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New York private detective, Shamus McCoy, is called to the house of Hume, an eccentric diamond dealer, and is given the task of recovering some stolen diamonds.
Feb 1, 1973 · Shamus: Directed by Buzz Kulik. With Burt Reynolds, Dyan Cannon, John P. Ryan, Joe Santos. Millions in diamonds are stolen from a safe in NYC and later the burglar is killed. Shamus is paid $10,000 by the owner to find the diamonds or killer.
- (1.6K)
- Action, Comedy, Crime
- Buzz Kulik
- 1973-02-01
“Shamus” is an uneasy mixture of 1970s violence, 1950s sex and 1930s private-eye movies. The violence is probably what’s intended to sell the movie; the sex is low-key and kind of friendly, and the 1930s stuff includes some specific satire of “The Big Sleep.”
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When jewelry baron E.J. Hume (Ron Weyand) is robbed of a shipment of uncut diamonds, he hires former pool player and New York City private investigator Shamus McCoy (Burt Reynolds) to...
- (14)
- Buzz Kulik
- PG
- Burt Reynolds
Jan 24, 2011 · Shamus (1973) Theatrical Trailer. SHAMUS a pool-shooting, card-playing, broad-chasing, private eye...cross him, and he'll blow your head off! ...more.
- 3 min
- 24.5K
- SorryHaters
Jan 30, 2007 · In 1973, Burt Reynolds got in on the act with Shamus, a film loosely based on the 87th Precinct novels by Ed McBain, the nom de plume of Evan Hunter. As Shamus McCoy, Reynolds plays a rough-edged private eye who is quick with his fists ... and even quicker with his pick-up lines.
