FREEBIE AND THE BEAN (1974, clip) Alan Arkin

[babaloo42]

Thanks for the excellent clip. Hilarious 

[ThePartykingd]

I really have a fun time when I watch this video:D the road is straigt but tha car is jumping up and down:D Well.... THATS FUN!:D

[IrishWidowMaker]

I saw this when it was 1st released Brilliant film & a credit to the age in which films were made No cgi, EVERY stunt was real!! Brilliant comment har4587, your a part of history!!!!

[brown9708]

Ya, CED. It was like a record player in a cartrige. It had very good video but it would skip like a record and they say there was only 50 titles released.

[brown9708]

I saw this once on that old RCA cartridge disk thing they had back in the early 80's

[brujaria]

@brown9708 Yeah, the CED format. I used to have one of those too. It was pretty damn cool until the laser disc came out.

[har94587]

I was a member of the San Mateo High School Marching Band, (CA), that was in that car chase. It was filmed on a Saturday 1973 in front of the Pacific Stock Exchange on Pine Street. Took us all day long to film. There were stuntmen and women wearing our band, and cheerleaders uniforms. One stuntman was injured, The catered lunch was great. As I watch this clip, I can see some of my friends from that day. We later mounted a crumpled trombone on the band room wall as a trophy to that day.

[yastunt]

@har94587 The stunt guy in 4.24 looks like he's in a risky situation - maybe he was the one who was injured. You were a part of history!

[artytoons]

Sonny Corleone's revenge on freeways connected to toll bridges.

[rokshok183]

1:29 check the pedestrian stuntman get as close as you can get to a jumping car without having your head taken off. That was ******' CLOSE !

[Lewis1key]

They are going to show this in San Francisco in a week at the Castro theater with McQueen's Bullit. I can finally see Freebie and the Bean on the big screen and uncut!

[hormelinc]

Good shots of Downtown. Lots of those buildings are still there. The freeway they shot off of is long gone (Embarcadero Freeway), but a lot of those old buildings in the last half were renovated, and are now expensive office space. The rest were replaced by high rise condos, like the one I live in now. I remember the stunt for the very end -- shot off with a cannon on a ramp on the freeway. The apt bldg didn't exist, of course. It was a parking lot.

[01sircharles]

they set a record for number of cars destroyed making this movie.

[yastunt]

@01sircharles It held the record until Blues Brothers came along. But that van jump in the last chase has never been equaled.

[eddieschakk]

UGH!!! You cut it off before he orders the tow to the SECOND FLOOR LOL

[andreestes]

Great shots of SF in 1973. Why is this not available on Netflix?

[rollinthunder68x1]

this has gotta to be one of my most favorite films of all time ,buddy buddy cop movies

can never match this !!!!!!!

[BBCHEVY4X4]

DIRTY BASTARD...letz go get a cup of coffee... =-)

[saanzacs]

1:45 HOLY SHIT!!!!!!!!!

[Tommya425]

"um....it's all right, sir.......we're....um.....poli­ce officers...."

Well, thank god ffor *that*

I like the TV set falling into the hole in the floor, too.

Great and overlooked piece of film.

[grissoly]

They don't make movies like this!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HanBOHobbit]

Adam looks just like his Dad! There's no denying the relation.

[Keon2006]

He has the Rosco P. Coltrane siren LOL

[1967bigjohnny]

One of the best movies ever made , when they fly into the building is the best part ,i watched this with my father when he was alive ,it brings a lot of memorys back.

[jntcord]

This was a great fond meorie with my dad, back in the day! Not only was this a great funny movie, my dad was a Highway Patrolman in both San Francisco and Across the bridge in Alameda county too!

[Charonveritas]

I saw this movie with my dad at the Lake Forest Cinema in New Orleans East in1974. I was 13 at the time, and remembered how hard I laughed throughout this movie.

Great memories.

Thanks for the post!

[nrobnas43]

this is like a demolishen derby on the Streets of San Francisco. I love these movies filmed in SF like Dirty Harry.

[Vincenteloco]

A classic !

[frankd1965]

made in San Francisco, My home town

[ratbasket]

I remember watching this with my dad as a kid. I wonder why it's been almost completely forgotten. Was it worse than I remember?

[lonaticc]

It's been forgotten because of "political correctness". No station wants to risk insulting anybody because it has the term "Bean" refuring to "beaner/mexican", which was the role Adam Arkin played. I was fortunante enough to see it years ago on HDNet. The ONLY way to view this movie is in widescreen. There is so much missed anyways if it's shown on tv or on stupid VHS tape. Got to see it in widescreen if possible. No stuido though will touch it because of the title. What a bunch of "pc" dopes.

[brujaria]

The old Warner Brothers laserdisc was widescreen and you can get the DVD directly through Warner Brothers in widescreen as well.

[brendabaloyan]

Thanks for Posting! Lots of Car Chases & Car Crashes in this Movie!!

[tamapalagi]

The old couple look like they've seen it all. A car crashing inside the house is nothing new to them. AWESOME!

[careylowell]

Best car chase ever? Sorry, ya just can't take seriously the car wrecks at 5:00. This is not The French Connection.

[cullewi]

Real stunts - real people! That's how you make a movie!

[cullewi]

It's all right were police officers! Ha what a movie. One of Alan Arkin and James Caans' best comic performances. This is what Caan did after the Godfather and it was funny! Man I haven't seen this since it came out!

[yaywhewclips242]

Y wuz this movie so panned when it came out?? this movie is funny and the two leads are great. The car chase is up there with bullitt and Road warrior!!

[myronfan]

I loved this movie. The chases and the sense of humour were great. I also enjoyed Mother Jugs and Speed.  Thanks.

[EngulfedHearts]

3:56 - "Ta Da...".. BEST LINE IN A MOVIE EVER.

Ahhh I loved it!!! GOD i wanna see all of this movie now.

[xwsftassell]

I went to see this when it came out. Best car-chase ever.

[yastunt]

You went to see this in 1974 on the big screen?! Sooo lucky! (and I've just noticed - 34years later - they even put stunt people in the back passenger seat - check out the stuntwoman in the orange car in 4.55 - 5.05!)

[yastunt]

should be in the top five car chases of all time - and as for that stunt where the blue car narrowly misses the train - they're never gonna attempt THAT stunt again! (Bad Boys2 had a stunt where a van drives across the path of a train - however the real image of a moving train was electronically moved closer to the van - it was special effects!)

[biggles12]

Genius film. A sadly forgotten classic!

[hsghsgha]

My favorite scene from a most memorable and funny movie! A classic comedy!

[unconsious767]

Is it possible for the white ford @2:41-2:53 to traverse that distance from the upper level to street level?

It seems physically impossible!

[cosmocrateroth]

it is a spiral ramp whitin the parking garage

[Taranau]

They probably used two white Fords.Although,in the book the movie's based on,Freebie manages it.

[Kazzmedia]

these two are so great they shoulda done more together

[haggisek]

hilarious. One of the funniest films ever made

"i need a taco"

[Satchel334]

Jesus, this movie is INSANE! Crazy car chases!

[CycolacFan]

Fantastic! I haven't seen this since I was about eight, 25 years ago. From the same comedy car chase school as the Blues Brothers and HB Halicki, Ford built those LTDs tough didn't they?

[PaulM3131]

It was right around two years ago to the date I watched this funny movie on TV.

If it's not already out on DVD I can't wait for it's release.

[fartman06907]

I love the old people eating in bed, the car crashes into their room and they act as if nothing happened, funny as heck, great buddy movie.

[loveatlstbite]

Freebie and the Bean is one of the classic funny movies of all time.

[rojarabbit]

Caan is the maan

[eban666]

Lo mejor es el final de la persecución!

[JetRanger0007]

AGGRESSIVE DRIVERS !!!!!

[ssweeps1]

I LOVE IT!

[mjblue2006]

The best part of the movie is how hot and beautiful and feminine Christpher Morely is as the female impersonator..omg he is to die for!

[unconsious767]

"Let's go get a cup 'a' coffee" -- great frickin chase scene.

[jennifersman]

"He's probably home having lunch somewhere"

[fishemal]

Where oh where oh where did you get a LETTERBOX version of Freebie and The Bean??? I've been looking for a widescreen version of this gem of a cult movie for years but only have a beat up pan and scan version on VHS

[saqibakascarface]

Try and contact someone from the U.K this film gets regularly aired at night on the BBC and its in WIDESCREEN!! AND UNCUT!!

[brujaria]

It actually came out on laserdisc here in the US in a beautiful letterboxed transfer. Needless to say, it's rediculously rare.

[ComicsAroundTheBay]

Yes... and I still have mine!

One of the funniest films ever. Great use of locations, great stuntwork.

[DA90027]

That double decker freeway is the one that collapsed in the 1989 SF Earthquake!

[snowrocket]

One of the best car chases on film! Notice how the stunt driver does a forward-180 IN the tunnel, with a BIG Ford, and DOESN'T hit the sides! That was GOOD!

[puntohgt200]

Has anyone seen the part where the woman got him between her legs?

[ottoskidoo]

"ta da!" love that.

but this film was not that obscure as it was warner bros biggest hit of 74.

[danelectroman70]

it's obscure by today's ADD standards. they don't make 'em this good anymore. and haven't in the last 25 years. when is this coming out on DVD so i can have a letterbox version?

[rchb13]

The first time I saw this movie I was bedridden recuperating from leg surgery. When they crashed into the apartment...Alan Arkin clasping along the wall..the look on the old couple's faces...and then James Caan opening the door to get the apartment number to give the dispatcher for help...I laughed my ass off.

[rchb13]

You stopped it too soon! James Caan calling in for assitance is the best part!

[brujaria]

Yeah, that was good, but I had to stop it somewhere, it was getting awfully long. I was going to stop it when the car crashes into the building, but the bit with him asking for the phone and the old couple being so blase is hilarious.

[yastunt]

bru,any chance of posting the van chase in the future? That van jump has to be in the top ten stunts of all time!

[snowrocket]

Yeah, he calls, asks their police station to send a tow truck to this apartment building and number; "it's the...a..third floor"! James Caan: Priceless!

[udar55]

That would have been better if the cars were CGI. :)

[brujaria]

Oh man, if Vin Diesel stars in a remake, I'm going to find a rifle and a clocktower.

[danelectroman70]

i'll join you on that one. i'll bring the narcotics for the full effect! James Caan would kick his ass any day of the week.

[mattfirebird]

@brujaria  :-D

[danelectroman70]

no it wouldn't have. back in the day stunts were stunts. they wouldn't get away with the stunts hollywood used to film in the 70's today. CGI is for wimps!

[yastunt]

well said dane,back in those days stunts definetly LOOKED dangerous. The only exception today would be the massive car crash scene in Blues Brothers 2000 - allegedly two stuntpeople were sacked for not taking part in that stunt.

[danelectroman70]

there's a great stunt in Used Cars where Gerritt Graham walks backwards into the path of a speeding car that just misses him and also the car flipping scene which almost took out a cameraman under a cloaking device and they kept it in the film! Zemeckis says in the commentary that they couldn't get away with those stunts in today's Hollywood. Sorry, but i couldn't sit thru 5 mins of that 2nd Blues Brothers film. A bad idea gone wrong, i'm afraid.

[yastunt]

dane,that bit in used cars is a True stunt!! As for freebie and the bean - theyre NEVER gonna repeat the stunt of the car Just missing the train!

[danelectroman70]

I know!  that's why i love 70's movies! They're REAL! fuck CGI!

[yastunt]

One "modern" stunt that is equal to the van jump in Freebie is the piperamp stunt done at night by the van in "Private wars". It reportedly flew 160feet,landed on the driver's side - leaving a dent on hollywood boulevard - and came back on 4wheels!!