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Freebie and the Bean (1974) 6.5
San Francisco police detectives Freebie and Bean are determined to bust local crime boss Red Meyers at any cost, even if this means destroying the whole city in the process. Director:Richard Rush |
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Cast
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| Loretta Swit | ... |
Mildred - Meyers' Wife
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| Jack Kruschen | ... |
Red Meyers
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Lt. Rosen
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Whitey
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Linda Marsh | ... |
Barbara - Freebie's Girl
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Chauffeur
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D.A.
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| Valerie Harper | ... |
Consuelo - Bean's Wife
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Christopher Morley | ... |
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Bruce Mackey | ... |
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Monty Stickles | ... |
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Charles Bail | ... |
Cadillac Salesman
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Eddy Donno | ... |
Bag Man
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Freebie and Bean, two San Francisco police detectives, have one goal in life: to bring down Red Meyers, a local hijacking boss. After many fruitless months they finally collect an important piece of evidence. However, before they can get an arrest warrant, they hear the news of the hitman being hired to kill Meyers. Written by Dragan Antulov <dragan.antulov@altbbs.fido.hr>
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25 December 1974 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Plans to distribute the film early in 1974 were abandoned due to concerns about competition with Peter Hyams' similar film, Busting. Freebie and the Bean was released as a Christmas release in 1974. See more »Goofs
Bean's suspect end his run on a restaurant kitchen stove and sizzling is heard on the soundtrack. When Bean removes him from the burners there is no burn damage to the man's body or shirt. See more »Quotes
Freebie: Hi, Fred. We got a little accident. Could you send a tow truck, please, to 618 Elm Street? Hold it. It's the, uh, third floor, apartment 304.See more »
This movie is both odd and quite funny. I saw Freebie And The Bean at the theater and laughed so hard I was actually asked to leave.
It's always a pleasure to watch Alan Arkin work, and he works so well playing off James Caan, who's fantastic in this film, too. Be forewarned, though, if you're bothered by things politically incorrect, you may be offended by Freebie And The Bean.
The story is unimportant because it's the comic skits that make this movie work. Freebie (James Caan) is part of a detective team who thinks the major part of his benefit package is whatever he can walk away with, while Bean (Alan Arkin) plods along worrying that his wife is having an affair with the landscaper. Freebie and the Bean crashing their car off an overpass and into the upper floor of an apartment building, Freebie giving Bean a fashion lesson about why buttons don't fall off of expensive shirts, or Bean grilling his wife, played by Valerie Harper, attempting to catch her in a lie about the suspected affair....these are worth watching the film for and are some of the funniest scenes I've ever seen. Keep in mind, though, this movie is quite violent and there's this fantastic trans-gendered character who seems to offend alot of folks as well.
I'll own this movie as soon as it comes out on DVD and I totally recommend it.