Partners (1982/I)

Director:

James Burrows

Writer:

Francis Veber (written by)

Release Date:

30 April 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The oddest team on the squad and the funniest cops in America.

Plot:

Benson is a police detective. After a series of murders in the Gay community he is ordered to go undercover...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Homosexual | Gay Lead Character | Gay Interest | Gay Stereotype

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ryan O'Neal	...	Sgt. Benson
John Hurt	...	Kerwin
Kenneth McMillan	...	Chief Wilkins
Robyn Douglass	...	Jill
Jay Robinson	...	Halderstam
Denise Galik	...	Clara
Joseph R. Sicari	...	Walter
Michael McGuire	...	Monroe
Rick Jason	...	Douglas
James Remar	...	Edward K. Petersen
Jennifer Ashley	...	Secretary
Darrell Larson	...	Al
Tony March	...	Aide #2
Seamon Glass	...	Gillis
Steven Reisch	...	Counter Boy

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

San Diego, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Goofs:

Factual errors: Pull-down blinds in the photographer's darkroom aren't anywhere close to being able to shut out the light that would ruin film she was developing.

Quotes:

Kerwin: Have you got anything you can change into?
Benson: Why?
Kerwin: So you look sexy! Well, I mean, you're all we've got!

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Celluloid Closet (1995)

touching and fun

I think "Partners" is an absolutely sweet movie, well balanced with a great John Hurt and the ending is really, really touching *tissues* ^_~ (and for the record, no I'm not a gay man, I'm a het gurl ^^)