Busting (1974)
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55% of users liked it
(138 ratings)
Peter Hyams made his feature-film directing debut with this clumsily paced crime film concerning two Los Angeles vice-squad detectives. Michael Keneely (Eliott Gould) is the swaggering non-conformist and Patrick Farrel (Robert Blake) is the cocky follower. The two cops live for their work and spend… More Peter Hyams made his feature-film directing debut with this clumsily paced crime film concerning two Los Angeles vice-squad detectives. Michael Keneely (Eliott Gould) is the swaggering non-conformist and Patrick Farrel (Robert Blake) is the cocky follower. The two cops live for their work and spend most of their time busting call girls, massage parlor employees, and homosexuals. Keneely and Farrel eventually come to the conclusion that every criminal act in Los Angeles is due to the efforts of crime lord Carl Rizzo (Allen Garfield). The boys begin to harass Rizzo to the point of distraction, but their singular attempts to arrest Rizzo cause them to become the targets of, not only the criminal population, but the police force as well. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- Peter Hyams
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1974 Wide
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Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Forgettable Blake/Gould hippie generation flick
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Cast
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Elliott Gould
as Keneely
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Robert Blake
as Patrick Farrel
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Allen Garfield
as Rizzo
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Antonio Fargas
as Stephen
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Sid Haig
as Rizzo's Bouncer
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Michael Lerner
as Marvin
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Ron Cummins
as Keneeley's New Partner
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Mimi Doyle
as Mrs. Rosen
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Carl Eller
as Huge Black Man
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Ivor Francis
as Judge Simpson
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John Furlong
as Policeman
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Danny Goldman
as Mr. Crosby
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Kai Hernandez
as Hooker
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Howard Platt
as Carletti
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Logan Ramsey
as Dr. Berman
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Cornelia Sharpe
as Jackie
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Richard X. Slattery
as Desk Sergeant
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William Sylvester
as Mr. Waldman
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Napoleon Whiting
as Rizzo's Butler
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Margo Winkler
as Mrs. Rizzo
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Jessica Rains
as Receptionist
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Erin O'Reilly
as Doris
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Karen Anders
as Nurse
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Frank Farmer
as Rizzo's Connection
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Dee Carroll
as Nurse
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John Lawrence (II)
as Sgt. Kenefick
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Jack Knight
as Hyatt
