Freebie and the Bean (1974)

Film details

Featuring

Alan Arkin James Caan Loretta Swit
Director

Richard Rush
Country

USA
Year

1974
Genres

Crime Action and Adventure
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

Boys' Night In Alternative

Introduction

A good decade or so before Lethal Weapon came this proto buddy-cop movie from Richard Rush. It’s big, broad, brash and frequently breathtakingly un-PC. However, the chaotic action is glorious, straddling a bonkers line between 70s grit and outright slapstick silliness. Arkin and Caan are a joy to watch and the chases when they come are joyously OTT.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Bean
    
    Alan Arkin
  - Freebie
    
    James Caan
  - Mrs Meyers
    
    Loretta Swit
  - Red Meyers
    
    Jack Kruschen
  - Lt. Rosen
    
    Mike Kellin
  - Whitey
    
    Paul Koslo
  - Freebie's girl
    
    Linda Marsh
  - Meyer's chauffeur
    
    John Garwood
  - district attorney
    
    Alex Rocco
  - Bean's wife
    
    Valerie Harper
  - transvestite
    
    Christopher Morley
  - ambulance attendant
    
    Gary Kent
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Richard Rush
  - 2nd Unit Director
    
    Chuck Bail
  - Assistant Director
    
    Christopher H. Seitz
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Warner Bros.
  - Executive Producer
    
    Floyd Mutrux
  - Producer
    
    Richard Rush
  - Associate producer/production manager
    
    Tony Ray
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Robert Kaufman
  - Original story
    
    Floyd Mutrux
  Photography:
  - Photography
    
    László Kovács
  Special Effects:
  - Special Effects
    
    Sass Bedig
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Fredric Steinkamp
  - Editor
    
    Michael S. Mclean
  Design:
  - Art Director
    
    Hilyard Brown
  - Set Decorator
    
    Ruby Levitt
  Music:
  - Music
    
    Dominic Frontière
  Sound:
  - Sound
    
    Barry Thomas
  Stunts:
  - Stunt Co-ordinator
    
    Chuck Bail
  Visitor to set:
  - Film Industry Visitor
    
    Walter Matthau