Freebie and the Bean (1974)
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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, Rovi
- Starring:
- Alan Arkin, James Caan, (more)
- Director(s):
- Richard Rush
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
Synopsis of Freebie and the Bean
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, Rovi
Complete Cast of Freebie and the Bean
- Alan Arkin - Bean
- Loretta Swit - Meyers' Wife
- Mike Kellin - Lt. Rosen
- Maurice Argent - Tailor
- Eddy Donno - Bag Man
- John Powers - Dentist
- Gary Johnson - Liquor Truck Driver
- Frank Orsatti - Laundry Truck Driver
- John Garwood - Chauffeur
- Alex Rocco - District Attorney
- Whitey Hughes - Broder
- Paul Koslo - Whitey
- James Caan - Freebie
- Jack Kruschen - Red Meyers
- Valerie Harper - Bean's Wife
- Jerry Walter - Salesman
- Robert H. Harris - Michigan Phil
- Christopher Morley - Transvestite
- Marvin Walters - Policeman
- Gary Kent - Ambulance Attendant
- Kathryn Witt - Whitey's Girl
- Thomas Huff - Bellboy
- Linda Marsh - Freebie's Girl
- Ted Duncan - Chicken Truck Driver
- Director(s):
- Richard Rush
- Writer(s):
- Robert Kaufman
- Producer(s):
- Richard Rush, Tony Ray
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Language, Not For Children, Violence)
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