Mitchell (1975)

Directed by

Andrew V. McLaglen

Genre

drama film, action film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

R

Rating

3.3 of 10 from 46 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A grumpy police detective named Mitchell ignores his bosses and breaks rules as he hunts two criminals involved in a banking scheme. He deals with a henchman and a prostitute while the bad guys try to stay ahead of him.

rough-edgedgrittyslow-pacedtensecynicalformulaicunpolisheddated

What happens

Mitchell is a 1975 American action film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, written by Ian Kennedy Martin, and starring Joe Don Baker as an abrasive police detective. The film was released in the United States on September 10, 1975 by Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Very much an anti-hero, Mitchell often ignores the orders of his superiors and demonstrates disdain for by-the-book development work as well as normal social graces. The film co-stars John Saxon and Martin Balsam as the banking criminals Mitchell pursues and Linda Evans and Merlin Olsen in supporting roles as a prostitute and a henchman, respectively. The film had a resurgence after being featured in a season 5 episode of the comedy series Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1993. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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