in the busy London streets. With a farly good screenplay and a good 70's score by Dominic Frontiere, this film is worth three stars.