George Kuffs didn't finish high-school, just lost his job, and his college-age girlfriend is pregnant. To top it off, George's brother Brad is killed and George inherits Brad's "patrol special" privatized police district and all the problems that come with it.
Acting
Slater's fourth-wall addresses—charming or insufferable, no in-between.
Writing
Sharp banter that almost justifies the ridiculous premise.
Production
San Francisco locations before tech money sterilized everything.
Director
Bruce A. Evans
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Patrol specials were real SF privatized police districts—essentially rent-a-cops with actual arrest powers, a uniquely American fever dream of public safety.
Bruce A. Evans wrote Stand By Me and later directed Mr. Brooks—explaining why Kuffs has unexpected emotional beats buried under the quips.
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