Post by vancouverpd on Jan 1, 2012 14:59:01 GMT -5
It was an excellent movie and that car chase made the one in Bullit look pedestrian. I've always thought that William L. Petersen was very underrated as an actor.
A lot of the cop movies that came out when I was a rookie (early 70s) were 3rd rate nonsense and not worth watching. The biggest one was probably Serpico but my personal favorite was The Laughing Policeman with Walter Matthau and Bruce Dern. I've always thought it was the most authentic portrayal of day to day life in a Homicide Squad. Great job of capturing the personalities and culture of the SFPD. The acting & dialogue was spot on and it had a decent car chase as well.
A lot of the cop movies that came out when I was a rookie (early 70s) were 3rd rate nonsense and not worth watching. The biggest one was probably Serpico but my personal favorite was The Laughing Policeman with Walter Matthau and Bruce Dern. I've always thought it was the most authentic portrayal of day to day life in a Homicide Squad. Great job of capturing the personalities and culture of the SFPD. The acting & dialogue was spot on and it had a decent car chase as well.