Movielogr
Busting (1974)
Directed by Peter Hyams
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Overview
Two Los Angeles vice squad officers find themselves up against their corrupt superiors when they try to bring a crime boss to justice. During the course of their investigation, the two cops disguise themselves as gay men and raid a gay bar.
Length 92 minutes
Actors
Elliott Gould | Robert Blake | Allen Garfield | Antonio Fargas | Michael Lerner | Sid Haig | Ivor Francis | William Sylvester | Logan Ramsey | Richard X. Slattery | Margo Winkler | John Lawrence | Frank Farmer | Cornelia Sharpe | Danny Goldman | Chick Hearn | Erin O'Reilly
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/28/2013 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Hyams’ first studio movie (he had two TV movie directing credits before this) and he wrote and directed. Gould and Blake are great as pretty grungy vice cops taking the law into their own hands in a seedy ‘70s Los Angeles. Sid Haig shows up as a henchman too.
The film has a great score and some excellent chase scenes, one on foot through a crowded food market and another by car involving two ambulances.
Pretty cynical, grim take on cops and crime. I enjoyed it quite a bit though it does echo The French Connection in more than a few ways.
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