Hustle (1975)

67% of critics liked it
(6 reviews)
47% of users liked it
(1,211 ratings)

Director Robert Aldrich (The Longest Yard) re-unites with Burt Reynolds for this hard-edged neo-noir. Lieutenant Phil Gaines (Reynolds) is a cynical Los Angeles police detective amorously involved with an icewater-veined Parisian call girl, Nicole Britton (Catherine Deneuve). On the job, he begins… More Director Robert Aldrich (The Longest Yard) re-unites with Burt Reynolds for this hard-edged neo-noir. Lieutenant Phil Gaines (Reynolds) is a cynical Los Angeles police detective amorously involved with an icewater-veined Parisian call girl, Nicole Britton (Catherine Deneuve). On the job, he begins to investigate the shady death of a teenage girl that appears to lead straight to Leo Sellers (Eddie Albert), an attorney with a frightening number of connections. The problem is, Nicole herself has a direct connection to the case - Leo is one of her clients. Meanwhile, Marty Hollinger (Ben Johnson), the victim's father, decides to undertake a grassroots investigation of his own - little realizing that his seemingly murdered daughter was in up to her neck with prostitution, porno movie acting, and dancing as a stripper, facts which suggest that she may have offed herself. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 2 hr.
Directed By: Robert Aldrich
Written By: Steve Shagan
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

In Theaters: Dec 25, 1975 Wide
On DVD: Jun 21, 2005

Critic Reviews

Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com
Robert Aldrich's Hustle is an honest and profoundly sad movie about how the legal system favors those with money, power and connections over those who don't. One of Burt's best and most underrated films.
Michael Szymanski, Wordmag.com
Big name stars star in this sleazy romp to L.A.'s strip joints and porno houses...
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
Thirty years on, however, its integrity and patience look positively masterful.
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...plays like nothing more than a vanity project for star Burt Reynolds.
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
a film that wasted the talent of French star Deneuve, who never pursued a successful career in Hollywood
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Burt is credible as the disillusioned cop who feels ashamed that he's pimping for a corrupt system.

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Cast

            Burt Reynolds as Lt. Phil Gaines

            Catherine Deneuve as Nicole

            Ben Johnson as Marty Hollinger

            Paul Winfield as Sgt. Louis Belgrave

            Eileen Brennan as Paula Hollinger

            Eddie Albert as Leo Sellers

            Ernest Borgnine as Santoro

            Catherine Bach as Peggy Summers

            Jack Carter as Herbie Dalitz

            Sharon Kelly as Gloria Hollinger

            James Hampton as Bus Driver

            David Spielberg as Bellamy

            Don 'Red' Barry as Airport Bartender

            Hal Baylor as Police Captain

            Don Billett as Cop in T-Shirt

            Peter Brandon as Minister

            Victoria Carroll as Guest

            David Estridge as Albino

            Med Flory as Cop beating Albino

            John Furlong as Waiter

            Alvin Hammer as Liquor Store clerk

            Chuck Hayward as Morgue Attendant

            Karl Lukas as Charley

            George Memmoli as Foot Fetish Man

            Dick Miller
            
            Patrice Rohmer as Linda a Dancer

            John Duke Russo as Man in Phone Booth

            Queenie Smith as Customer

            Naomi Stevens as Woman Hostage

            Dino Washington as Cop in Elevator

            Fred Willard as Interrogator

            Dave Willock as Liquor Store Clerk

            Jason Wingreen as Jim Lang

            Robert Englund as Holdup Man

            Steve Shaw as Cop in Elevator

            Ben Young as First Detective

            Thad Geer as 2nd Holdup Man

            Marilyn Moe as Customer

            Ron Nyman as Pan Am Clerk

            Colleen Brennan
            
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