Beyond the Law (1967)
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Author Norman Mailer's sporadic ventures into filmmaking are usually pretty bad, but never without interest. Beyond the Law co-stars Mailer and several of his cronies, including fellow-author George Plimpton and actor Rip Torn. Also in the cast is Beverly Bentley, the onetime Mrs. Mailer. Set in a New York police precinct house, the improvised plotline concerns illicit gambling, motorcycle bums and corrupt city officials. The stilted, self-conscious performances of the cast indicate that Mailer might have been better off with a real script. Only Rip Torn looks as though he's playing a character rather than playing an actor playing a character. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Rip Torn, George Plimpton, (more)
- Director(s):
- Norman Mailer
Synopsis of Beyond the Law
Author Norman Mailer's sporadic ventures into filmmaking are usually pretty bad, but never without interest. Beyond the Law co-stars Mailer and several of his cronies, including fellow-author George Plimpton and actor Rip Torn. Also in the cast is Beverly Bentley, the onetime Mrs. Mailer. Set in a New York police precinct house, the improvised plotline concerns illicit gambling, motorcycle bums and corrupt city officials. The stilted, self-conscious performances of the cast indicate that Mailer might have been better off with a real script. Only Rip Torn looks as though he's playing a character rather than playing an actor playing a character. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Beyond the Law
- Rip Torn - Popcorn
- Norman Mailer - Lt. Francis Xavier Pope
- Beverly Bentley - Mary Pope
- Marcia Mason - Marcia Stillwell
- Noel Parmental - Asst. District Attorney
- Harold Conrad - Perry Fuchs
- Edward Bonnetti - Wife Killer
- John Maloon - John Francis
- Tom Baker
- Günther Stoll
- George Plimpton - Mayor
- Mickey Knox - Mickey Berk
- Mary Lynn - Ilse Fuchs
- Mary Wilson Price - Judy Grundy
- Jack Richardson - Jack Scott
- Michael McClure - Grahr
- Peter Rosoff - Subway Arrestee
- José Torres
- Frank Conroy - Diner
- Buzz Farbar - Rocco Gibraltar
- Director(s):
- Norman Mailer
- Writer(s):
- Norman Mailer
- Producer(s):
- Enrico Chroscicki, Norman Mailer, Buzz Farbar
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