1970s Crime Classics from Warner Archive

Two of our favorite crime films from the 1970s will be released on BluRay from Warner Archive later this summer: Arthur Penn’s neo-noir mystery NIGHT MOVES and Richard Rush’s raucous buddy comedy FREEBIE & THE BEAN.

Synopsis: L.A. detective Harry Moseby (Gene Hackman) has problems. Missing persons and bedroom stakeouts are no match for his glory days as a pro football player. His wife is having a not-so-secret affair. And while sorting things out, he takes on the case of a runaway teenager that may be a lot more than he can handle. Director Arthur Penn, who worked with Hackman on Bonnie and Clyde and Target, guides this spellbinding, first-rate thriller where solutions to murderous riddles don’t come easily. Joining Hackman and Penn are two actors just starting out on the road to stardom: James Woods and Melanie Griffith. The stars come out – and so does the excitement – when the Night Moves.

Special Features: BRAND NEW 4K REMASTER of the film • Vintage featurette: Day of the Director • Remastered Original Theatrical Trailer • Optional English SDH subtitles – BUY FROM AMAZON 

Synopsis: What cops in their right minds would arrest a big-time racketeer on an indecent exposure charge because he zipped up his fly? The answer is none. The answer’s also Freebie Waters and Benito “Bean” Vasquez, who are assuredly not in their right minds.

James Caan and Academy Award®-winner* Alan Arkin are Freebie and Bean, mismatched San Francisco cops who bird-dog a notorious mobster like they’re auditioning for a demolition derby, cutting loose with bullets and wisecracks all the way. Directed by Richard Rush (The Stunt Man), this rough-and-ready early buddy-cop caper follows in the skid marks of Bullitt and The French Connection — but it’s a burning-rubber classic itself, with four major chase scenes and more than 100 car crashes. Fully loaded with humor and firepower, Freebie and the Bean is one beloved smash hit.

Special Features: NEW REMASTER of the film • Remastered Original Theatrical Trailer • Optional English SDH subtitles – BUY FROM AMAZON 

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