Mitchell (1975)

User Rating:

2.2/10   

Director:

Andrew V. McLaglen

Writer:

Ian Kennedy Martin (written by)

Release Date:

10 September 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Action | Drama

Tagline:

Murder...Cops...and Corruption

Plot:

A detective goes after big-time drug dealers.

Plot Keywords:

Double Cross | Burglar | Exploding Car | Helicopter | Unintentional Humor

Cast

Joe Don Baker	...	Mitchell
Martin Balsam	...	James Arthur Cummings
John Saxon	...	Walter Deaney
Linda Evans	...	Greta
Merlin Olsen	...	Benton
Morgan Paull	...	Salvatore Mistretta
Harold J. Stone	...	Tony Gallano
Robert Phillips	...	Chief Albert Pallin
Buck Young	...	Det. Aldridge
Rayford Barnes	...	Det. Tyzack
Todd Bass	...	Child
Jerry Hardin	...	Desk Sergeant
Lillian McBride	...	Rich Lady (as Lilyan MacBride)
Rob Narke	...	Customs Officer (as Robin Narke)
Sidney Clute	...	Rudy Moran

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Norway:16 (theatrical rating) (cut) (1984) | Norway:(Banned) (1976-1984) (cinema release) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Finland:K-16 | USA:R | Norway:16 (video) (1983)

Filming Locations:

Calabasas, California, USA

Company:

Allied Artists Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: When the police helicopter takes off from Mistretta's house it is late evening, but every subsequent shot is mid-day.

Quotes:

Cummings: Watch out for falling rocks.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Projected Man (#10.1)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Mitchell

Wow

Awful. Gloriously, fabulously awful. My-my-my-my goodness this was a piece of work... If the hideousness of this movie had been intentional, I doubt it would be so amazingly funny. I laughed so hard I almost passed out. What I wouldn't give for "Mitchell 2: the Geritol Years."