I really loved when he was walking in his old neighborhood the fruit market he sees people that he knew from when he grew up the old store merchant sweeping up and the old Italian lady at the produce stand then the old Italian old school Barber taps on the window to get his attention to get him in the Barber shop to tell him about a lot of jumpy wise guys with guns and he needs to watch his back that old man is so authentic that is my Barber 💈 I go to a old school Italian Barber it really connects with me because that is really how those barbers are and they do give intel to the cops I love this movie every thing about it I can relate too I have done some off the books wheelman driving for getaways
The 1st realistic car chase I saw in a movie .. it was on TV when I was little ..The way he slams in the back of the truck trailer & gets up & brushes off the glass & is ready to go again '' ... Buddy played by Roy Scheider ..probably my fav cop from a movie , right up there with Al's Serpico ☺
Bill Hickman, who was driving the Lynch car, also was driving the Charger in Bullitt, also drove in the French Connection. He was the top Car stunt Driver in Hollywood for many years. He also was following James Dean the night he was killed.
You're right about Roy Schieder he had an everyman quality combined with screen presence.Love all the praise for Lynch and Spinell as you said, always worth watching.I like plenty of modern movies but this period had the most interesting actors and sets.Compare the city and co stars of the first two Rocky movies with those of later installments. I really don't think we have the likes of Richard Lynch or Roy Schieder now It will be a sad day when we lose Robert Duval or Gene Hackman two great examples of a more real period and representation in entertainment.
The biggest problem this movie had was its competition at the time! It was competing for box office dollars with 'Serpico', 'Mean Streets', and 'Magnum Force'.
Nice review....I share your opinions entirely....By far, the best car chase of any movie anytime. The realism of the chase being on crowded streets vs. empty ones has never been matched. I'm not sure how on earth they choreographed all of those movements thru traffic or coordinated all those cars, unless, as they did in the French Connection, they just did it without any coordination or permits and took their chances.
Just finished watching this excellent film. Other than the superb cast, what I really loved was how it was a pure cops and gangsters film. The cops were always cops and the gangsters were always gangsters. It completely stayed focused on the Seven-Ups bringing down criminals. Almost have to wonder if Shawn Ryan saw this before creating the Strike Force unit in his television series The Shield.
I've only seen it once, in the late '90s, possibly a TV cut (I think it was on AMC back when they still were a movie channel). Enjoyable, very '70s, and Roy Scheider was amazing. I think I prefer Charles Bronson's cop movie from the same year, The Stone Killer, but both are worthwhile. The one thing I didn't get (and, again, possibly a TV cut, so maybe this just wasn't in the version I saw) was Roy Scheider's bizarre haircut. He had his usual Roy Scheider hair, except the area where someone would wear a yarmulke was shaved short. And there was never any comment on this or reason for it, unless his character was supposed to be Jewish.
Excellent, fantastic movie. One of the best from Roy Scheider!!!! Never get tired of watching this movie!!!
I really loved when he was walking in his old neighborhood the fruit market he sees people that he knew from when he grew up the old store merchant sweeping up and the old Italian lady at the produce stand then the old Italian old school Barber taps on the window to get his attention to get him in the Barber shop to tell him about a lot of jumpy wise guys with guns and he needs to watch his back that old man is so authentic that is my Barber 💈 I go to a old school Italian Barber it really connects with me because that is really how those barbers are and they do give intel to the cops I love this movie every thing about it I can relate too I have done some off the books wheelman driving for getaways
The 1st realistic car chase I saw in a movie .. it was on TV when I was little ..The way he slams in the back of the truck trailer & gets up & brushes off the glass & is ready to go again '' ... Buddy played by Roy Scheider ..probably my fav cop from a movie , right up there with Al's Serpico ☺
Why is the thumbs-up turned off
Bill Hickman, who was driving the Lynch car, also was driving the Charger in Bullitt, also drove in the French Connection. He was the top Car stunt Driver in Hollywood for many years. He also was following James Dean the night he was killed.
You're right about Roy Schieder he had an everyman quality combined with screen presence.Love all the praise for Lynch and Spinell as you said, always worth watching.I like plenty of modern movies but this period had the most interesting actors and sets.Compare the city and co stars of the first two Rocky movies with those of later installments. I really don't think we have the likes of Richard Lynch or Roy Schieder now It will be a sad day when we lose Robert Duval or Gene Hackman two great examples of a more real period and representation in entertainment.
The biggest problem this movie had was its competition at the time! It was competing for box office dollars with 'Serpico', 'Mean Streets', and 'Magnum Force'.
Say how come Seven Up didn't have there ad in this movie?
I saw Coca Cola, but you are right, they missed a trick there !
Excellent movie watched it recently, pure brilliant story & acting A+++++++++
Nice review....I share your opinions entirely....By far, the best car chase of any movie anytime. The realism of the chase being on crowded streets vs. empty ones has never been matched. I'm not sure how on earth they choreographed all of those movements thru traffic or coordinated all those cars, unless, as they did in the French Connection, they just did it without any coordination or permits and took their chances.
All That Jazz
Just finished watching this excellent film. Other than the superb cast, what I really loved was how it was a pure cops and gangsters film. The cops were always cops and the gangsters were always gangsters. It completely stayed focused on the Seven-Ups bringing down criminals.
Almost have to wonder if Shawn Ryan saw this before creating the Strike Force unit in his television series The Shield.
I've only seen it once, in the late '90s, possibly a TV cut (I think it was on AMC back when they still were a movie channel). Enjoyable, very '70s, and Roy Scheider was amazing. I think I prefer Charles Bronson's cop movie from the same year, The Stone Killer, but both are worthwhile.
The one thing I didn't get (and, again, possibly a TV cut, so maybe this just wasn't in the version I saw) was Roy Scheider's bizarre haircut. He had his usual Roy Scheider hair, except the area where someone would wear a yarmulke was shaved short. And there was never any comment on this or reason for it, unless his character was supposed to be Jewish.
Don't talk with your sunglasses on.
You advertise the FULL MOVIE but all we get is you & what you think of the movie! What a let down. Movie critic you ain’t! You both are BORING!