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Director:
James Burrows
Writer:
Francis Veber (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
30 April 1982 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Tagline:
The oddest team on the squad and the funniest cops in America. more
Plot:
Benson is a police detective. After a series of murders in the Gay community he is ordered to go undercover... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
A cop's life can be pretty 'gay' sometimes! more (13 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)

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
Carl Kraines ... Aide #1
Bob Ozman ... Detective
Carol Williard ... Officer
Gene Ross ... Cop
Douglas Bruce ... Cop
Bill Cross ... Cop
Craig Shreeve ... Cop
Gregory Hodal ... Cop (as Gregory L. Hodal)
Iris Albanti ... Jogger
Bob Bigelow ... Man on Balcony
John Garber ... Body Builder
Sherrie Lessard ... Telephone Operator
Ed McCready ... Doorman
Jackie Millines ... Photo Assistant
Ray Sanders ... Muscle Man
Luis Torres ... Pablo
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Bridget Fonda ... (unconfirmed)
Wendy Hughes ... (unconfirmed)
Sydney Lassick ... Photo Shoot Assistant (uncredited)
Mark Stern ... Showboat (uncredited)
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Directed by
James Burrows 
 
Writing credits
Francis Veber (written by)

Produced by
Mitchell L. Gamson .... associate producer
Aaron Russo .... producer
Francis Veber .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Georges Delerue 
 
Cinematography by
Victor J. Kemper (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Danford B. Greene 
Stephen Lovejoy 
 
Production Design by
Richard Sylbert 
 
Set Decoration by
George Gaines 
 
Costume Design by
Wayne A. Finkelman  (as Wayne Finkleman)
 
Makeup Department
John Norin .... makeup artist
Hallie Smith-Simmons .... makeup artist: Mr. O'Neal
 
Production Management
Mitchell L. Gamson .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Thomas Lofaro .... assistant director
David Valdes .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Cliff Bernay .... property master
Sharmagne Leland-St. John .... pre-production assistant
 
Sound Department
John Agalsoff Jr. .... boom operator
Don Digirolamo .... sound re-recording mixer
Robert Glass .... sound re-recording mixer
Cecelia Hall .... sound effects editor
Robert Knudson .... sound re-recording mixer (as Buzz Knudson)
Pat Mitchell .... sound mixer
George Watters II .... sound effects editor
 
Special Effects by
Kevin Pike .... special effects supervisor (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Ralph Garrett .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Earl Gilbert .... gaffer
Gaylin P. Schultz .... key grip (as Gaylin Schultz)
 
Casting Department
Valorie Massalas .... additional casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gordon Brockway .... wardrobe: men
Kathy Litten .... wardrobe: women
 
Editorial Department
Alexandra Leviloff .... assistant editor (as Alexandria Leviloff)
 
Music Department
Jack Hayes .... special orchestrator
Milton Lustig .... music editor
 
Transportation Department
Sam Edelman .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Christine Hadzick .... assistant: Aaron Russo
Joe O'Har .... location manager
Margaret Tary .... script supervisor
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-16 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
San Diego, California, USA
Company:
Paramount Pictures more

Fun Stuff

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. more
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!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The Celluloid Closet (1995) more

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9 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
A cop's life can be pretty 'gay' sometimes!, 6 January 1999
5/10
Author: Antje from USA

John Hurt and Ryan O'Neill as a very odd couple. Kerwin (Hurt) and Benson (O 'Neill) both cops are determined to solve a case together. So far nothing unusual... The problem is the victim is a homosexual living in a gay community and Benson and Kerwin have to investigate undercover. So all they have to do is pretend to be a happy gay couple. For Kerwin not too bad. He is gay. But for Benson... He is as straight as straight gets...

Actual the story of the movie is not the deepest. What made the movie funny for me was the problems Benson had pretending to be a gay man and the development of their "relationship" And really it has some nice gags.

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