The Laughing Policeman

1973
R
1h 52m

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6.4/10

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In San Francisco, California, one victim in a mass murder is a police detective. His partner and a new partner investigate in the city's seamy side.

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In San Francisco, California, one victim in a mass murder is a police detective. His partner and a new partner investigate in the city's seamy side.In San Francisco, California, one victim in a mass murder is a police detective. His partner and a new partner investigate in the city's seamy side.In San Francisco, California, one victim in a mass murder is a police detective. His partner and a new partner investigate in the city's seamy side.

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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

3.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
According to Bruce Dern's autobiography, it was Walter Matthau's idea to have Dern, known mainly as a character actor, share top billing with him for this film, a gesture for which Dern was most grateful.

Goofs
The actual gun used in the film is a Smith & Wesson M76 9mm machine gun without the barrel shroud and not an M3 .45 caliber "Grease Gun" made by GM Guide Lamp Division for WWII use. The omission of the barrel shroud gives the appearance of an M3. If one sticks to the story line, the M3 magazine held 30 rounds .45 ACP and cycled around 450 rpm. This is sufficient to inflict the damage and wounds shown in the film.

Quotes
Insp. James Larrimore SFPD: [to pimp he has just pushed to the floor] What ever you're reaching for better be a sandwich coz you're gonna have to eat it!

Connections
Edited into The Green Fog (2017)

Soundtracks
Give Me the Simple Life
(uncredited)
Music by Rube Bloom
Played on the clock radio

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8/10

I wish more cop movies were like this.

I happened upon this movie the other night by accident, and I loved it. I got hooked early on by the way the police in this film are portrayed as real human beings, with real foibles and weaknesses and prejudices. Definitely worth a viewing for anyone who knows anything about movies.