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Partners

Year:

1982

Duration:

93 min

Genres:

Comedy | Crime

IMDB rate:

Director:

James Burrows

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1982-04-30

Filming Locations: San Diego, California, USA

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $2,318,801 (USA) (2 May 1982)

Gross: $4,109,724 (USA) (9 May 1982)

Cast

Actor

Character

Iris Klein

Ryan O'Neal

Sgt. Benson

John Hurt

Kerwin

Kenneth McMillan

Chief Wilkins

Robyn Douglass

Jill

Jay Robinson

Halderstam

Denise Galik

Clara

Joseph R. Sicari

Walter

Michael McGuire

Monroe

Rick Jason

Douglas

James Remar

Edward K. Petersen

Jennifer Ashley

Secretary

Darrell Larson

Tony March

Aide #2

Seamon Glass

Gillis

Steven Reisch

Counter Boy

Carl Kraines

Aide #1

Bob Ozman

Detective

Carol Williard

Officer

Gene Ross

Cop

Douglas Bruce

Cop

Bill Cross

Cop

Craig Shreeve

Cop

Gregory Hodal

Cop (as Gregory L. Hodal)

Bob Bigelow

Man on Balcony

John Garber

Body Builder

Sherrie Lessard

Telephone Operator

Ed McCready

Doorman

Jackie Millines

Photo Assistant

Ray Sanders

Muscle Man

Luis Torres

Pablo

Bridget Fonda

(unconfirmed)

Wendy Hughes

(unconfirmed)

Martin Kove

Man in Phone Booth (uncredited)

Sydney Lassick

Photo Shoot Assistant (uncredited)

Mark Stern

Showboat (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Ryan O'Neal started work on this picture just two days after completing principal photography on So Fine (1981).

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This Hollywood movie was frequently described as Cruising (1980) meets The Odd Couple (1968).

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Both of the movie's two lead stars Ryan O'Neal and John Hurt in real life were not gay.

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Goofs

Pull-down blinds in the photographer's darkroom aren't anywhere close to being able to shut out the light that would ruin film she was developing.

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Near end of film, Kerwin positions himself in the grove between the motel room and the beach, leaning into the split of a tree to steady his aim. When the blackmailed businessman holding Benson hostage spins around and shoots Kerwin, Kerwin collapses at the base of the tree. Yet seconds later when Benson arrives at his side, Kerwin is stretched out on the beach yards from any trees.

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During quick close-up of newspaper when female photographer reads story headlined MALE MODEL SLAIN, the article has nothing to do with murder and is just a jumble of meaningless sentences.

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Quotes

Kerwin: Have you got anything you can change into?

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