Coogan's Bluff Page #2

Synopsis: Coogan, an Arizona cop, is sent to New York to collect a prisoner. Everyone in New York assumes Coogan is from Texas, much to his annoyance. To add to Coogan's problems the prisoner isn't ready, so he decides to cut a few corners. In the process the prisoner escapes, and Coogan is ordered home. Too proud to return home empty handed, Coogan sets out into the big city to recapture his prisoner.
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Director(s): Don Siegel
Production: Universal Pictures
 
IMDB:
6.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
94%
R
Year:
1968
93 min
357 Views


Suppose I sign a receipt for the prisoner.

Then he'd be my responsibility, right?

Look, Tex, the only way you'll ever

lay your hands on James Ringerman

is if a New York State judge

renders him into your custody.

You can't think about that

until he's released from Bellevue.

- When will that be?

- A week, a month?

How the hell do I know?

I'm no doctor.

Lieutenant McElroy.

Don't call us, we'll call you.

Huh? Yeah. I got it

right here on my desk.

Sorry I'm late. I'm Julie Roth,

your sister's probation officer.

- How come you never been to the place?

- I've been there lots. You're never home.

Come up some night,

I'll show you the roof.

I've seen a roof.

Hey, that I like.

You know somethin'?

You're pretty good-looking for a cop.

Thank you.

Next you're gonna ask me if I make it

with all the good-looking fuzz here.

Well, the answer is no,

not all of them.

Nothing you say or do will shock or

upset me, so let's cut out the nonsense.

What do you know!

I can feel your heart.

OK, Joe, you've shown me.

Wow, feel that thing beat.

Joe, will you please keep

your hands to yourself.

Tick, tick, tick.

Guess you didn't hear the lady,

did you, boy?

Cool it, cowboy. There's plenty

here for both of us, huh?

Tick, tick, tick.

What the hell do you think you're

doing? And who are you, anyway?

- I'm a cop, lady, just like you are.

- I don't happen to be a cop.

- Are you all right, Joe?

- Yeah.

Let me see.

Look, I'm a stranger in town, ma'am. I'm

not from Texas. Arizona. I just thought...

There was no need for violence.

Well, yeah. I can see that now.

I'm sorry about that.

- I think you should apologise.

- OK, ma'am, I apologise.

- Not to me! To him!

- Now, wait just a minute.

No, I don't want no apologies.

Just keep that creep

away from me, huh?

Joe...

Joe! Joe!

Thanks.

Do you know how long

it's taken me to find that boy?

- I'll be glad to go get him for you.

- No.

- I'll be glad to bring him back, really.

- By the scruff of the neck?

And we wonder why

these kids hate cops.

Found something about New York

you like, Tex?

He just calls me that.

Really my name is Coogan.

If I fouled things up for you,

I'm sorry.

- I just thought...

- Did you? Think?

Well, yeah. I just...

We don't treat people like that

in New York, Mr Coogan.

- How do you treat 'em?

- I doubt it'd interest you.

- Try me.

- It's a long story.

I just happen to have some time.

Here.

Maybe you know a nice little place

we can have lunch and talk about it.

Sorry, Mr Coogan.

You're not my type.

How can you tell?

- The hat, maybe.

- Oh, that? That comes right off.

Are you dense, or just stubborn?

Hungry mostly.

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