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The Laughing Policeman (1973)

When a gunman opens fire on a crowded city bus in San Francisco, Detective Dave Evans is killed, along with the man he'd been following in relation to a murder. Evans' partner, Sgt. Jake Martin, becomes obsessed with solving the case.

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Rosemarie S 11 Jul 2008

Interesting to see Matthau in a gritty, dramatic role, but a mostly uninvolving 70's crime thriller.

Richard D 23 Mar 2013

A pretty solid cop film with a great cast. It didn't feel like anything particularly special, especially given the slew of great cop films that came out in this era, but it was engaging. I thought the solution was pretty obvious almost from the first few minutes, but it's not exactly a mystery. I especially did like the dynamics between Walter Matthau and Bruce Dern. Dern almost steals the picture.

Johannes J 17 Jan 2016

From the early-70's zenith of crime and police-centered films, 'The Laughing Policeman' deserves credit, respect and recognition as a fine, gritty, accurate work that shows the way real officers interact and go through their work-days and solve crimes. Walter Matthau, mostly known for his astute comedic touch, is excellent, as is Bruce Dern, who's promoted to an uneasy partnership with Matthau, when the latter's partner, who was on vacation yet took an unsolved case home with him, is at the wrong place at the wrong time, part of a brutal mass murder on board a bus. The well-directed script shows how alienated a good policeman is from his family, how hated he is by most of the community, and the blind alleys and dead ends he has to go through in order to solve the case, and have it hold up in a court of law. It's 'Dirty Harry' or the 'French Connection' films done honestly, not as a fever dream of wish fulfillment from the policeman's perspective (though I must admit I love those too!)...

Brian P 10 May 2006

Whatever you're reaching for had better be a sandwich, 'cause you're gonna have to eat it. Matthau doesn't get to play many serious roles compared to his body of work in lighter fare. This is one of his best dramatic attempts. Despite the title, not only does he not laugh in this, he never even cracks a single smile. This is a nice murder mystery. The whole supporting cast is excellent, particulary Lou Gossett, Jr. When he delivers the line quoted above, you can feel in your bones that he means it :)

Michael W 29 Jul 2013

Excellent 70s cop flick led by Walter Matthau during his best run of films after leaving Neil Simon comedy roles. Policeman follows several dead leads and flaky sources while pursuing answers about why his supposedly off-duty partner is found among the victims in a mass killing aboard a city bus.