Freebie and the Bean (1974)
- Starring:
- Alan Arkin, James Caan, (more)
- Director(s):
- Richard Rush
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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Freebie (James Caan) and the Bean (Alan Arkin) are a pair of San Francisco cops. Red Meyers (Jack Kruschen) is the mobster whom Freebie and the Bean would like to see behind bars -- or, failing that, six feet under. Nothing stands in the way of the cops' pursuit of Meyers, meaning that private property is given quite a going-over in this picture. The film's most memorable scene finds Freebie and the Bean crashing their car into a poor schnook's living room. TV favorites Loretta Swit and Valerie Harper play the only female roles worth mentioning. The racist and sexist humor in Freebie and the Bean may not go over as well today as it did in the politically incorrect early '70s. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Alan Arkin - Bean
- Loretta Swit - Meyers' Wife
- Mike Kellin - Lt. Rosen
- Christopher Morley - Transvestite
- Whitey Hughes - Broder
- Jerry Walter - Salesman
- Gary Kent - Ambulance Attendant
- Robert H. Harris - Michigan Phil
- Gary Johnson - Liquor Truck Driver
- John Garwood - Chauffeur
- Alex Rocco - District Attorney
- Thomas Huff - Bellboy
- James Caan - Freebie
- Jack Kruschen - Red Meyers
- Valerie Harper - Bean's Wife
- Maurice Argent - Tailor
- Linda Marsh - Freebie's Girl
- Eddy Donno - Bag Man
- Marvin Walters - Policeman
- John Powers - Dentist
- Frank Orsatti - Laundry Truck Driver
- Kathryn Witt - Whitey's Girl
- Paul Koslo - Whitey
- Ted Duncan - Chicken Truck Driver
- Director(s):
- Richard Rush
- Writer(s):
- Robert Kaufman
- Producer(s):
- Tony Ray, Richard Rush
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Not For Children, Violence, Adult Language)
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