Directed by:
James William GuercioScreenplay:
Robert BorisCinematography:
Conrad L. HallComposer:
James William GuercioCast:
Robert Blake, Billy Green Bush, Mitchell Ryan, Jeannine Riley, Elisha Cook Jr., Royal Dano, Hawk Wolinski, Peter Cetera, Terry Kath, Nick Nolte, Michael Butler (more)Plots(1)
A police officer who would rather use his brains than his gun is put into a situation where neither can help him in this police drama. John Wintergreen (Robert Blake) is a sawed-off and street-smart Arizona motorcycle cop who dreams of climbing the ladder and becoming a police detective, but his ambitions are scoffed at by his partner, Zipper (Billy "Green" Bush). Wintergreen's superiors tend not to take him seriously due to his short stature, but when he stumbles upon the site of a murder, he digs up enough relevant evidence to insure his advancement to detective status. However, after a few days on the job, Wintergreen begins to realize just how corrupt his superior Poole (Mitchell Ryan) truly is after Poole attempts to frame a local hippie, Bob Zemko (Peter Cetera), for a crime he didn't commit. Adding fuel to the fire is Poole's discovery that he and Wintergreen have been dating the same woman, dancer-turned-barmaid Jolene (Jeannine Riley).
Electra Glide in Blue was the first (and to date only) directorial credit for James William Guercio. Successful in the music industry as a manager and producer, Guercio was best known for his association with the top-selling jazz-rock group Chicago; several members of the band appear in the movie, as does a young Nick Nolte in a bit part. On a note of sad irony, Terry Kath, the longtime Chicago vocalist who died in 1978 from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head, plays a gun-wielding killer in this film.
(Shock Entertainment)
Cast
Robert Blake
USA
Best movies:
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Lost Highway (1997)
Billy Green Bush
USA
Best movies:
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
The Jericho Mile (1979) (TV movie)
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
Mitchell Ryan
USA
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Hot Shots! 2 (1993)
Magnum Force (1973)
Jeannine Riley
USA
Best movies:
Electra Glide in Blue (1973)
Timebomb (1991)
Elisha Cook Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
The Killing (1956)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Royal Dano
USA
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
Moby Dick (1956)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Hawk Wolinski
Best movies:
Electra Glide in Blue (1973)
Men at Work (1990)
Peter Cetera
USA
Best movies:
Electra Glide in Blue (1973)
Memories of Midnight (1991) (TV movie)
Terry Kath
USA
Best movies:
Electra Glide in Blue (1973)
Nick Nolte
USA
Best movies:
Warrior (2011)
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
U Turn (1997)
Michael Butler
USA
Best movies:
Harry and Tonto (1974)
Electra Glide in Blue (1973)
Slaves of New York (1989)
Adrienne Hayes
Best movies:
Electra Glide in Blue (1973)
Jerry Brutsche
USA
Best movies:
Electra Glide in Blue (1973)
Body Double (1984)
Every Which Way But Loose (1978)
Susan Forristal
Best movies:
Electra Glide in Blue (1973)
Regarding Henry (1991)
Heartburn (1986)