McQ (1974) on Netflix
Two uniformed officers and Lieutenant Lon McQ's partner, Stan Boyle, are found shot in Seattle. McQ blames local dealer Manuel Santiago and, against orders, tails him.
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Plot summary
In Seattle early one morning, a plainclothesman, Stan Boyle, and two uniformed police officers are found shot. Boyle, who is taken to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition, is the longtime partner of Detective Lieutenant Lon McQ. McQ is convinced that Manuel Santiago, a local hood, is behind the killings. Captain Ed Kosterman, McQ's superior, favors the idea that counterculture militants shot the officers and warns McQ to leave the investigation to other detectives. McQ visits Boyle's wife, Lois, then defies the order and tails Santiago. A hitman in Santiago's employ shoots at McQ. Franklin Toms, the liaison between the city council and the police department, offers sympathy.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about McQ (1974)
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- Before making McQ, John Wayne passed on playing Harry Callahan in Dirty Harry (1971), a decision he later admitted regretting. One version of the Dirty Harry script was set in Seattle, but the setting was changed to San Francisco when Clint Eastwood became connected to the project.
- To flip a car during the beach chase without using ramps, stunt driver Hal Needham performed the very first car stunt using a black powder cannon charge. On a second practice run down in Los Angeles the car was unknowingly overcharged and Needham was nearly killed; Gary McLarty performed the stunt on the beach that is in the film.
