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National Security (2003) -- Two mismatched security guards are thrown together to bust a smuggling operation.
National Security (2003) -- The U.S. Attorney General says that he is troubled by the recent string of suspected terror plots throughout Europe. CBS National Security Correspondent David Martin reports from the Pentagon.
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Overview

User Rating:
5.0/10   12,118 votes
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Director:
Dennis Dugan
Writers (WGA):
Jay Scherick (written by) &
David Ronn (written by)
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Release Date:
17 January 2003 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller more
Tagline:
They only look like cops. more
Plot:
Two mismatched security guards are thrown together to bust a smuggling operation. full summary | add synopsis
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NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
'Falls' Rises
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 28 January 2003)
'Darkness' Lights Up at B.O.
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 27 January 2003)
User Comments:
"What the problem is?"* more (124 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Martin Lawrence ... Earl Montgomery

Steve Zahn ... Hank Rafferty

Colm Feore ... Detective Frank McDuff
Bill Duke ... Lieutenant Washington

Eric Roberts ... Nash
Timothy Busfield ... Charlie Reed

Robinne Lee ... Denise

Matt McCoy ... Robert Barton

Brett Cullen ... Heston
Cleo King ... Woman in Car
Gerry Del Sol ... Booking Clerk

Ken Lerner ... Hank's Lawyer
Mari Morrow ... Lola

Stephen Tobolowsky ... Billy Narthax

Joe Flaherty ... Owen Fergus
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence, language and some sensuality.
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Runtime:
88 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Iceland:12 | Malaysia:18PL | Hungary:14 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38105) | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | UK:12A
Filming Locations:
Fire Station 23 - 225 E. 5th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
Columbia Pictures Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
More than 400,000 bottles of soft drinks and beer were used as background scenery, during the shootout in the warehouse. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Earl is behind the wheel of the driving-instruction car, he constantly moves the steering wheel from side to side, yet the car always drives straight. more
Quotes:
[Hank is mad at Earl]
Hank: You got something in your teeth.
Earl: Where, here or here?
[Hank punches Earl]
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Movie Connections:
References Planet of the Apes (1968) more

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"What the problem is?"*, 18 January 2003
10/10
Author: Quigles from Carmichael, California

Well, "National Security" has many problems, but it is still none-the-less very funny. Despite what the movie reviewers think this movie has laughs, action, and great acting. This movie is always entertaining, even if there are some irritating flaws. For example, one scene in the movie showed Zahn being on trial for beating a black man, and most of the trial was black. Even though it was presented in a funny way, it was still annoying. In a case involving race between white and African-American people, the jury would be half white and half African-American. When this movie was made, the director probably knew this, he just thought it would be funny anyway, which it was, but imagine this type of thing happening through the entire movie. Having said that, I'll end talking about what was wrong with the movie by just saying that this movie is not for anyone who likes movies to have realistic situations, a believable story, or a non-cliche script.

However, even though the movie rehashes many jokes from other movies, they are all presented in a new form, some better and some worse than before. In my opinion, most of them were better, probably because of the actors who reincarnated the jokes. Lawrence is said to be copying both Eddie Murphy and Will Smith; well the movie reviewers are really stupid, because Martin Lawrence is who he is, and he's perfect for the part he plays in the movie. I'll repeat, Lawrence portrays this part very differently than how either Murphy or Smith would have played it; and I'm talking about for the better. And as for Zahn, I'll just say one thing; He has never been in a movie that I didn't like him in, and, he's never been in a movie that I just didn't like in general. Now for the last thing on the list, the action. The movie has many cool car stunts and gun-play, and it's mixed flawlessly with the comedy. I liked all the stunts except for the fight scene at the end with Lawrence and one of the bad guys; it was lame, cheesy, slow, and boring. But the rest of the movie was great fun. I wasn't disappointed in the least.

*Note: "What the problem is?" is a quote from Lawrence in "National Security". (In case you didn't know)

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