Fuzz (1972)
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Fuzz treads the line between raucous comedy and gut-churning melodrama. Based on an "87th Precinct" novel by Ed McBain (aka Evan Hunter), the film stars Burt Reynolds and Jack Weston as, respectively, detectives Steve Carella and Meyer Meyer. Their current assignment is to bring in Deaf… More Fuzz treads the line between raucous comedy and gut-churning melodrama. Based on an "87th Precinct" novel by Ed McBain (aka Evan Hunter), the film stars Burt Reynolds and Jack Weston as, respectively, detectives Steve Carella and Meyer Meyer. Their current assignment is to bring in Deaf Man (Yul Brynner), a mad bomber who has been targeting politicians. A subplot concerning a couple of punks who get their kicks by setting fire to sleeping winos is dramatically justified by the main storyline, but it was this element that caused a lot of trouble for the producers of Fuzz when a pair of real-life teenagers decided to imitate the film. On a lighter note, Raquel Welch co-stars as Detective Eileen McHenry, who is obliged to go undercover -- and under covers -- with fellow officer Bert Kling (Tom Skerritt). And as a bonus, viewers are treated to Burt Reynolds' first "drag" scene. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Richard A. Colla
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Comedy
- In Theaters
- May 14, 1972 Wide
- On DVD
- Feb 6, 2001
- Studio
- MGM
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Cast
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Burt Reynolds
as Detective Steve Carella
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Jack Weston
as Detective Meyer Meyer
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Tom Skerritt
as Detective Bert Kling
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Yul Brynner
as El Sordo
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Raquel Welch
as Detective Eileen McHenry
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James McEachin
as Detective Arthur Brown
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Neile Adams
as Teddy Carella
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Roy Applegate
as Patrolman Cramer
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Martine Bartlett
as Sadie
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Larry Barton
as Bald Man
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Cal Bellini
as Ahmad
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Mia Bendixsen
as Little Girl
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Peter Brocco
as Man with Garbage
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Norman Burton
as Police Commissioner
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Dominic Chianese
as Panhandler
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Gino Conforti
as Painter
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Cay Forester
as Mrs. Scanlon
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Dan Frazer
as Lt. Byrnes
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David Fresco
as John Vicenzo
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Russ Grieve
as Deputy Mayor
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Gerald Hiken
as Painter
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Steve Ihnat
as Detective Andy Parker
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Tom Lawrence
as Patrolman Crosby
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Britt Leach
as Detective
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Athena Lorde
as Mrs. Jefferson
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William Martel
as Mayor's Bodyguard
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Gary Morgan
as Jimmy
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Stewart Moss
as Detective Hal Willis
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Harold Oblong
as Detective
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Jack Perkins
as Parks Commissioner
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Albert Popwell
as Lewis
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Bert Remsen
as Sgt. Murchison
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George Reynolds
as Tiny
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Richard Stahl
as Vagrant
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Bunny Summers
as Mrs. Cooper
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Felipe Turich
as Puerto Rican Prisoner
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Charles Tyner
as Pete Schroeder
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James Victor
as Patrolman Gomez
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Peter Bonerz
as Buck
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Brian Doyle-Murray
as Detective
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Don Gordon
as Anthony La Bresca
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Robert Jaffe
as Alan Parry
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Charles Martin Smith
as Baby
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Roy Morton
as Rapist
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Vince Howard
as Patrolman Marshall
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J.S. Johnson
as Telephone Technician
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Neile McQueen
as Teddy Carella
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Vincent VanLynn
as Henry Jefferson
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Charlie Picerni
as Chauffeur
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Tamara
as Rochelle