A group of Los Angeles cops decide to take off some of the pressures of their jobs by engaging in various forms of after hours debauchery.
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| Charles Durning | ... |
Spermwhale Whalen
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| Louis Gossett Jr. | ... |
Calvin Motts
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| Perry King | ... |
Baxter Slate
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| Clyde Kusatsu | ... |
Francis Tanaguchi
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| Stephen Macht | ... |
Spencer Van Moot
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| Tim McIntire | ... |
Roscoe Rules
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| Randy Quaid | ... |
Dean Proust
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| Chuck Sacci | ... |
'Father' Sartino
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| Don Stroud | ... |
Sam Lyles
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| James Woods | ... |
Harold Bloomguard
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| Burt Young | ... |
Scuzzi
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| Susan Batson | ... |
Sabrina
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| Cheryl Smith | ... |
Tammy
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Claire Brennen | ... |
Carolina Moon
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Gene Chronopoulos | ... |
Card Player
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Dianne Oyama Dixon | ... |
Carrier 1's wife
(as Dianne O. Dixon)
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Loni Kaye Harkless | ... |
Secretary
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| Louise Lorimer | ... |
Fox
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| Dimitri Logothetis | ... |
Card Player
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| Bob Minor | ... |
Hod carrier 2
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| Maria O'Brien | ... |
Carrier 2's wife
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| John Steadman | ... |
Odello
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Maile Souza | ... |
Sheila
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Lomax Study | ... |
Businessman
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Ta-Tanisha | ... |
Melissa
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Hatsuo Uda | ... |
Soldier
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| Bill Walker | ... |
Tilden
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Ben Young | ... |
Vice Officer
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| Susanne Zenor | ... |
Blonde
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| Alex Brown | ... |
Policeman
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Howard Curtis | ... |
Policeman
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| Gary Davis | ... |
Policeman
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Jon K. Greene | ... |
Policeman
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James M. Halty | ... |
Policeman
(as James Halty)
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James Kingsley | ... |
Policeman
(as Jim Kingsley)
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John McKee | ... |
Policeman
(as John R. McKee)
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| James Winburn | ... |
Policeman
(as Jim Winburn)
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| Dick Ziker | ... |
Policeman
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| Robert Webber | ... |
Deputy Chief Riggs
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| Jeannie Bell | ... |
Fanny Forbes
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| Charles Haid | ... |
Nick Yanov
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| Blair Brown | ... |
Kimberly Lyles
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| Michele Carey | ... |
Ora Lee Tingle
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| Joe Kapp | ... |
Hod Carrier
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| Barbara Rhoades | ... |
No Balls Hadley
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| Jim Davis | ... |
Drobeck
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| Phyllis Davis | ... |
Foxy
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| Jack DeLeon | ... |
Quigley
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| George DiCenzo | ... |
Lt. Grimsley
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| David Spielberg | ... |
Finque
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| Vic Tayback | ... |
Zoony
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| Michael MacKenzie Wills | ... |
Blaney
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| John Philip Dayton | ... |
Young Boy (uncredited)
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| Russ Grieve | ... |
John (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Robert Aldrich | ||
Written by
| Joseph Wambaugh | ... | (novel) |
| Christopher Knopf | ... | (screenplay) |
| Joseph Wambaugh | ... | (screenplay) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Merv Adelson | ... | producer |
| William Aldrich | ... | associate producer |
| Mario Bregni | ... | executive producer |
| Pietro Bregni | ... | executive producer |
| Mark Damon | ... | executive producer |
| Lee Rich | ... | producer |
Music by
| Frank De Vol | ||
Cinematography by
| Joseph F. Biroc | ... | (as Joseph Biroc) |
Editing by
| William Martin | ||
| Irving Rosenblum | ||
| Maury Winetrobe | ||
Editorial Department
| Joseph Guresky | ... | assistant editor (as Joe Guresky) |
Casting By
| Jack Baur | ||
| Barbara Miller | ||
Production Design by
| Bill Kenney | ||
Set Decoration by
| Raphael Bretton | ||
Costume Design by
| Tom Dawson | ||
| Yvonne Kubis | ||
Makeup Department
| Tom Ellingwood | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Eddie Saeta | ... | production supervisor |
| Teodoro Corrà | ... | post-production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Cheryl Downey | ... | second assistant director |
| Malcolm R. Harding | ... | first assistant director (as Malcolm Harding) |
| Jonathan Giles Zimmerman | ... | trainee assistant director (as Jonathan Zimmerman) |
Art Department
| Dennis Butterworth | ... | landscaping (as Dennis M. Butterworth) |
| Horst Grandt | ... | property master |
| Robert Krume | ... | construction coordinator |
| Marty Seidman | ... | greensman |
| Sig Tingloff | ... | set designer |
| Tommy Tomlinson | ... | assistant property master (as Tom Tomlinson) |
| Ward Welton | ... | head painter |
| Wayne Fisher | ... | leadman (uncredited) |
| Bob Skemp | ... | greensman (uncredited) |
| William Ladd Skinner | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| James Contrares | ... | production sound mixer (as James Contreras) |
| Gordon Daniel | ... | sound editor |
| Robert Kyte | ... | boom operator |
| William L. McCaughey | ... | re-recording mixer (as Bill McCaughey) |
| Lowell Brown | ... | second mic man (uncredited) |
| Ian MacGregor-Scott | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Henry Millar | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Kris Krosskove | ... | "a" camera dolly grip |
| Lee Krosskove | ... | key grip |
| Charles Minsky | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Peach Jr. | ... | camera operator (as Ken Peach Jr.) |
| Thomas P. Powell | ... | mgm rigging gaffer: Los Angeles Unit |
| Bill Shaw | ... | gaffer |
| Frederic J. Smith | ... | camera operator (as Fred Smith) |
| William Gillespie | ... | second grip (uncredited) |
| Howard Hagadorn | ... | dolly grip (uncredited) |
| Elisha Harris | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Richard McConihay | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Edward R. Nedin | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Robert Shaw | ... | best boy (uncredited) |
| Steven H. Smith | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Orlando Suero | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| Timothy E. Wade | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| John Wilson | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Bob Kindelon | ... | extras casting (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Victor Bergstrand | ... | uncredited |
| Tom Dawson | ... | costumer: men |
| Yvonne Kubis | ... | costumer: women |
Location Management
| Lynn Kuwahara | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Joe Tuley | ... | music editor |
| Frank De Vol | ... | conductor (uncredited) / music adaptor (uncredited) / music arranger (uncredited) |
| Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Lyn Murray | ... | conductor (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Jack Pleis | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Albert Woodbury | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Adell Aldrich | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Kelly Aldrich | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Charles Randazzo | ... | transportation captain |
| Steve Bonner | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Walter Blake | ... | title designer |
| George F. Deal | ... | technical advisor |
| Alvin Greenman | ... | dialogue supervisor |
| Lynn Guthrie | ... | liaison: Lorimar |
| Arthur Wilde | ... | unit publicist |
| Joan Bennett | ... | secretary (uncredited) |
| Vivian Cooper | ... | secretary (uncredited) |
| Ken Hardie | ... | craft service (uncredited) |
| Teresa Stokovic | ... | production coordinator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1977) (United States) (theatrical)
- G.T.O. Films Ltd. (1977) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Fox-Stockholm Film Distribution (1977) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- PAC Cinematografica (1977) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Films (1977) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Concorde Film (1978) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Fram Film (1978) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Nippon Herald Films (1978) (Japan) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- TOBIS Film (1978) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- DiscoVision (1978) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1981) (United States) (tv)
- CBS / Fox Video (1984) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (1984) (Australia) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (1984) (West Germany) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (1987) (Argentina) (VHS)
- MCA Home Video (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox Video (1990) (Italy) (VHS)
- GoodTimes Home Video (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2014) (United States) (DVD) (Universal Vault Series)
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Descriptive Video Works (descriptive video)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A disparate group of Metro Los Angeles police officers - the rank and file - bond over their commonality of being brothers in blue despite their differences. The other thing they all seem to need is a venue to blow off some steam together, what they collectively call "choir practice": after hours piss ups, usually in public, where they again can relieve the pressures of the work day. Despite their brotherhood, not all their lives they feel they can share with each other in the overwhelming sense of what it means to be a real man in this environment. A few weeks in their lives and a few choir practices later are shown, when three of the younger officers, Baxter, Lyles and Bloomguard - the latter two who served together in Vietnam - are temporarily assigned to night duty in Vice under the leadership of Sgt. Scuzzi, who they always assumed was the janitor; as young Proust tries to mitigate the negative effects of his unabashedly blowhard, redneck and bigoted partner, Roscoe out on the street; and as "Spermwhale" Whalen - so nicknamed for being thirty pounds overweight - inches ever closer to retirement and a twenty year pension, it never a certainty he will make it in his continual clashes with the upper brass, especially Lt. Grimsley. Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | From the Outrageous Best-Seller ... The Wildest, Toughest, Funniest Cops ... Ever See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $6,500,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Author Joseph Wambaugh disowned, disavowed, and de-credited himself from this adaptation of his book "The Choirboys". Wambaugh was so incensed with this adaptation of his book, considering it to be such a poor adaption, that he sued the production, and was successful in having his name removed from the film's credits. See more » |
| Goofs | When Sgt. Yanov reads roll call at the beginning of the movie, he calls out 16 names, but there are 26 men in the room. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003). See more » |
| Soundtracks | I've Got a Crush on You See more » |
| Quotes |
Roscoe Rules:
[attempting reverse psychology on a female attempting to jump from a roof]
Go ahead, Bitch. Jump! [she jumps] See more » |