Fuzz (film)

Fuzz
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRichard A. Colla
Screenplay byEvan Hunter
Based onFuzz
1968 novel
by Ed McBain
Produced byJack Farren
Edward S. Feldman (executive producer)
StarringBurt Reynolds
Jack Weston
Tom Skerritt
Yul Brynner
Raquel Welch
CinematographyJacques R. Marquette
Edited byRobert L. Kimble
Music byDave Grusin
Production
companies
Filmways
Martin Ransohoff Productions
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • May 24, 1972 (1972-05-24) (Los Angeles)[1]
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Fuzz is a 1972 American action comedy film directed by Richard A. Colla and starring Burt Reynolds, Yul Brynner, Raquel Welch, Tom Skerritt, and Jack Weston.

The screenplay was written by Evan Hunter and was based on the 1968 novel of the same name, which is part of his 87th Precinct, written under the pen name Ed McBain. Dave Grusin composed the film's soundtrack score. Noted illustrator Richard Amsel painted the poster artwork,[2] featuring Reynolds in a reclining pose reminiscent of his famous centerfold in Cosmopolitan magazine that appeared earlier that year.

Although the 87th Precinct novels are set in a fictional metropolis based on New York City, Fuzz is set in and was shot on location in Boston, Massachusetts.

  1. ^ "Fuzz – Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  2. ^ Kennedy, Adam (June 9, 2021). "The Artists - The Movie Posters of Richard Amsel". Art of the Movies.