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Shamus is a 1973 American comedy thriller film directed by Buzz Kulik, and starring Burt Reynolds and Dyan Cannon. The word "shamus" means "detective" in American slang.
Feb 1, 1973 · Shamus: Directed by Buzz Kulik. With Burt Reynolds, Dyan Cannon, John P. Ryan, Joe Santos. Millions in diamonds are stolen from a safe in NYC and later the burglar is killed. Shamus is paid $10,000 by the owner to find the diamonds or killer.
- (1.6K)
- Action, Comedy, Crime
- Buzz Kulik
- 1973-02-01
Jan 24, 2011 · SHAMUS a pool-shooting, card-playing, broad-chasing, private eye...cross him, and he'll blow your head off!
- 3 min
- 24.6K
- SorryHaters
A private-eye movie with violence, sex and satire, starring Burt Reynolds as a schizo detective who chokes people with chains. Roger Ebert compares the movie to "The Big Sleep" and finds it lacking in style and charm.
Shamus (1973) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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...
- (8)
- Crime, Drama
- PG
In 1973, Burt Reynolds got in on the act with Shamus, a film loosely based on the 87th Precinct novels by Ed McBain, the nom de plume of Evan Hunter. As Shamus McCoy, Reynolds plays a rough-edged private eye who is quick with his fists ... and even quicker with his pick-up lines.
