Freebie and The Bean

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Freebie and The Bean
Directed by Richard Rush
Produced by Richard Rush
Written by Robert Kaufman
Floyd Mutrux
Starring Alan Arkin
James Caan
Loretta Swit
Jack Kruschen
Mike Kellin
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date(s) December 25, 1974
Running time 113 min.
Language English
IMDb profile

Freebie and The Bean is a 1974 comedy film about two San Francisco police detectives who have one goal in life, bringing down a local hijacking boss. This picture James Caan, Alan Arkin, Loretta Swit and Valerie Harper. Harper won the Golden Globe for New Star of the Year. The film was directed by Richard Rush.

[edit] Trivia

Current producer Billy Pollina, then only 13 years old, appears as a featured extra in Freebie and The Bean. Key scenes were shot on location in San Francisco at Candlestick Park then home of the Major League Baseball San Francisco Giants and then and now that of the National Football League's San Francisco 49ers.

A short-lived television series based on the film and sharing its title, starring Tom Mason and Hector Elizondo in the title roles, was broadcast on CBS on Saturday nights at 9:00 PM in December 1980 and January 1981.

As of 2006, the movie is out of print on VHS and has yet to be released on DVD.

[edit] References

Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows

[edit] External links

Freebie and The Bean at the Internet Movie Database