Movies like this make me wax nostalgic for the great, gritty city that once was NYC.
Other than "Shaft", "Taking of Pelham 1,2,3", "The French Connection" and "Cops and Robbers", can anyone think of some more?
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The original film noir, "Naked City". Of a newer vintage, "Once Upon a Time in America". Now,you may transduce.
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Thanks, TDF. "Naked City", especially, is a total time machine...love it!
Now, if you'll pardon me, I have some transducing to do...
"Coogan's Bluff" (1968) and "Serpico" (1973) come to mind.
*"Coogan's Bluff" was made in '68 but that's still close enough to the 70's to fit your criteria.
Thanks, Eric-1226. Those late 60s-70s cop movies remind me of my Dad, who was a NYC police officer, at the time. I remember him listening to the Knapp Commission hearings' coverage on the radio. I wish I had been old enough, or at least mature enough, at the time to appreciate what he did on his job.
shareA lot of Coogan's Bluff interiors were shot at Universal Studios, which kind of ruins the ambience of the gritty Washington Heights exteriors. Everytime they move to an interior in this film (bar or club), it loses credibility. However, it's still an okay flick.
MEAN STREETS comes to mind, but 90% of that was shot in California, but the pull it off in making it seem like New York.
A couple of gritty 70's NYC films that come to mind are SUPER FLY and ACROSS 110TH STREET.
The Seven-Ups
Taxi Driver
Panic in Needle Park
Dog Day Afternoon
Death Wish
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Firehouse with Richard Roundtree?