Freebie and the Bean

Freebie and the Bean is a 1974 American buddy cop black action comedy film directed by Richard Rush, starring James Caan, Alan Arkin, Loretta Swit and Valerie Harper.

Plot
Two wisecracking plain-clothes San Francisco policemen (James Caan and Alan Arkin) discover that there is a contract on the life of the suspect they have been tailing. The pair decide to act as bodyguards until they can get a warrant to pick him up, but plans for a clean arrest go spectacularly wrong, and the two cops manage to bring the city to a virtual standstill.

Cast

 * James Caan as Det. Sgt. Tim "Freebie" Walker
 * Alan Arkin as Det. Sgt. Dan "Bean" Delgado
 * Loretta Swit as Mildred Meyers
 * Jack Kruschen as Red Meyers
 * Alex Rocco as D.A. Walter W. Cruikshank
 * Mike Kellin as Lt. Rosen
 * Paul Koslo as Whitey
 * Valerie Harper as Consuelo Delgado
 * Linda Marsh as Barbara
 * Christopher Morley as Transvestite
 * Maurice Argent as Tailor