A romantic comedy which explores the pressures on police officers.A romantic comedy which explores the pressures on police officers.A romantic comedy which explores the pressures on police officers.
- Awards
- 1 win
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJoseph Wambaugh won the 1981 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture from the Mystery Writers of America for his screenplay for The Black Marble (1980).
- GoofsWhen Philo is talking to Mavis after she dismisses Pattie Mae, he is holding a cigarette in his right hand down by his side. In the next shot he is holding it up by his chest. Also, the dog being groomed is suddenly out of its harness.
- Quotes
Philo Skinner: Don't tell me what's possible, you bitch! I warned you, I'm gonna start cutting on your Vicky, do you hear me, woman?
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sneak Previews: Take 2: Going to the Movies (1980)
- SoundtracksOchi chyornye
(Dark Eyes)
Written by Florian Hermann and Adalgiso Ferraris
Featured review
Laugh-out-loud cop show
IMO, this is one of the most underrated films ever. I love most of Joseph Wambaugh's cop stories and this one was sheer delight. From the opening scenes, when the drunken Robert Foxworth is shown swaying back and forth at a religious ceremony, until Harry Dean Stanton ends up in a Mexican hospital with his genitalia mutilated by a Doberman Pinscher, it's just one long belly laugh after another. The only jarring note in this otherwise splendid comedy is Foxworth's mental flashbacks to murdered children. I think this is one of the few movies I've seen where the screen version of a story surpasses the original book.
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- Jim_McKendrick
- Feb 27, 2002
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Box office
- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,500,000
- Gross worldwide
- $2,500,000
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