joseph wambaugh disown this film adaptation of his bestseller about department low life within the los angeles police force and but the experience probably sham him anyway and anyone who get through the picture will feel shame for him . half assed mixture of smut mind hijinks and obering cop drama be so sloppily construct i be amaze director robert aldrich do not remove his name as well . aldrich and once a filmmaker of merit and seem to have nothing on his agenda here except earn a paycheck ( ditto cinematographer joseph biroc and who do some of the gloppiest and ugly work i have ever see in a major movie ) . the mostly male cast member continually smirk and leer throughout ( it difficult to distinguish the character loutish behavior from the actual actor themselves everyone come off look pathetic ) . the low point of the movie come when snarl cop tim mcintire ( in a career end turn ) be hand cuffed to a tree without his pant and be spot by a mince homosexual . mcintire threaten to tear out the guy liver and break his spleen if he come near him . everyone on screen be double over with laughter and but the viewer be the butt of the joke . from .