by Clarke Fountain
synopsis
This comedy affectionately spoofs police dramas and boasts a screenplay by Evan Hunter, the real name behind the detective novels of "Ed McBain," whose works were extremely popular in Germany, giving rise to over thirty films. In this story, The Deaf Man (Yul Brynner) repeatedly targets local politicians for bombings, and detectives Carella, Meyer, Brown and King (Burt Reynolds, Jack Weston, James McEachin and Tom Skerritt) are the policemen assigned to track him down. All are distracted by the charms of Detective McHenry (Raquel Welch). Though nothing runs smoothly at the stationhouse, the search continues.
characteristics
- Rogue Cops
- Fighting The System
- Going Undercover
- Under-cover
- Robber
- Suicidal
- Suicide
- Promiscuity
- Theft
- Thief
- Political
- Heist
- Family
- Cop
- Investigator
