Mr. Ricco

Mr. Ricco (1975)

The one thing people hate more than a cop killer...is the lawyer who gets him off!

Accused murderer Frankie Steele walks free, thanks to the efforts of San Francisco defense lawyer Joe Ricco. Then a pair of cop killings strikes the city. All signs point to the newly released Steele as the perpetrator. Has Ricco sprung a killer? Dean Martin keeps his affable ease but abandons his hipster Matt Helm-series swagger to portray Ricco in his final leading-role film, a whodunit mystery set in the city that also was the gritty center of action for the era’s Bullitt and Dirty Harry. Convinced that Steele isn’t behind the murders, Ricco launches an inquiry and runs up against a police lieutenant assigned to birddog him, evidence planted by a racist cop and several assassination attempts on Ricco himself. As the mystery deepens, so does the danger. And behind it all is someone the attorney never suspected. The pre-Laverne & Shirley Cindy Williams plays Ricco’s office assistant.

Date of release
1975-01-31
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (11)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Action, Comedy, Thriller
Director
Paul Bogart

Casting

Interesting facts

Mr. Ricco is a 1975 crime drama film directed by Paul Bogart and starring Dean Martin in his last leading film role, along with Eugene Roche, Denise Nicholas and Cindy Williams.

Production

Dean Martin appeared in Mr. Ricco as his contract for appearing at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas included a commitment to star in a film for the hotel's parent company, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Paul Bogart signed to direct the film in early 1974, at which stage the film was called Ricco.

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