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...plot of this Beverly Hills Cop meets The French Connection flick is basically pretty straight forward. Gregory Hines, last seen dancing his tootsies off in the utterly offensive White Knights, and Billy "Mahvelous" Crystal play two yukster detectives from inner city Chicago who spend their spare moments between making drug busts and nailing crime rings by delivering Lettermanesque monologues to each other, presumably to pass the time. Utterly realistic cops these guys aren't, but remember, this isn't Hill Street Blues, and going to the movies means suspending one's disbelief. If you keep that caveat in mind...

Author: By Christina V. Coletta, | Title: Running Comedy | 7/1/1986 | See Source »

Spying a young female acquaintance on the up side, this yukster spun around and shouted, "Haven't seen you at the Vineyard this year! What happened, you have to get married or something?!" The young woman looked a little embarrassed, and Buchwald's friends shook their heads, smiling. "That Art," they were probably thinking, "what a zany guy." Then they all headed for the bar to talk about the Redskins...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Art's Endless Clip File | 10/27/1981 | See Source »

...brash, a ham who can only live when he is surrounded by admirers, a yukster who thrives on the attention of millions but who longs for the simple life of the vaudeville stage...

Author: By Herbert S. Meyers, | Title: The Playgoer | 9/27/1951 | See Source »

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