What is Freebie and the Bean / Report to the Commissioner about?

Name: Freebie and the Bean / Report to the Commissioner
Genre: Comedy,Drama

FREEBIE AND THE BEAN, 1974, Warner Bros., 113 min. Dir. Richard Rush. Sensitive, though hot-tempered, Latino cop Alan Arkin is repeatedly provoked by his abusive, foulmouthed partner James Caan as they wreck most of San Francisco in a non-stop demolition derby trying to capture mobster Jack Kruschen. Valerie Harper is a standout as Arkin’s put-upon wife. REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONER, 1975, MGM Repertory, 112 min. Dir. Milton Katselas. Realistically hard-edged and relentless in its energy, this depiction of an undercover narcotics operation botched by the well-meaning interference of naïve rookie Michael Moriarty is gripping from beginning to end. Like few other cop movies, it still packs an enormous emotional wallop. Veteran detective Yaphet Kotto breaks Moriarty in as best he can, but he cannot save him from the sharks in their own department.

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What is Freebie and the Bean / Report to the Commissioner about?: FREEBIE AND THE BEAN, 1974, Warner Bros., 113 min. Dir. Richard Rush. Sensitive, though hot-tempered, Latino cop Alan Arkin is repeatedly provoked by his abusive, foulmouthed partner James Caan as they wreck most of San Francisco in a non-stop demolition derby trying to capture mobster Jack Kruschen. Valerie Harper is a standout as Arkin’s put-upon wife.

REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONER, 1975, MGM Repertory, 112 min. Dir. Milton Katselas. Realistically hard-edged and relentless in its energy, this depiction of an undercover narcotics operation botched by the well-meaning interference of naïve rookie Michael Moriarty is gripping from beginning to end. Like few other cop movies, it still packs an enormous emotional wallop. Veteran detective Yaphet Kotto breaks Moriarty in as best he can, but he cannot save him from the sharks in their own department.