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Information
- Year
- 1974
- Runtime
- 90 min.
- Director
- Gordon Parks
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama, Comedy, Thriller
- Rating *
- 6.6
- Votes *
- 598
- Checks
- 91
- Favs
- 4
- Dislikes
- 2
- Favs/checks
- 4.4% (1:23)
- Favs/dislikes
- 2:1
Top comments
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Siskoid
Because it's based on a true story (or to be fair, a true biased account of a true story), The Super Cops has a very loose plot, with a rather episodic structure, but what a rollicking entertainment anyway! Though Greenberg and Hantz weren't quite as pure as the movie would have it, this is as close to what real maverick cops would be like, breaking the rules because it's in their nature, but also because the system is broken and it's the only way to get results. There are a lot of clever ruses, but at the same time, they have their share of failures. If it feels real despite the kind of crazy exploitation vibes, it's really because of Ron Leibman's performance. Here's a man who talks a good game - he's definitely the Bugs Bunny of the duo, as much as he is "Batman" - but you can see the fear behind his eyes. He looks unhinged, but it's because he's a trapped animal, his mind racing to find an escape to the dangerous situations he finds--no, PUTS himself in. Leibman went on work on TV a lot, and I remember him as one of those quintessential lawyer / doctor character actors of the small screen, but based on this and Norma Rae alone, I feel like he should have had a much bigger movie career. Very fun stuff. 3 years 11 months ago -
