This was originally titled THE POLICE ARE DEFEATED in Italy before being renamed STUNT SQUAD in other countries and this title is way more fitting. STUNT SQUAD is a kind of goofy title and it's not that type of film at all. It's pretty much a straight up police vs. crime syndicate flick and yes there is a special motorcycle squad that's formed that do some jumps and shoot their guns while riding but that's not really the main focus of the film. An extortion ring terrorizing the city vs. the cops is the basic outline. A couple of public telephones are blown up taking out businesses that don't pay protection money with them, a guy gets castrated by a straight razor and lots of people are taught what "eating lead" means. Pretty spectacular ending with the common folks rising up against the head of the criminal scumbags. Plays out ina fairly standard fashion but worth a look if Eurocrime is your bag.
The police chief here is played by Marcel Bozzufi who is best known as the main bad guy in THE FRENCH CONNECTION.
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