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Shamus

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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 track down the thieves. Shamus makes the rounds of 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.

Critics Reviews

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Oct 23, 2004
2/4
The movie's structure is right out of the Raymond Chandler bag. Go to Full Review Dick Lochte Los Angeles Free Press Jan 3, 2020
Stars Burt Reynolds and Dyan Cannon merely lope through their paces. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Feb 11, 2006
C
This tiresome private eye crime drama is what The Big Sleep would look like if it was dreck. Go to Full Review Tony Mastroianni Cleveland Press Nov 20, 2003
When it's over and you think about it, you realize that from about mid-point on nothing has held together. Go to Full Review Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Nov 7, 2003
3/5
Rebecca Murray About.com Mar 5, 2003
3/5
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Robert P @Superbad Sep 21, 2026 Shamus = a *2* star Movie See more Basem A @RT98534373 Feb 3, 2025 This is a stupid movie. Story does not make sense or addup. McCoy was hired to find out who stole diamonds but then he quit the case, why? Who stole the diamonds? Why did McCoy turn against Hume or vice versa? See more Feb 23, 2013 Fun, entertaining 70's action crime thriller with Burt Reynolds. See more Aug 5, 2012 Good entertaining 70s action detective thriller starring Burt Reynolds See more May 28, 2010 Burt Reynolds makes this fairly ok movie better. See more May 27, 2009 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. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Buzz Kulik

Director

Burt Reynolds

Shamus McCoy

Dyan Cannon

Alexis Montaigne

Joe Santos

Lieutenant Promuto

John P. Ryan

Hardcore

Giorgio Tozzi

Dottore

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Movie Info

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 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
Producer
Robert M. Weitman
Screenwriter
Barry Beckerman
Production Co
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating
PG
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 8, 2018
Runtime
1h 46m
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