Die Chorknaben

Die Chorknaben (1977)

The Choirboys

Die wildeste, schlagkräftigste und lustigste Polizeitruppe, die es je gab.

Sie sind Uniformträger im schäbigsten Revier von Los Angeles. Für die zehnköpfige Truppe steht das Regeln des Verkehrs auf dem Dienstplan, anders gesagt: Straßenordnung und Prostitution. Ihre Freizeit verbringen sie bei "Chorabenden" im Park - mit Bier bis zum Abwinken, schweinischen Witzen und Huren im Gebüsch. Doch eines Tages kommt es zur Katastrophe, als einer der abgefüllten Cops plötzlich Amok läuft.

Erscheinungsdatum
1977-12-23
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (37)
Laufzeit
1 Std. 59 Min.
Genres
Komödie, Krimi, Drama
Regie
Robert Aldrich

Besetzung

Wissenswertes

The Choirboys is a 1977 American neo-noir comedy-drama film directed by Robert Aldrich, written by Christopher Knopf and Joseph Wambaugh based on Wambaugh's 1975 novel of the same name. It features an ensemble cast including Charles Durning, Louis Gossett Jr., Randy Quaid, and James Woods. The film was released to theaters by Universal Pictures on December 23, 1977.

Production

Lorimar purchased the screen rights to the novel in October 1975, before it was published. The price was a reported $700,000. It was Wambaugh's fourth book, third novel and first comedy. The Los Angeles Times called it "brilliant". The book became a best seller.

Wambaugh adapted his own novel into a screenplay. Robert Aldrich signed to direct in February 1976. "The whole $5.3 million is from independent sources," said Wambaugh in November 1976. "No Hollywood studio is involved - they can be as bad as networks."

"When I turned in my first script they said they loved it," said Wambaugh later. "Then there was total silence. I called but they didn't return my calls."

Aldrich wanted changes to the script and hired Christopher Knopft to do them. "I think Mr. Wambaugh is going to be very unhappy with this film of his work," said Aldrich. "I haven't figured out yet how to correct some of the things that are in the book and still make people who read the book want to see the movie - but I do intend to figure it out."

Aldrich said he did not feel the same way as Wambaugh about "the problems of the cop... I don't find the fact that cops can't ‘cope’ particularly rewarding; I can't relate to it. I don't know how to feel sorry for a cop. It's a volunteer force. You're not drafted to become a cop. So you've got to take some of the heat if you don't like what people think about you.

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