Created by Sam O. Brown Pseudonym of Blake Edwards (1922-2010) "When a hotshot cop and a wise-guy detective get together... the heat is on!" -- the film's tagline. Burt Reynolds is MIKE MURPHY, a 1930's down-on-his-luck Kansas City P.I., reluctantly teamed-up with former Homicide partner Speer (played by Clint Eastwood), in the 1984 would-be buddy flick City … Continue reading Mike Murphy (City Heat)
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Urich for Hire
The Private Eye Shows of Robert Urich First of all, let me set the record straight: I don't hate Robert Urich. I am not "spitting on his grave," "disrespecting the man" or being a "jerk wad." But over the years, my general disappointment with the Spenser for Hire TV series--and the casting of actor Robert Urich … Continue reading Urich for Hire
B.L. Stryker
Created by Christopher Crowe Smirk Alert! Burt Reynolds played B.L. (BUDDY LEE) STRYKER, a retired New Orleans cop turned slacker Miami P.I. living on his beat-up old houseboat and tooling around town in his equally beat-up Caddy, operating on the fringes of Florida's hoity-toity Palm Beach, sniffing out work, in a series of made-for-TV movies … Continue reading B.L. Stryker
My Scrapbook: Burt Reynold’s Gun & B.L. Stryker’s Holster
My Scrapbook Burt Reynold's Gun & B.L. Stryker's Holster This is almost too precious to lose, so I'm re-posting this here for all you "true fans of Burt," before it disappears... Burt Reynolds Concealed Carry Rossi Revolver You are looking at the personal concealed carry weapon that was carried daily by Hollywood Icon Burt Reynolds. … Continue reading My Scrapbook: Burt Reynold’s Gun & B.L. Stryker’s Holster
Shamus McCoy
Created by Barry Beckerman Burt Reynolds plays Burt Reynolds who plays a former pool hustler-turned Brooklyn private eye and barfly SHAMUS McCOY in 1973's Burtsploitation comedy/action flick Shamus, a confused film that can't decide if it's fromage or hommage. So they try to have it both ways. There's a lot of smirky, wink-wink humour that hasn't … Continue reading Shamus McCoy