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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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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 :)

tp b 19 May 2008

SjÃ´wall & WahlÃ´Ã´ must be crying... This is nothing like what they wrote, but it's ok if you forget you ever read the book or saw the swedish version...

Mel R 17 Apr 2008

i get way too much enjoyment out of things like the 14 mission crashing into a park on the corner of grant in chinatown.

Dave A 11 Sep 2007

Tight police procedural has Matthau in a serious role as an emotionless cop hunting down a killer. Story concept is by the numbers but given the assured direction and writing, the movie is uncompromising and gritty. They don't make 'em like they used to.

Amanda P 21 Sep 2009

An excellent American adaptation of a Swedish mystery novel. Walter Matthau is wonderful as Jake Martin (from the original character, Martin Beck), and I wish that they had adapted at least a few more of the Beck novels with him continuing the role. An excellent supporting cast with the likes of Bruce Dern and Louis Gossett Jr. The characters are very human - Matthau's Martin might be our lead, but he's at times a jerk, Dern's Leo Larsen is obnoxious, but a dedicated cop, etc. Think of it as a less "cool" version of "Bullitt", complete with a chase at the end which is certainly inspired by the one from "Bullitt", but still worth seeing in its own right. Frankly, there's nothing about this movie that I don't like, but what keeps me from giving it the full five stars is that, having read the original novel, the movie does lack some of the depth and dimension.