Directed by Peter Hyams
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, MGM Limited Edition Collection)
Elliott Gould and Robert Blake are vice officers working the streets of LA. Most of the time they bust prostitutes and pimps, but when someone in the police hierarchy starts tampering with evidence and trials they get suspicious. A massage parlor bust uncovers drugs and leads to a chase through a crowded produce market. After their efforts get them demoted, they set their sights on the corrupt police brass responsible. One of the best "buddy cop" films to come out of the 70s: Gould and Blake have terrific chemistry. Peter Hyams is one of the more underrated directors, this being his feature film debut after a couple of TV movies, who went on to make Capricorn One, probably his best film and also starring Gould, as well as 2010, the sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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