CrimeDramaAction

Mitchell

- Brute Force With a Badge

A tough-guy cop pursues two drug runners across the city to bust a large syndicate. 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.

Release Date : 1975-09-10

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Allied Artists PicturesEssex EnterprisesLorimar Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Mitchell

Original Name : Joe Don Baker

Gender : Male

Character Name : James Arthur Cummings

Original Name : Martin Balsam

Gender : Male

Character Name : Walter Deaney

Original Name : John Saxon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Greta

Original Name : Linda Evans

Gender : Female

Character Name : Salvatore Mistretta

Original Name : Morgan Paull

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tony Gallano

Original Name : Harold J. Stone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Benton

Original Name : Merlin Olsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chief Albert Pallin

Original Name : Robert Phillips

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Aldridge

Original Name : Buck Young

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Tyzack

Original Name : Rayford Barnes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Child

Original Name : Todd Bass

Gender : Male

Character Name : Desk Sergeant

Original Name : Jerry Hardin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rich Lady

Original Name : Lilyan McBride

Gender : Female

Character Name : Customs Officer

Original Name : Rob Narke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rudy Moran

Original Name : Sidney Clute

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prudence Lang

Original Name : Carole Estes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Helena Jackman

Original Name : Vicki Peters

Gender : Female

Character Name : Edmondo Bocca

Original Name : Duffy Hambleton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Burgler

Original Name : John Ashby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Don Townsend

Original Name : Bill Sullivan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sergeant O'Hagen

Original Name : Jim B. Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer Danziger

Original Name : Charles Glover

Gender : Male

Character Name : Helicopter Pilot

Original Name : Charles A. Tamburro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Helicopter Officer

Original Name : Gary Combs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sergeant

Original Name : Stan Stone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bel Air Patrolman

Original Name : Tom Lawrence

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mustang Hood

Original Name : Alan Gibbs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alley Hood

Original Name : Dick Ziker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alley Hood

Original Name : Phil Altman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mistretta's Hood

Original Name : Bob Orrison

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mistretta's Hood

Original Name : Gary McLarty

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mistretta's Hood

Original Name : Paul Nuckles

Gender : Male

Reviews

Fnord

@winntermute

2021-06-23

*** This review may contain spoilers *** A strange choice for Joel's final episode of MST3K, but it's hard to imagine what would be a more appropriate choice. Maybe one of the Russo-Finnish things they covered, like "Sinbad", or "The Day the Earth Froze" (to end on a high note), or "Monster-A-Go-Go" (which embodies the essence of all the crap that MST existed to make fun of.) I understand why some people don't like Joe Don Baker movies, but my own judgments of his films are influenced memories of one of my best friends in college (since passed away, alas). My friend was an older ex-Army sergeant who was a lot like Baker in many ways, and who would undoubtedly see a lot of himself in Baker's screen persona. A couple of tours of duty in the Army as an enlisted man and non-com had turned him into a self-described "FFS" (Fat F***ing Sergeant): an overweight, dyspeptic, burned out, cynical, hard drinking sad sack. But if you got to know him and got past the outer shell, he was one of the best friends a person could ask for; intelligent, loyal, generous, kind, and hard-working to the point of being a workaholic. I think that my friend would look at Baker's character in this film (and in "Final Justice") and see Mitchell in the same way he saw himself: someone who doesn't seem at all glamorous or fancy, but still can do whatever it takes to get the job done. And that's the whole point of Baker's character in "Mitchell": he doesn't look like anyone's idea of an 'action hero', but underneath the flab and the bad attitude is an incorruptible 'real man' who can kick the pretty boys' butts when the chips are down and who stays the course in spite of every obstacle and distraction that would stop a lesser, 'metrosexual' blow comb user. And if the movie does anything well, it at least gets this point across. It seems to me that Joel and the gang took any excuse to hammer on Baker when the he and his movie weren't really any worse than most of the stuff that came out at the time. In other words, they struck an attitude and then made up 'straw man' targets to attack to justify their attitude, hoping that the sheer venom of their rhetoric would keep the audience from actually making their own decisions...just like Dennis Miller does in his rants. Baker is somewhat heavy, yes, but he's no Charles Durning or Sidney Greenfield (two actors who you DID expect to have a coronary in any given scene). And his character is somewhat unkempt, but the whole beer/baby oil/revulsion thing they paint for him is at least three notches worse than what the movie presents. You don't believe for a moment that Linda Evans would ever go to bed with Mitchell, but OTOH the results wouldn't be nearly so revolting as Joel and the Bots would have you believe. So.. no, not a good film by any means. But approach it with an open mind, and you'll have a watchable cop flick with a twist on the usual 'action hero' casting and formula. - lemon_magic