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

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 | car thief | 

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Taglines:

Their friendship could survive anything... except each other!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language, some sexuality and drug use

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 September 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

A prueba de balas

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

Ernest Dickerson was very critical about the movie, saying the movie was "castrated" because of the producers.

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Goofs

When Moses jumps in front of Carter and takes a bullet in the back while protecting him, the camera then immediately goes to the shooter on the steps. The safety is clearly on his gun, making it impossible to fire the weapon.

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Quotes

Cop: Sir, have you had anything to drink today?
Archie Moses: [drunk] I had about a half a beer, the dog had a lot.

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Connections

Referenced in Great Bolshy Yarblockos! Making 'A Clockwork Orange' (2007)

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Soundtracks

"How Could You"
Written by Jonathan Robinson, Gloria Stewart, Joey Elias
Performed by K-Ci Hailey (as K-Ci) & Jo Jo Hailey (as JoJo) of Jodeci
Courtesy of MCA Records
by arrangement with MCA Special Markets and Products

User Reviews

Wayyyy Underrated

I believe this movie was highly, highly underrated. Sandler and Waynes(spelling?) work amazingly together, in my opinion. It seems that for some reason this year this movie was overlooked, maybe because of Happy Gilmore, which is a possibility.

Definitely one of the better action/comedies of the 90's, as you can see I feel strongly about it. The plot is very interesting, and there definitely are some twists and turns that do keep you guessing. As you can see from this movie Sandlers career went uphill, as Waynes seems to have fallen. This movie reminds me a lot of Nothing to Lose (starring Martin Lawrence) and other movies of the sort. I don't know what it is but I have a soft spot in my heart for the 90's action/comedies.