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Starsky & Hutch

1975 · 70 min

A gritty, fast-moving cop yarn with easy banter between the two leads and a steady hum of danger.

Directed by
Barry Shear
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Overview
A young couple in a car exactly like Starsky's is killed by hitmen and word is out on the street that there's a contract out on Starsky and Hutch. This is a TV-pilot that was an ABC Movie of the Week and later turned into the TV-series.

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Directed by
Barry Shear
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • friendship
  • loyalty
  • violence
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour4
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
action, crime, drama, tv movie
Directed by
Barry Shear
Written by
William Blinn
Starring
Paul Michael Glaser, David Soul, Richard Ward, Michael Lerner, Michael Conrad, Albert Morgenstern, Antonio Fargas, Gilbert Green
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
70 min
Languages
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