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starring: Burt Reynolds, Raquel Welch, Jack Weston, Tom Skerritt, Yul Brynnerdirected by: Richard A. Colla
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302718935
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6302718937
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date: September 01, 1998
Running Time: 92 minutes
Sales Rank: 33026
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 1972
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Amazon.com:
Burt Reynolds plays detective Steve Carella in this 1972 adaptation of an Ed McBain novel, and Jack Weston does his cynical best as Carella's partner, Meyer Meyer. A reflection of its raucous era, Fuzz is as much influenced by the antiauthority high jinks of Robert Altman's M*A*S*H as it is by the unblinking violence of The Godfather or Bonnie and Clyde. The mixed result is a tough-minded crime drama-comedy with one extreme subplot (punks setting sleeping winos ablaze for kicks) and another, more fantastic one (a mad bomber called Deaf Man, played by Yul Brynner, is targeting politicians with his surprise packages). Raquel Welch is also on board as an undercover/under-the-covers policewoman, and Tom Skerritt is the beneficiary of her largesse. Fuzz suffered some brief notoriety when it was linked to some real-life torchings of innocent people. On a happier note, Fuzz affords a rare opportunity to see Reynolds in drag. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Beantown Beat
This attempt to make one of Ed McBain's 87th Precinct books into an irreverent, cross-talking ensemble piece ala M*A*S*H* is actually pretty good. Some of the background characters may put you in mind of open-mic night with the local improv troupe, but all the stars put in solid turns. The tone is fairly comic, but screenwriter Evan Hunter still manages to really capture the flavor of the books. (That's a joke.)
Rating:  - Of Interest...
This movie was made after 100 RIFLES and it is my understanding that Raquel Welch couldn't stand Burt Reynolds and made sure they had no actual scenes together. Based on an Ed McBain 87th Precinct novel it caused a controversy when it first appeared on tv as nuts were imitating the bum burning arsonist.
Rating: - Classic Fuzz
This is a classic movie in its genre. If you spent any time in Boston or worked in the justice system in the 60's, you should enjoy this one immensely.
Rating:  - Action in Beantown
A lot of action and a lot of humor is well represented in this movie about the Boston Police Department trying to solve a crime network led by a "deaf" man played by Yul Brynner. The portrayal of Boston police officers is typical of real Boston police officers where one would find a non-English speaker trying to communicate with a desk sergeant as the precinct was undergoing repainting - apple green? - and wet paint splattering all over desks and paperwork as two sarcastic painters hamper the duties ... Read More
Rating: - Early FUZZ feature -a Sleeper setting pace for TV cop shows!
FUZZ is a forgotten classic.Reynolds is just one of the stars, not the only one in this fun movie. Sets the pace for the early TV cop shows to come. Welch is beautiful and all the cast are wonderful.Edited for TV, the original feature movie had Detectives Skerrit and Welch in a sleeping bag scene in a park as man and wife, as they wait for a crook to show up. She says,"wow, is that your gun?" Another scene when a telephone man is putting in a tap for a black detective and says to him."Yeah, you are ... Read More
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