| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Nick Nolte |
Jack Cates
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| Eddie Murphy |
Reggie Hammond
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| Frank McRae |
Haden
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| Annette O'Toole |
Elaine
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| James Remar |
Ganz
|
| David Patrick Kelly |
Luther
|
| Sonny Landham |
Billy Bear
|
| Brion James |
Kehoe
|
| Kerry Sherman |
Rosalie
|
| Jonathan Banks |
Algren
|
| James Keane |
Vanzant
|
| Tara King |
Frizzy
|
| Greta Blackburn |
Lisa
|
| Margot Rose |
Casey
|
| Denise Crosby |
Sally
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Action; Comedy; Crime; Drama; Thriller |
| Director |
Walter Hill |
| Producer |
Lawrence Gordon; Joel Silver |
| Writer |
Steven de Souza; Larry Gross; Walter Hill; Roger Spottiswoode |
| Studio |
Paramount Pictures |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
96 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
| IMDb Rating |
6.8 |
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| Plot |
| Before the action-oriented "buddy movie" formula settled into place in the 1980s and 1990s with the Lethal Weapon films, Walter Hill's 48 HRS. presented a much more irreverent and politically incorrect version of the genre. Eddie Murphy made an auspicious film debut alongside veteran Nick Nolte's consummate performance as a worn cop. Murphy plays a convict on a two-day furlough from prison to help capture his former partner (James Remar). The intense animosity between his character and Nolte's impatient detective is rude and violent--albeit in a comic way--and the film's racist and sexist banter is so ubiquitous that some viewers might be turned off. (This early, raw Murphy is not the Murphy of The Nutty Professor.) Then again, sometimes deliberate overkill is funny in itself, which is certainly closer to Hill's intention. There are a couple of scenes for the ages in this film, especially Murphy's single-handed shutdown of the action in a redneck bar. --Tom Keogh |
| Personal Details |
| My Rating |
5 |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
5 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Price |
$11.00 |
| Links |
Amazon US
DVD Empire
IMDB
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| Edition Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Widescreen 1.85:1 Color |
| Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
| Barcode |
097360113976 |
| Chapters |
15 |
| Release Date |
12/12/2003 |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Subtitled Widescreen |
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