Bulletproof (1996)

Two criminals, Keats and Moses, end their friendship when Keats turns out to be an undercover cop. Years later the two are forced to work together when Keats is assigned to protect Moses as a witness.

Director:

Ernest R. Dickerson (as Ernest Dickerson)

Writers:

Joe Gayton (story), Joe Gayton (screenplay),

Stars:

Damon Wayans, Adam Sandler, James Caan

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Damon Wayans	...	Keats
Adam Sandler	...	Moses
James Caan	...	Colton
Jeep Swenson	...	Bledsoe
James Farentino	...	Capt. Jensen
Kristen Wilson	...	Traci
Larry McCoy	...	Detective Sulliman
Allen Covert	...	Detective Jones
Bill Nunn	...	Finch
Mark Roberts	...	Charles
Mark Casella	...	Disneyland Cop
Andrew Shaifer	...	Cop at Airport
Monica Potter	...	Biker's Woman
Jonathan Loughran	...	Rookie Cop
Steve White	...	Veteran Cop

Storyline

An undercover police officer named Rock Keats befriends a drug dealer and car thief named Archie Moses in a bid to catch the villainous drug lord Frank Coltan. But the only problem is that Keats is a cop, his real name is Jack Carter, and he is working undercover with the LAPD to bust Moses and Colton at a sting operation the LAPD has set up.

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Plot Keywords:

undercover | drugs | police | drug lord | police raid | 

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Taglines:

Tough cop. Hostile witness.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

14A

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 September 1996 (Canada)

Also Known As:

À toute épreuve

Filming Locations:

Malibu, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$6,014,400 (USA) (6 September 1996)

Gross:

$21,162,420 (USA) (25 October 1996)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, Robert Simonds Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

DTS DTS-Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

James Woods' was originally chosen to play Frank Colton, but had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts with Ghosts of Mississippi (1996).

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Goofs

The Arizona Highway Patrol car lacks a partition between the front and rear seats.

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Quotes

Archie Moses: I don't like your God. Your God scares me.

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Connections

Referenced in Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil (2007)

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Soundtracks

I Wanna Know Your Name
Written by Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers, George Duke
Performed by Tasha
Courtesy of MCA Records
By Arrangement with MCA Special Markets and Products

User Reviews

A mindnumbing waste of time

Not only was this a bad action movie, but it was a bad Adam Sandler movie (Hey, that's a little bit redundant, isn't it?) But what I really wondered is why James Caan wasted his time in it. Why would a great actor who played in the Godfather movies want to embarrass himself in such trash?

Sandler plays a conman who unknowingly befriends a cop, played by Damon Waynes. When Sandler reveals that he knows the kingpin behind a massive heroin ring, he leads Waynes to the location, Sandler finds out that Waynes is going undercover as a cop, and shoots him in the head (by accident). Nevertheless, he recovers. To make it so the movie's plot goes on par with the title, they put a metal plate on the wound. "Bulletproof" Get it? Ooh, that's so clever and funny! My sides are splitting.

I won't tell what happens from there. If you're brave enough to tolerate mental pain from sheer stupidity, you'd see it for yourself. This movie wasn't only a rip-off of several other action movies, but the jokes were unfunny and offensive, many of them being sexist, homophobic, or racist.