Comedy ·Crime · United States of America · 1982 · 1h 33m

Partners

Director

Cast

Ryan O'Neal as Sgt. Benson John Hurt as Kerwin Kenneth McMillan as Chief Wilkins Robyn Douglass as Jill Jay Robinson as Halderstam Denise Galik as Clara

Crew

Victor J. Kemper — Director of Photography Danford B. Greene — Editor Stephen Lovejoy — Editor Georges Delerue — Original Music Composer Francis Veber — Writer Aaron Russo — Producer

Tagline

Benson is a cop who wants to clean up the streets...his partner just wants to redecorate.

Synopsis

After a series of murders in Los Angeles's gay community, heterosexual police officer Sgt. Benson is assigned to go undercover as half of a gay couple with Officer Kerwin, a Records Clerk

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

pretending to be gay gay theme

Key Collaborators

James Burrows Director Victor J. Kemper Director of Photography Danford B. Greene Editor Stephen Lovejoy Editor Georges Delerue Original Music Composer Francis Veber Writer Aaron Russo Producer Richard Sylbert Production Design Wayne A. Finkelman Costume Design

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