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The Choirboys

The Choirboys

1977Movie⏱️ 1h 59mR
ComedyCrimeDrama
5.6
IMDB Rating
2,062 votes

A group of maladjusted, highly unprofessional Los Angeles cops frequently engage in various forms of illegal and unethical activities on and off duty.

Director
Robert Aldrich
Writers
Joseph Wambaugh, Christopher Knopf
Stars
Charles Durning, Louis Gossett Jr., Perry King
Release Date
December 23, 1977
Language
English, Vietnamese, Spanish
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Charles Durning
Charles Durning
as Spermwhale Whalen
Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.
as Calvin Motts
Perry King
Perry King
as Baxter Slate
Clyde Kusatsu
Clyde Kusatsu
as Francis Tanaguchi
Stephen Macht
Stephen Macht
as Spencer Van Moot
Tim McIntire
Tim McIntire
as Roscoe Rules
Randy Quaid
Randy Quaid
as Dean Proust
Chuck Sacci
Chuck Sacci
as 'Father' Sartino
Don Stroud
Don Stroud
as Sam Lyles
James Woods
James Woods
as Harold Bloomguard

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Highland Park Police Station - 6045 York Blvd., Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Lorimar Productions, Airone Productions

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🎯 Categories

ComedyCrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Just one of several reasons...
by kidZee2004-08-23

"...that truly excellent novels shouldn't be made into movies. Actually, Joseph Wambaugh (the author of _The Choirboys_ had several bad experiences with Hollywood directors mangling his work (The New Centurion, The Blue Knight), to the extent that he blasted the film biz in his scathing _Glitter Dome_. In defense of director Robert Aldrich, Wambaugh's humor must be nearly impossible to convey through acting, but by the same token, it doesn't even appear that a good effort was made in this film, which seems to attempt to capitalize on a few lurid episodes of the novel that, when ..."

💡 Did You Know?

Author Joseph Wambaugh disowned, disavowed, and de-credited himself from this adaptation of his book "The Choirboys". Wambaugh was so incensed with this adaptation of his book, considering it to be such a poor adaption, that he sued the production, and was successful in having his name removed from the film's credits.

📖 Synopsis

A group of maladjusted, highly unprofessional Los Angeles cops frequently engage in various forms of illegal and unethical activities on and off duty.