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Director:
Andrew V. McLaglen
Writer:
Ian Kennedy Martin (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
10 September 1975 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Action | Drama more
Tagline:
Murder...Cops...and Corruption more
Plot:
A detective goes after big-time drug dealers. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Bad film, worse fashion more (109 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
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
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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
97 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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 more
Company:
Allied Artists Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The first shot of Mitchell climbing down the rope from the helicopter is clearly not of actor Joe Don Baker, but a much more fit stunt man wearing a watch cap. more
Quotes:
Chief Pallin: People don't like you, Mitchell. I don't care for you much myself. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Beginning of the End (#6.17)" (1993) more
Soundtrack:
Mitchell more

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Bad film, worse fashion, 11 August 2006
2/10
Author: bkoganbing from Buffalo, New York

Joe Don Baker's biggest mistake in his career was to not do those succeeding Walking Tall films. If the choice was for him to make films like Mitchell than he should have stuck with Buford Pusser.

Mitchell is a Dirty Harry like cop without Clint Eastwood's sense of style. Either in the way he takes down the bad guys or in his wardrobe. Baker wears some of the worst sports jackets I've ever seen on anyone in film. He really needed a visit from the Fab Five.

Mitchell is taken off a homicide that John Saxon committed because Saxon has too much juice in the department. He's put on surveillance of Martin Balsam and open surveillance at that. The object being to rattle drug kingpin Balsam who's having his own problems.

It gets dumber and dumberer after that as Mitchell combines the cases. And the ending is a total ripoff from Key Largo.

Joe Don Baker never did become the really big star that Walking Tall was to be the springboard for and films like Mitchell are the reason why.

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