Hickey & Boggs

Hickey & Boggs

They're not cool, slick heroes. They're worn, tough men, and that's why they're so dangerous.

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Release Date

10/4/1972

Runtime

111 mins

Overview

Two veteran private eyes trigger a criminal reign of terror with their search for a missing girl. | Al Hickey (Cosby) & Frank Boggs (Culp) are two jaded private investigators who get hired to find a missing woman and quickly find themselves submerged in a world of murder and untruths.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,000,000

Revenue

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Two exhausted private detectives descend into a maze of violence and deception while chasing a simple missing-person case, their worn-out cynicism the only thing keeping them alive. This is neo-noir that feels lived-in rather than stylized, a world of paranoia and moral compromise where nobody wins.

Mood

ParanoidTenseBleakWistful

Themes

CrimeCorruptionObsessionSurvival

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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