A sour blend of misguided comedy and all-out action, Freebie and the Bean is a buddy cop picture that's far less than arresting entertainment. Read critic reviews
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Two wisecracking plain-clothes San Francisco policemen discover that there is a contract on the life of the suspect they have been tailing. The pair decide to act as bodyguards until they can get a warrant to pick him up, but plans for a clean arrest go spectacularly wrong, and the two cops manage to bring the city to a virtual standstill.
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Rating: R
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Genre: Action
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Original Language: English
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Director: Richard Rush
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Producer: Richard Rush
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
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Critic Reviews for Freebie and the Bean
Audience Reviews for Freebie and the Bean
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I don't really know if Freebie and the Bean classifies as the first buddy cop film, but if it is, it's the best one I've ever seen. It's hard to believe that a comedy like this starring Alan Arkin and James Caan as a duo was ever made, but it was. The dialogue feels fresh and must have been adlibbed. The caper isn't much of a caper but that isn't really the point. The point is following these two lunatics around in their daily lives from one catastrophe to the next and enjoying every minute of it. The Warner Archive put this out not too long ago with a terrific picture but only the trailer as an extra. I hope this gets some special edition love sometime soon as it's a terrific little gem.
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Thoroughly awesome, the first real buddy cop film is also one of the best. Totally ridiculous and full of shenanigans.
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