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Release Date:
8 March 1991 (USA) moreTagline:
There's only one way these two are going to get along... morePlot:
An action film star researching a role is allowed to tag along with a hardboiled New York cop, who finds him superficial and irritating. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
Hot Topic Learns Its Lessons The Hard Way...Again(From TwilightersAnonymous. 12 November 2008, 7:07 PM, PST)
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It's "The Odd Couple" meets "Dirty Harry" head-on. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Michael J. Fox | ... | Nick Lang / Ray Casanov | |
| James Woods | ... | Detective Lt. John Moss, NYPD | |
| Stephen Lang | ... | Party Crasher | |
| Annabella Sciorra | ... | Susan | |
| John Capodice | ... | Detective Grainy, NYPD | |
| Luis Guzmán | ... | Detective Benny Pooley, NYPD | |
| LL Cool J | ... | Detective Billy, NYPD | |
| Mary Mara | ... | Detective China, NYPD | |
| Delroy Lindo | ... | Captain Brix, NYPD | |
| Conrad Roberts | ... | Witherspoon, Gun Dealer | |
| Penny Marshall | ... | Angie, Nick's Agent | |
| Christina Ricci | ... | Bonnie | |
| George Cheung | ... | Drug Dealer | |
| Frank Geraci | ... | Newsman | |
| Sophie Maletsky | ... | Pizza Waitress |
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111 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:12 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Germany:16 (w) | Italy:T | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Argentina:13 | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:16 | Germany:BPjM RestrictedFun Stuff
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The film was originally slated to shoot for 16 weeks, but was reduced to 13 because producer/second unit director Rob Cohen was shooting at the same time as John Badham in different locations to save more time and money. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: Roll bars are visible as the police car overturns near the end of the movie. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Operator: 9-1-1 Emergency.
Party Crasher: Hello there! It's me - again! Well, what can I say? I'm about to crash another party.
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Wildly violent, but hilarious comedy about a showboat-like Hollywood action star (Michael J. Fox) who in order to prepare for his next film, comes to the Big Apple and tags along with a hard-boiled police detective (James Woods) who is desperately determined to nab a notorious killer dubbed "The Party Crasher" (Stephen Lang) despite nearly getting himself killed in the process. Fox and Woods certainly make an interesting comedy team. There's no way that this movie could without the presence of a seriously funny actor like Woods to be included in the film. The film has a few great moments including one where the Woods character impolitely asks the captain (Delroy Lindo) to get the Fox character off his back and the film's climax is exciting and makes a great reference to "North by Northwest". It's the "The Odd Couple" meets "Dirty Harry" head-on.