Blue Streak (1999)

Director:

Les Mayfield

Writers (WGA):

Michael Berry (written by) &
John Blumenthal (written by) ...

Release Date:

17 September 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

He's A Cop That's Not. Believe That!

Plot:

A thief turned ex-con poses as a cop to retrieve a diamond he stole years ago.

Plot Keywords:

Shot To Death | Shot In The Chest | Profanity | Car Chase | Villain

Cast

Martin Lawrence	...	Miles Logan
Luke Wilson	...	Carlson
Peter Greene	...	Deacon
Dave Chappelle	...	Tulley
Nicole Ari Parker	...	Melissa Green
Graham Beckel	...	Rizzo
Robert Miranda	...	Glenfiddish
Olek Krupa	...	Jean LaFleur
Saverio Guerra	...	Benny
Richard C. Sarafian	...	Uncle Lou
Tamala Jones	...	Janiece
Julio Oscar Mechoso	...	Detective Diaz
Steve Rankin	...	FBI Agent Gray
Carmen Argenziano	...	Captain Penelli
John Hawkes	...	Eddie

Also Known As:

Diamanten-Cop, Der (Germany)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | South Korea:12 | Malaysia:U | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #36456) | Philippines:PG-13 | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Blue Streak Productions

Trivia:

During pre-production, the film was originally supposed to carry a hard R rating, but after deliberations, the studio had to tone down the film's script to PG-13. This meant changing the plot, dialog and characters. 'John August' was hired as a "script doctor" to make these changes.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Miles is hanging in mid-air in the opening chase, he pulls out a circular saw to cut through the rope he is hanging from. He cuts the rope in front of him which would have made him fall backwards, but he falls forwards instead.

Quotes:

Miles: You want thirty-one flava's? Baskin and Robbins is where you wanna be. Be cool.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "HBO First Look: 'Blue Streak': Inside & Undercover" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Gimme My Money

Watch if you enjoy comedy

"Blue Streak" is an enjoyable film that stars one of the funniest comedians in the business, Martin Lawrence. Lawrence is teamed with Luke Wilson as they take on the bad guys using humor.

From the very beginning, I knew that "Blue Streak" would be funny and interesting. The only requirement was to sit back and relax so the movie can carry me through. The story was quite unique having a thief pretend to be a police detective determined to collect a jewel left behind from a previous heist.

To make the plot better and more interesting the writers make Lawrence's character in charge of the burglary division. Wilson didn't really add to the story and seemed to fill a role of sidekick. It was a pleasure to see William Forsythe in a role that did not have playing a villain. Overall, "Blue Streak" worked for me.