Beyond the Law (1967)
Directed by Norman Mailer
Genres - Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Police Comedy, Police Drama |
Run Time - 87 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Author Norman Mailer's sporadic ventures into filmmaking are usually pretty bad, but never without interest. Beyond the Law co-stars Mailer and several of his cronies, including fellow-author George Plimpton and actor Rip Torn. Also in the cast is Beverly Bentley, the onetime Mrs. Mailer. Set in a New York police precinct house, the improvised plotline concerns illicit gambling, motorcycle bums and corrupt city officials. The stilted, self-conscious performances of the cast indicate that Mailer might have been better off with a real script. Only Rip Torn looks as though he's playing a character rather than playing an actor playing a character.
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Keywords
bad-guy-turns-good, lawman, robbery