"The Rockford Files" (1974) Seriado de TV 1974-1980

Avaliação/utilizador:

8,4/10   

Criadores:

Stephen J. Cannell
Roy Huggins

Temporadas:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Data de Lançamento:

13 Setembro 1974 (USA)

Gênero:

Crime | Drama | Suspense

Argumento:

The cases of an easy going private investigator.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Detective | Answering Machine | Sting Operation | Malibu

Prêmios:

Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 6 wins & 17 nominations

Comentários dos utilizadores:

Reality Private Investigating

Elenco

James Garner	...	Jim Rockford (122 episódios, 1974-1980)
Noah Beery Jr.	...	Joseph 'Rocky' Rockford #2 / ... (121 episódios, 1974-1980)
Joe Santos	...	Police Det. Dennis Becker / ... (109 episódios, 1974-1980)

Conhecido como:

Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA) (syndication title)

Duração:

60 min (123 episodes)

País:

USA

Língua:

Inglês

Cor:

Cor (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1,33 : 1

Som:

Mono

Certificação:

Australia:PG | Singapore:PG

Locais de filmagem:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Companhia :

Cherokee Productions

Pegadinha:

The address of Jim Rockford's trailer was 29 Cove Road, Malibu.

Goofs:

Erros factuais: Throughout the series, the Los Angeles Police Department responds to calls at Rockford's trailer in Malibu although it is not part of their jurisdiction. The Los Angeles County Sheriff would be the proper agency.

Citações:

Beth Davenport: And Jim, try to be nice.
Jim Rockford: Are you kidding? You don't mouth off to anything that big. He looks like 190 pounds of gristle.

Conexões:

Referido em The Notebook (2004)

Tilha Sonora:

The Rockford Files

Reality Private Investigating

This show destroyed the Private Detective show formula.

At the time, most TV PI's had cutie pie secretaries (Mannix' secretary Gail and Barnaby Jones' ex Miss America Lee Meriweather in particular), Jim Rockford had an answering machine...

All TV PI's had nice offices with dark wood paneling, Rockford's office was the living room of his decaying mobile home parked in the lot outside a diner...

It took at least 3 guys fighting dirty to subdue the average TV PI, even short, fat, aging Cannon. Jimmy was always the one getting his head handed to him unless he figured a way to sucker punch his opponent...

At the climax, other TV PI's would pull their guns, shoot it out with the baddies and save the day. Rockford's gun, often as not was still at home in his cookie jar...

TV PI's always had a friend on the police force who would gladly do favors, looking up DMV records, etc. Rockford's friend on the force was always getting in trouble for even knowing Rockford. The Captains & Lieutenants on the force universally viewed Jim as low life scum & not worth the time of day...

The average detective would go about his business, assembling clues to solve this weeks mystery. That is the way it was with Rockford except that he was always dealing with hustlers, con men, ex-convicts and the occasional ex-girlfriends, every one of whose purpose in life seemed to be the bedevilment and aggravation of Jim Rockford. Not to mention the recurring role of Jim's dad Rocky (deftly played by that Trojan actor, Noah Beery) who was always after Jim to give up PIing and do something "respectable" like truck driving.

When this show appeared on TV, every other PI looked dull and one by one they disappeared as they lost ground in the ratings.

This is also the show that put Steven J Cannell on the map. Nothing that he ever did subsequently equaled this. In fact most of it was crappy formula detective shows.

The Rockford Files is the REAL DEAL!

Simon Sez, CHECK IT OUT!