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Release Date:
8 December 1982 (USA)
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When a tough cop has a cool convict as a partner and 48 hrs to catch a killer, a lot of funny things can happen in . . . 48 HRS. [Australia Theatrical] more
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A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer. full summary | full synopsis
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 2 wins
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1 nomination
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The start of the 80's buddy cop movie?
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Nick Nolte | ... | Jack Cates | |
| Eddie Murphy | ... | Reggie Hammond | |
| Annette O'Toole | ... | Elaine | |
| Frank McRae | ... | Haden | |
| James Remar | ... | Albert Ganz | |
| David Patrick Kelly | ... | Luther | |
| Sonny Landham | ... | Billy Bear | |
| Brion James | ... | Ben Kehoe | |
| Kerry Sherman | ... | Rosalie, Hostage Girl | |
| Jonathan Banks | ... | Algren | |
| James Keane | ... | Vanzant | |
| Tara King | ... | Frizzy, Hotel Desk Clerk | |
| Greta Blackburn | ... | Lisa, Blonde Hooker | |
| Margot Rose | ... | Casey | |
| Denise Crosby | ... | Sally |
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96 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) |
Iceland:16 |
Australia:R |
Singapore:PG (cut) |
Netherlands:12 |
USA:R (Certificate #26865) |
UK:15 (2009) (uncut) |
South Korea:15 (cable rating) |
UK:18 (video rating) (1986) |
Argentina:18 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Finland:K-16 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Norway:18 |
South Korea:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 (video rating) (1987) (cut version) |
UK:18 (original rating) |
West Germany:18
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David Patrick Kelly also played a character named "Luther" in The Warriors (1979), also directed by Walter Hill.
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Continuity: Reggie is handcuffed when Jack throws him into his car after getting him out of prison. In the next shot, Reggie's left arm is stretched out along the back of the seat and his right arm is hanging out the window. In the following shot, he is handcuffed again.
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Referenced in There Goes the Neighborhood (1992)
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ROXANNE
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It seems that after 48 HRS, buddy cop movies had a simple plot. Catch the bad guys while being as funny and silly as possible. There is alot of bad buddy cop movies, this is one of the best. Considering one is a cop and the other is a convict it shouldn't really be considered a buddy cop movie. I watched this film a couple of days ago because it had been awhile since I watched it a thousand times on cable television as a kid. I was surprised at the amount of racial comments made in this film, I guess as a child I didn't really pay attention to those comments. The movie is still solid, definitely one of Walter Hill's best films. Eddie Murphy is perfecting his onscreen personality in his first film. Beverley Hills Cop wasn't far behind. Nick Nolte feels like a tired detective in this film. Nolte has always seemed like the perfect tired private eye or detective to me. The rough voice, the lined and aged face, he just seems right. The movie is exciting and tight, one of the best action films of the eighties.