Reception
Rex Reed, writing for the New York Post, panned the film, saying, "Hollywood's latest crime against humanity in general and homosexuals in particular is a dumb creepshow called Partners - stupid, tasteless and homophobic, this sleazy, superficial film implies that gay cops can't be trusted to work with straight cops because they might fall in love with them." Gene Siskel is also offended and later called it one of the worst of 1982. The two reviews accessible from Rotten Tomatoes, http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1015966-partners/reviews/, also find it dumb, but viewer reaction at Amazon.com, for both the DVD and VHS releases, are much more positive.
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