

The Choirboys
“Don't look for these guys in church.”
Overview
A group of Los Angeles cops decide to take off some of the pressures of their jobs by engaging in various forms of after-hours debauchery.
Top Cast

Charles Durning
Spermwhale Whalen

Louis Gossett Jr.
Calvin Motts

Perry King
Baxter Slate

Clyde Kusatsu
Francis Tanaguchi

Stephen Macht
Spencer Van Moot

Tim McIntire
Roscoe Rules

Randy Quaid
Dean Proust
Chuck Sacci
'Father' Sartino

Don Stroud
Sam Lyles

James Woods
Harold Bloomguard
Themes & Keywords
About The Choirboys
The Choirboys is a comedy, crime, drama film released in 1977 exploring themes of police, dominatrix, cop, los angeles, california. Directed by Robert Aldrich, it stars Charles Durning, Louis Gossett Jr., Perry King. A group of Los Angeles cops decide to take off some of the pressures of their jobs by engaging in various forms of after-hours debauchery.
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American Gangster(2007)
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