Fuzz (film)
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Richard A. Colla |
| Produced by |
George Edwards Jack Farren Ed Feldman |
| Written by | Evan Hunter |
| Starring |
Burt Reynolds Jack Weston Tom Skerritt Yul Brynner Raquel Welch |
| Music by | Dave Grusin |
| Cinematography | Jacques Marquette |
| Edited by | Robert L. Kimble |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Release date
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July 14, 1972 |
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Running time
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92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Fuzz is a 1972 American action comedy film directed by Richard A. Colla, and stars Burt Reynolds, Yul Brynner, Raquel Welch, Tom Skeritt and Jack Weston.
The screenplay was written by Evan Hunter, based on the 1968 novel of the same name that was part of the "87th Precinct" series he wrote under the name Ed McBain. Dave Grusin composed the film's soundtrack score.
Unlike the series 87th Precinct, which is set in a fictional metropolis based on New York City, Fuzz is set and was shot on location in Boston, Massachusetts.
Detectives Steve Carella (Reynolds), Meyer Meyer (Weston), Eileen McHenry (Welch) and Bert Kling (Skeritt) are part of the 87th Precinct's team, investigating a murder-extortion racket run by a mysterious deaf man (Brynner). While attempting to investigate and prevent the murders of several high-ranking city officials, they also must keep track of the perpetrators of a string of robberies. Further complicating matters is a rash of arson attacks on homeless men.
The film's opening-credits sequence was filmed in and around Charlestown's City Square station on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's elevated Orange Line (demolished in 1987), as well as the MBTA's Red Line as it emerged from its Cambridge, Massachusetts tunnel to cross the Longfellow Bridge en route into Boston. Other Boston filming locations included the North End, the Boston Common, and the Public Garden, where Burt Reynolds runs around disguised as a nun.
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