Les anges gardiens

Original title: Freebie and the Bean

1974
R
1h 53m

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6.6/10

3.8K

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Alan Arkin and James Caan in Les anges gardiens (1974)

San Francisco police detectives Freebie and Bean are determined to bust local crime boss Red Meyers at any cost, even if this means destroying the whole city in the process.

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Buddy Comedy Buddy Cop Dark Comedy Satire Action Comedy Crime Drama

Two reckless San Francisco police detectives finally obtain evidence against a local crime boss, and while waiting for a witness to arrive before making an arrest, they have to discreetly gu... Read allTwo reckless San Francisco police detectives finally obtain evidence against a local crime boss, and while waiting for a witness to arrive before making an arrest, they have to discreetly guard his life against an assassination attempt.Two reckless San Francisco police detectives finally obtain evidence against a local crime boss, and while waiting for a witness to arrive before making an arrest, they have to discreetly guard his life against an assassination attempt.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

3.8K

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Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

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Trivia
The film became an action-comedy after Alan Arkin and James Caan met for improvisational sessions in which they explored a more comedic approach to the characters' relationship.

Goofs
During the first car chase (with the white van), Bean straps on a police helmet for his safety. In the very next shot of the car, Bean isn't wearing the helmet.

Quotes
Freebie: Hi, Fred. We got a little accident. Could you send a tow truck, please, to 618 Elm Street? Hold it. It's the, uh, third floor, apartment 304.

Crazy credits
During opening credits, as people walk in front of the camera their names appear.

Alternate versions
UK cinema and video versions were cut by 29 seconds by the BBFC to remove a face kick and to reduce the number of shots fired into the transvestite from 5 to 2. The version shown on Film Four is uncut and intact.

Connections
Featured in Don Adams' Screen Test: Tarzan/Public Enemy/Hurricane/Casablanca (Pilot) (1975)

Soundtracks
Title Theme: You and Me
Vocals by Bobby Hart
Music and lyrics by Dominic Frontiere, Bobby Hart, Danny Janssen

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Featured review

6/10

odd police pairing

San Francisco police detectives Freebie (James Caan) and Bean (Alan Arkin) are doing everything and anything to take down crime boss Red Meyers (Jack Kruschen).

It's a lot of car crashes. James Caan and Alan Arkin have a lot of banter. It's all mildly humorous without being all that funny. I'm not sure that Caan and Arkin make a good comedic team or a good action team. Caan is not nearly funny enough to be comedic. Arkin is not hard enough to be dangerous. It's an odd couple of police partners. On the other hand, it is fascinating to see them paired up like this. It's the platypus of police movies.