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Partners

"Benson is a cop who wants to clean up the streets...his partner just wants to redecorate."

1982

1h 33m

5.5(30 votes)

Comedy

Crime

Overview

After a series of murders in Los Angeles's gay community, heterosexual police officer Sgt. Benson is assigned to go undercover as half of a gay couple with Officer Kerwin, a Records Clerk

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Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ryan O'Neal

Ryan O'Neal

Sgt. Benson

John Hurt

John Hurt

Kerwin

Kenneth McMillan

Kenneth McMillan

Chief Wilkins

Robyn Douglass

Robyn Douglass

Jill

Jay Robinson

Jay Robinson

Halderstam

Denise Galik

Denise Galik

Clara

Joseph R. Sicari

Joseph R. Sicari

Walter

Michael McGuire

Michael McGuire

Monroe

Rick Jason

Rick Jason

Douglas

James Remar

James Remar

Edward K. Petersen

Creative team

Directed by: James Burrows
Written by: Francis Veber
Produced by: Aaron Russo

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