Choirboys, The, 1977, R, 1 hr 59 min
The Choirboys Age Rating: R Runtime: 119 minutes Studio: Universal Pictures Country of Origin: United States Franchise: Standalone Franchise Position: N/A A gritty and darkly comedic look at what happens when a group of Los Angeles patrol officers wind down after work with the “choir practice” of ritual drunken revelry, only to spiral into chaos and moral ambiguity. Ratings: My Rating: 5.7 The Dove Foundation: Not rated IMDb: 5.6 Rotten Tomatoes: 40% Metacritic: 21 TMDb: N/A Plot Summary: Based on the novel by Joseph Wambaugh, the film follows a cohort of LAPD officers who call themselves the “choirboys”—not for singing, but for debauched after‑shift gatherings they euphemistically label “choir practice.” The story covers a week in their lives: excessive drinking, carousing, crude antics, and ultimately a tragic‑tinged shift into a shooting incident that triggers a cover‑up among the group. Through these events, the film probes themes of exhaustion, cynicism, pow...