Shamus

PG

1973

1h 46m

Crime

Drama

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25%

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8 Reviews

40%

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1,000+ Ratings

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 track down the thieves. Shamus makes the rounds of his his usual contacts and soon discovers that the case also involves a gun-smuggling ring, an ex-football player named Felix Montaigne (Alex Wilson) and Felix's sister, Alexis (Dyan Cannon), whom the detective is helpless to resist.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

The movie's structure is right out of the Raymond Chandler bag.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 23, 2004

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Dick Lochte

Los Angeles Free Press

Stars Burt Reynolds and Dyan Cannon merely lope through their paces.

Jan 3, 2020

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

This tiresome private eye crime drama is what The Big Sleep would look like if it was dreck.

Rated: C

Feb 11, 2006

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Michael Szymanski

Zap2it.com

Rated: 1/5

Oct 15, 2005

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Tony Mastroianni

Cleveland Press

When it's over and you think about it, you realize that from about mid-point on nothing has held together.

Nov 20, 2003

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Carol Cling

Las Vegas Review-Journal

Rated: 3/5

Nov 7, 2003

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Fun, entertaining 70's action crime thriller with Burt Reynolds.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Good entertaining 70s action detective thriller starring Burt Reynolds

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Burt Reynolds makes this fairly ok movie better.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Why has this film faded into semi obscurity? It's great. First of all, Burt Reynolds is one of the best action heroes ever. Forget your physical specimens of the 80s to present, Burty has the build of a normal dude, he gets tired, hung over, physically overtaken, but he's clever as hell. It's seeing him struggle through action sequences that makes them so exciting in this flick. Not to mention he's his smarmy self, and bit of a womanizer at that, but I mean, it was the 70s. Think of him as a bubbling Shaft, but less so than Elliott Gould's Marlowe in the Long Goodbye. Added to all this you have an intriguing story, and some strange, yet amusing characters and situations. Not to forget a great and appropriate score from Jerry Goldsmith. Almost needless to say: this one stands out.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Entertaining 1970s action thriller starring Burt Reynolds as Shamus McCoy and the lovely Dyan Cannon as the girl. Burt is a detective investigating a strange diamonds heist. He is in top form while on the case, getting into brawls and charming the ladies. The stunts and spectacles are big-budget and top-notch. Fans of action will certainly be taken away by Burt's performance as an early 1970s smooth toughie and can only ponder what would have happen had he been the lead in 'Diamonds are Forever' in 1971 or 'Live and Let Die' in 1973... Nonetheless, a great piece of 1970s action cinema, not high-brow stuff, but certainly a good time.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Burt as P.I. hired to uncover diamond theft who eventually must take matters into his own hands. Morris the Cat makes seamless transition from commercials to big screen, always complementing but never stealing scenes from Reynolds.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Buzz Kulik

Director

Burt Reynolds

Shamus McCoy

Dyan Cannon

Alexis Montaigne

Joe Santos

Lieutenant Promuto

John P. Ryan

Hardcore

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Synopsis

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 track down the thieves. Shamus makes the rounds of his his usual contacts and soon discovers that the case also involves a gun-smuggling ring, an ex-football player named Felix Montaigne (Alex Wilson) and Felix's sister, Alexis (Dyan Cannon), whom the detective is helpless to resist.

Director: Buzz Kulik
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating: PG
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 8, 2018
Runtime: 1h 46m