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Showtime (2002)

 -  Action | Comedy | Crime  -  15 March 2002 (USA)
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A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based T.V. cop show.

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Storyline

LAPD Detective Sergeant Mitch Preston cares only about doing his job and nailing crooks. LAPD Patrol Officer Trey Sellars joined the force as a day job until his acting career took off. During an undercover drug buy Mitch was working that Trey botched by calling in for backup and drawing media attention, Mitch's partner is shot with a very exotic 12-gauge automatic weapon; Mitch then shoots the video camera out of the hands of a reporter filming the action when the cameraman refused to shut it down. Faced with a $10 million lawsuit, the department agrees to let producer Chase Renzi film Mitch's investigation for a new reality TV show, and constantly tries to make everything more "viewer friendly" by changing everything about Mitch's life to fit the stereotypical view of police officers--and partners him with Trey. Written by Jeff Cross <blackjac_1998@yahoo.com>

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Plot Keywords:

lapd | chase | police | buddy cop | drugs | See more »

Taglines:

Lights. Camera. Aggravation.

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Action | Comedy | Crime

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for action violence, language and some drug content | See all certifications »

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15 March 2002 (USA)  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$85,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$248,261 (Japan) (15 November 2002)

Gross:

$944,537 (Japan) (29 November 2002)
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2.35 : 1
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Goofs

During the armored car chase, Mitch's police car's windshield alternates between being intact and almost completely gone. See more »

Quotes

Detective Mitch Preston: [after his home has been remodeled] It looks like a gay porn star lives here!
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Crazy Credits

After all the credits, there are some 'confessional' scenes with Murphy's character, talking about DeNiro's. See more »

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Soundtracks

"Rueda de fuego (Ring of Fire)"
(1992)
Written by June Carter Cash (as June Carter) and Merle Kilgore
Performed by Mingo Saldivar
Courtesy of Rounder Records
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Funny Movie!
4 October 2002 | by (Santa Clarita, CA) – See all my reviews

I don't care what some of the reviews said, this movie was funny. The thing with this film is that you can't expect anything else except to be entertained. This is not some intellectual comedy, this is a clever popcorn movie. The three main cast members are great and work very well with each other. Shatner is a standout in the supporting cast as himself, a former TV cop, brought in by Russo's character to coach the cops on how to be "TV cops." Those are by far the funniest scenes. If you want to be entertained and just sit back for a laugh, then watch this movie.


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