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

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

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Goofs

After Keats picks up Moses at the hanger, they are walking down the runway to the plane, but the hanger is no longer in the background, just a vast desert.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

References The Godfather (1972)

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Soundtracks

"Tha Show"
Written by Aquil Davidson, Idris Davidson, Derrick Moody, Gregory Taggart, Natasha Laing,
Taiwan Rodgers, Mark C. Rooney, Mark Morales, DJ Gizmo, Milk Dee
Performed by Wreckx-N-Effect featuring Heat
Courtesy of MCA Records
by arrangement with MCA Special Markets and Products

User Reviews

Could have been better..

Another one of Sandler movies with the same verdict for me: okay for Television but not good enough for cinema or worthy to spend money on for DVD. The beginning is quite entertaining and then it develops into a much too predictable movie, with the ending being most typical of Adam Sandler. It is however fairly entertaining to see but only if you have limited cinema/film experience like I did when I first saw it (I must have been about 15 when I staggered upon it on Television). However, once I began to really see cinematographic masterpieces, movies such as these are a pure embarrassment to cinema and should really not be funded. x