Shamus (film) of Wife... and Death" (1976) with the role played by Rod Taylor. It was a pilot for a prospective series that did not eventuate. Shamus (film) Shamus is a 1973 American comedy thriller film directed by Buzz Kulik, and starring Burt Reynolds and Dyan Cannon. New York private detective Shamus McCoy is called to the house of Hume, an eccentric diamond dealer, and is given the task of recovering some stolen diamonds. His investigation is thwarted at every turn and it is only when he is beaten by a gang of thugs to warn him off the job that he
Shamus (video game) Magazine" gave the Atari version a 9.4 out of 10 rating, and "Creative Computing" suggested "Make sure you have no pressing appointments before becoming involved in a round of "Shamus". Once you get going, you won't want to stop for a while." "Ahoy!" wrote in 1984 that "Shamus" for the Commodore 64 "is a thoroughly enjoyable game with all the action and suspense that both novices and sophisticated gamers will demand". In 1982, "Computer Gaming World" reviewed the Atari original, praising the animation and the "vastly superior graphics" over "Berzerk", but complaining of the inability to pause the action and