Partners
Benson is a cop who wants to clean up the streets...his partner just wants to redecorate.
Rating: 5.4 out of 10TMDB(31 votes)
Overview
After a series of murders in Los Angeles's gay community, heterosexual police officer Sgt. Benson is assigned to go undercover as half of a gay couple with Officer Kerwin, a Records Clerk
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Box office
Grossed $6.1M worldwide on a $6M budget
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Setting
Set in Los Angeles
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Music
Music by Georges Delerue
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Victor J. Kemper
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Francis VeberWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 30, 1982
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $6M
- Revenue
- $6.1M
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cast
Ryan O'NealSgt. Benson
John HurtKerwin
Kenneth McMillanChief Wilkins
Robyn DouglassJill
Jay RobinsonHalderstam
Denise GalikClara
Joseph R. SicariWalter
Michael McGuireMonroe
Rick JasonDouglas
James RemarEdward K. Petersen
Jennifer AshleySecretary
Darrell LarsonAl
Seamon GlassGillis- Steven ReischCounter Boy
- Carl KrainesAide #1
- Tony MarchAide #2
Bob OzmanDetective- Carol WilliardOfficer
Gene RossCop- Bill CrossCop
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