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Hustle (1975)

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Director Robert Aldrich (The Longest Yard) re-unites with Burt Reynolds for this hard-edged neo-noir. Lieutenant Phil Gaines (Reynolds) is a cynical Los Angeles police detective amorously involved with an icewater-veined Parisian call girl, Nicole Britton (Catherine Deneuve). On the job, he begins to investigate the shady death of a teenage girl that appears to lead straight to Leo Sellers (Eddie Albert), an attorney with a frightening number of connections. The problem is, Nicole herself has a

R, 2 hr.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

Directed By: Robert Aldrich

Written By: Steve Shagan

In Theaters: Dec 25, 1975 Wide

On DVD: Jun 21, 2005

Cast

Burt Reynolds
Lt. Phil Gaines
Catherine Deneuve
Nicole
Ben Johnson
Marty Hollinger
Paul Winfield
Sgt. Louis Belgrave
Eileen Brennan
Paula Hollinger
Eddie Albert
Leo Sellers
Ernest Borgnine
Santoro
Catherine Bach
Peggy Summers
Jack Carter
Herbie Dalitz
Sharon Kelly
Gloria Hollinger
James Hampton
Bus Driver
David Spielberg
Bellamy
Don 'Red' Barry
Airport Bartender
Hal Baylor
Police Captain
Don Billett
Cop in T-Shirt
Peter Brandon
Minister
Victoria Carroll
Guest
David Estridge
Albino
Med Flory
Cop beating Albino
John Furlong
Waiter
Alvin Hammer
Liquor Store clerk
Chuck Hayward
Morgue Attendant
Karl Lukas
Charley
George Memmoli
Foot Fetish Man
Dick Miller
Patrice Rohmer
Linda a Dancer
John Duke Russo
Man in Phone Booth
Queenie Smith
Customer
Naomi Stevens
Woman Hostage
Dino Washington
Cop in Elevator
Fred Willard
Interrogator
Dave Willock
Liquor Store Clerk
Jason Wingreen
Jim Lang
Robert Englund
Holdup Man
Steve Shaw
Cop in Elevator
Ben Young
First Detective
Thad Geer
2nd Holdup Man
Marilyn Moe
Customer
Ron Nyman
Pan Am Clerk
Colleen Brennan

Critic Reviews for Hustle

All Critics (10) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (2) | DVD (6)

Robert Aldrich's Hustle is an honest and profoundly sad movie about how the legal system favors those with money, power and connections over those who don't. One of Burt's best and most underrated films.

October 9, 2005 Full Review Source: FulvueDrive-in.com

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Chuck O'Leary

FulvueDrive-in.com

Big name stars star in this sleazy romp to L.A.'s strip joints and porno houses...

September 21, 2005 Full Review | Comment

Michael Szymanski

Wordmag.com

Thirty years on, however, its integrity and patience look positively masterful.

August 29, 2005 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

...plays like nothing more than a vanity project for star Burt Reynolds.

June 12, 2005 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

a film that wasted the talent of French star Deneuve, who never pursued a successful career in Hollywood

December 17, 2004 Comment

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

Burt is credible as the disillusioned cop who feels ashamed that he's pimping for a corrupt system.

November 26, 2004 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Was Bob Aldrich the most misunderstood/under-appreciated filmmaker of his time? Maybe. I was expecting stock-standard 70s cop thriller nonsense from this, and the opening reel led me to think that I was spot on, but no, it turns out it's typically un-typical Aldrich fare. You've got non-committal and detached cops

December 31, 2010

Timothy Maddocks

Bleak and Underated film with neo noir feel and great performances from the whole cast. Aldrich is an extremly underated director,who managed to survive the collaspse of the studio system and turn out key genre works in the late 60s and 70s . This is one of his toughest genre films and Reynolds puts in a real grade A performance.

August 4, 2010

Stephen Campbell

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