Showtime (2002)

Director:

Tom Dey

Writers (WGA):

Jorge Saralegui (story)
Keith Sharon (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

15 March 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Lights. Camera. Aggravation.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Lapd | Chase | Police | Buddy Cop | Drugs

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Robert De Niro	...	Det. Mitch Preston
Rachael Harris	...	Teacher (as Rachel Harris)
Eddie Murphy	...	Officer Trey Sellars
Zaid Farid	...	Police Captain Ben
Alex Borstein	...	Casting Director
Holly Mandel	...	Producer
Marshall Manesh	...	Convenience Store Owner
Nestor Serrano	...	Ray
T.J. Cross	...	ReRun (as TJ Cross)
Mos Def	...	Lazy Boy
James Roday	...	'Showtime' Cameraman
Joel Hurt Jones	...	Reporter #1
Chris Harrison	...	Reporter #2
Perri Peltz	...	Reporter #3
Amy Powell	...	Reporter #4
Debra Snell	...	Reporter #5
Chris Ufland	...	Reporter #6
Pedro Damián	...	Ceasar Vargas (as Pedro Damian)
Peter Jacobson	...	Brad Slocum
Ewan Chung	...	Ping-Pong Opponent
Rene Russo	...	Chase Renzi
Drena De Niro	...	Annie, Chase's Production Assistant
Andrew Wilson	...	Locker Room Cop #1
Larry Joe Campbell	...	Locker Room Cop #2
Reggie Gaskins	...	Locker Room Cop #3
Ken Hudson Campbell	...	Cop in Gym (as Ken Campbell)
Johnnie L. Cochran Jr.	...	Johnnie Cochran, ReRun's Lawyer
Rick Cramer	...	Duty Officer
Frankie Faison	...	Lt. Winship (as Frankie R. Faison)
Linda Hart	...	Waitress
Kadeem Hardison	...	Kyle
Joy Bryant	...	Lexi
Maurice Compte	...	Chili
Freez Luv	...	Freez
Merlin Santana	...	Hector
Jullian Dulce Vida	...	J.J. (as Julian Dulce Vida)
Jeff Sanders	...	Big Boy
Robert Joseph	...	Gangbanger #4
William Shatner	...	William Shatner
Judah Friedlander	...	Julio
Angela Alvarado	...	Gina Reyes (as Angela Rosa Alvarado)
John Cariani	...	Charlie Hertz
Kirk Ward	...	Parking Garage Cop #1
Reggie Jordan	...	Parking Garage Cop #2
Lucille M. Oliver	...	Screaming Woman
Callie Childers	...	Pool Girl
Tom Billett	...	Freddy, Bouncer #2
Henry Kingi	...	Garbage Truck Driver
Neil Mather	...	Uniform
Joel Elliott	...	Animal Welfare Worker #1
Grant Sawyer	...	Animal Welfare Worker #2
Christopher Darga	...	Gun Show Announcer
Clement Blake	...	Gun Show Patron
Lisa Renee Pitts	...	Female Cop #1 (as Lisa Reneé Pitts)
Teresa DePriest	...	Female Cop #2
John Polce	...	Police Officer (as John J. Polce)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pat Asanti	...	George (uncredited)
Jon A. Barnes	...	Detective in Bullpen (uncredited)
Heather Charles	...	Model (uncredited)
Lisa Danielle	...	(uncredited)
Jackie Di Crystal	...	Salsa Dancer (uncredited)
Richard A. Eisenstein	...	Club-goer (uncredited)
Sunny Malick	...	Salsa Dancer (uncredited)
Chuck Murphy	...	Male Cop #1 (uncredited)
Nils Oliveto	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Mel Rodriguez	...	Armored Car Driver (uncredited)
Luigi Francis Shorty Rossi	...	Martian (uncredited)
George Sharperson	...	Bouncer (uncredited)
Erica Taylor	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ken Weiner	...	Gun Show Attendee (uncredited)
Robert Zavala	...	Salsa Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by
Tom Dey

Writing credits (WGA)
Jorge Saralegui		(story)
Keith Sharon		(screenplay) and
Alfred Gough		(screenplay) &
Miles Millar		(screenplay)

Produced by
Bruce Berman	....	executive producer
Channing Dungey	....	co-producer
James Lassiter	....	executive producer
Eric McLeod	....	executive producer
Jane Rosenthal	....	producer
Jorge Saralegui	....	producer
Will Smith	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Alan Silvestri

Cinematography by
Thomas Kloss		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Billy Weber

Casting by
Ellen Chenoweth

Production Design by
Jeff Mann

Art Direction by
Geoff Hubbard		(as Geoffrey Hubbard)
David Sandefur

Set Decoration by
Tessa Posnansky

Costume Design by
Christopher Lawrence

Makeup Department
Rena Andreoli	....	makeup department head
Enzo Angileri	....	hair stylist
Ilona Herman	....	hair stylist: Mr. De Niro
Ilona Herman	....	makeup artist: Mr. De Niro
Cathrine A. Marcotte	....	hair stylist (as Catherine Marcotte)
Vera Steimberg Moder	....	makeup artist: Mr. Murphy (as Vera Moder)
Stacey Morris	....	hair stylist: Mr. Murphy
Cheryl Ann Nick	....	makeup artist (as Cheryl Nick)
Shane Paish	....	makeup artist
Michelle Weiss	....	hair department head
Michelle Vittone	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Jessica Alan	....	post-production supervisor
Katherine E. Beyda	....	unit production manager
Todd Lewis	....	production supervisor: second unit
Mark Scoon	....	executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Amundson	....	first assistant director: second unit
Marcei A. Brown	....	second assistant director (as Marcei A. Brubaker)
Marisa Ferrey	....	second second assistant director
E.J. Foerster	....	second unit director
Jack Gill	....	second unit director
Evan Gilner	....	assistant second second assistant director
Josh King	....	first assistant director
Frederic Roth	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Fred Roth)
Jonathan Watson	....	first assistant director: second unit
Nicole Burke	....	assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Nicole Burke	....	second second assistant director (uncredited)
Hilbert Hakim	....	third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Jonathan Bobbitt	....	lead
Robert J. Carlyle	....	construction coordinator (as Robert Carlyle)
Mike Carrillo	....	assistant property master (as Mike Carillo)
Peter C. Clarke	....	property master (as Peter Clarke)
Laura J. DeRosa	....	art department coordinator
Chuck Eskridge	....	stand-by painter
Randy Gunter	....	assistant property master
William Hiney	....	set designer (as Bill Hiney)
Gregory S. Hooper	....	assistant art director (as Gregory Hooper)
George Lee	....	set designer (as George R. Lee)
Randy Martens	....	greens
Nick Navarro	....	set designer
Enrico Paronelli	....	paint foreman
David Saltzman	....	assistant property master
Grant Sawyer	....	on-set dresser
Beck Taylor	....	set designer
Craig Bernatzke	....	propmaker gangboss (uncredited)
Jon Bush	....	art department production assistant (uncredited)
David Corral	....	greensman (uncredited)
Shannon Curfman	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Steven P. Duchscherer	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Jimmy Flores	....	construction foreman (uncredited)
Martin J. Gibbons	....	welding supervisor (uncredited)
William G. Hall	....	labor foreman (uncredited)
James R. Lord	....	welder (uncredited)
James F. Orendorff	....	general foreman (uncredited)
Franklin T. Perry	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Jamie Rama	....	illustrator (uncredited)
Wil Rees	....	production illustrator (uncredited)
David Scott	....	graphic artist (uncredited)
Gary Stel	....	construction buyer (uncredited)
Gary Thomas	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Christopher S. Aud	....	supervising sound editor (as Christopher Aud)
David Boulton	....	adr editor (as David Bolton)
David E. Campbell	....	sound re-recording mixer (as David Campbell)
Steve Cantamessa	....	production sound mixer
Jeffrey Cranford	....	assistant sound editor (as Jeff Cranford)
Gloria D'Alessandro	....	dialogue editor
John P. Fasal	....	sound designer (as John Fasal)
David Lee Fein	....	foley artist
Patrick J. Foley	....	dialogue editor
Terry Garcia	....	assistant sound editor
Kimberly Harris	....	supervising adr editor
David L. Horton Jr.	....	foley editor (as David H. Horton Jr.)
David M. Horton	....	foley editor (as David M. Horton Sr.)
J. Paul Huntsman	....	supervising sound editor
David Jobe	....	foley mixer
Adam Johnston	....	sound effects editor
Jayme S. Parker	....	sound effects editor (as Jayme Parker)
Troy Porter	....	adr editor
John T. Reitz	....	sound re-recording mixer (as John Reitz)
Katherine Rose	....	foley artist (as Catherine Rose)
Gregg Rudloff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gary Thomas	....	boom operator
Ann L. Thornberg	....	assistant sound editor
Will Edwards	....	adr engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Chris Brenczewski	....	special effects technician
James Camomile	....	special effects technician
John W. Fisher	....	special effects technician (as John Fisher)
Morgan Guynes	....	special effects technician
Robert S. Henderson	....	special effects foreman (as Robert Henderson)
Patrick Huggins	....	special effects foreman (as Pat Huggins)
Bruce Y. Kuroyama	....	special effects foreman (as Bruce Kuroyama)
Michael Meinardus	....	special effects coordinator (as Mike Meinardus)
William A. Pancake Jr.	....	special effects technician (as William Pancake Jr.)
José Páramo	....	special effects technician (as Jose Paramo)
David Sasgen	....	special effects technician
Mike Sasgen	....	special effects foreman
Anthony Simonaitis	....	special effects foreman
Douglas D. Ziegler	....	special effects technician (as Douglas Ziegler)
R. Michael Bisetti	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Tom Ceglia	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)
Greg Curtis	....	special effects foreman (uncredited)
Steve King	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)
John Ziegler	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Thad Beier	....	technical supervisor: Hammerhead Productions
Constance Bracewell	....	CG supervisor: Hammerhead Productions
Aliza Corson Chameides	....	animator: Hammerhead Productions (as Aliza Chameides)
Thomas Dadras	....	animator: Hammerhead Productions
Jamie Dixon	....	visual effects supervisor: Hammerhead Productions
Michelle Eisenreich	....	visual effects producer: Hammerhead Productions
Gilbert Gonzales	....	animator: Hammerhead Productions
Justin Jones	....	animator: Hammerhead Productions
Jacqueline Lopez	....	visual effects producer (as Jacqui Lopez)
Robert Lurye	....	animator: Hammerhead Productions
Joel Merritt	....	animator: Hammerhead Productions
Arek Komorowski	....	digital artist (uncredited)
James D. Tittle	....	digital visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title (uncredited)

Stunts
Robert Alonzo	....	stunts
Starly Alvarado	....	stunts
Shane T. Anderson	....	stunts (as Shane Anderson)
Pete Antico	....	stunt double: Robert DeNiro (as Peter Antico)
Seth Arnett	....	stunts
Joni Avery	....	stunts
Rick Avery	....	stunts
Freddy Bouciegues	....	stunts
Janet Brady	....	stunts
Eddie Braun	....	stunts
Jon Braver	....	stunts
Charlie Brewer	....	stunts
Bob Brown	....	stunts (as Bobby Brown)
Jophery C. Brown	....	stunts
Virgil Carter	....	stunts (as Virgil E. Carter)
John Cenatiempo	....	stunts
Christal Chacon	....	stunts
Brycen Counts	....	stunts
Leonard Creer Jr.	....	stunts (as Leo Creer Jr.)
Esteban Cueto	....	stunts
Gregg Dandridge	....	stunts
Chic Daniel	....	stunts
Steve M. Davison	....	stunts (as Steve Davison)
Eddy Donno	....	stunts
Robert Diago DoQui	....	stunts
Cheryl Wheeler Duncan	....	stunts (as Cheryl Wheeler)
Jared S. Eddo	....	stunts (as Jared Eddo)
John Edward	....	stunts
Ousaun Elam	....	stunts
Kenny Endoso	....	stunts
Danny Epper	....	stunts
Richard Epper	....	stunts
Corey Michael Eubanks	....	stunts (as Corey Eubanks)
Dane Farwell	....	stunts
Glory Fioramonti	....	stunts
Andree Gibbs	....	stunts (as Andrée Gibbs)
Andy Gill	....	stunts
Jack Gill	....	stunt coordinator
Mark Ginther	....	stunts
Anita Hart	....	stunts
Nick Hermz	....	stunts
Mark Hicks	....	stunts (as Mark A. Hicks)
Hollis Hill	....	stunts
Gregory Hoffman	....	stunts (as Gregory K. Hoffman)
Norman Howell	....	stunts
Mike Justus	....	stunts
James Logan	....	utility stunts
Jalil Jay Lynch	....	stunts (as Jailil Jay Lynch)
Gina Mari	....	stunts (as Gina Jensen)
Bennie Moore	....	stunts (as Bennie E. Moore)
Marty Murray	....	stunts
Chuck Norman	....	stunts
Alan Oliney	....	co-stunt coordinator
Chrisie Paola	....	stunts (as Christine Paola)
Michael Papajohn	....	stunts
Charlie Picerni	....	stunts (as Charles Picerni)
Steve Picerni	....	stunts
Pat Romano	....	stunts
Felipe Savahge	....	stunts (as Felip Savahge)
Anthony G. Schmidt	....	stunts
Craig Shugart	....	stunts
Spike Silver	....	stunts
Lou Simon	....	stunts (as Louis Simon)
Bryan Souders	....	stunts
C.C. Taylor	....	stunts
Danny Weselis	....	stunts
Danny Wynands	....	stunts (as Dan Wynands)
Dick Ziker	....	stunts
Gianni Biasetti	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Andy Gill	....	stunt double: car chase (uncredited)
Cinda-Lin James	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
Alan Oliney	....	stunt double: Eddie Murphy (uncredited)
Bill Willens	....	precision driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Alfred Ainsworth Jr.	....	video assist operator
Sal Alvarez	....	film loader
Jamie Anderson	....	director of photography: second unit
Jeff Butters	....	rigging gaffer
Billy Clevenger	....	camera operator: "a" camera, second unit (as Bill Clevenger)
Mark Davison	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Norm Harris	....	chief lighting technician
John A. Hawn	....	rigging gaffer (as John Hawn)
John Janusek	....	key grip (as John 'Beef' Janusek)
Ron Kenyon	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Ron 'Bouji' Kenyon)
David Luckenbach	....	Steadicam operator
David Luckenbach	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Bruce McBroom	....	still photographer
Randy Nolen	....	Steadicam operator: second unit (as Randy Nolan)
Jeff Pelton	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Calmar Roberts	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Cal Roberts)
Chris Toll	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Renee Treyball	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Bryan Ashford	....	dolly grip (uncredited)
Adam Barth	....	video assist operator (uncredited)
John Beran	....	dolly grip: "b" camera (uncredited)
Matthew Berner	....	assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Tom Fendley	....	electrician (uncredited)
Steve Graves	....	crane grip (uncredited)
Peter N. Green	....	additional first assistant camera (uncredited)
Alex Klabukov	....	grip (uncredited)
Thomas E. Lee	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Bob Leitelt	....	rigging key grip (uncredited)
Greg Mitchell	....	24 frame video operator (uncredited)
David Morton	....	gaffer: second unit (uncredited)
Robert J. Reilly	....	key rigging grip (uncredited)
John P. Shine	....	best boy grip (uncredited)
Charles Smith	....	rigging grip best boy (uncredited)
Jim Thibo	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Jeffery J. Tufano	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)
Vernon Wynne	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sande Alessi	....	extras casting
Susie Farris	....	casting associate
Kristan Berona	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Fetteroff Colen	....	costumer: Mr. Murphy
Deborah Myles Davis	....	costumer
Erik Lemoss	....	costumer (as Erik Lemoss-Rettner)
Kelly Lindquist	....	costumer
Tom Numbers	....	costume supervisor
Marcie Olivi	....	costumer: Mr. De Niro (as Marci Olivi)
Elaine Perlmann	....	costumer (as Elaine Davis)
Jean Rosone	....	key costumer: second unit
Deborah Slate	....	costumer
Lisa Wong	....	costumer: second unit
Valerie Zielonka	....	costume supervisor
Philip Maldonado	....	costumer (uncredited)
Robert Velasquez	....	set costumer: second unit (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Gena Bleier	....	first assistant editor
Charles Bunn	....	assistant editor
Carlos M. Castillón	....	post-production assistant (as Carlos Castillon)
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Richard B. Molina	....	assistant editor (as Richard A. Molina)
David Orr	....	color timer
Bill Daly	....	post-production executive (uncredited)

Music Department
David Bifano	....	music score programmer
Will Kaplan	....	music editor
Kenneth Karman	....	music editor (as Ken Karman)
Mark McKenzie	....	orchestrator (as Mark Mckenzie)
Michael McQuarn	....	music supervisor
Dennis S. Sands	....	music score mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Dennis S. Sands	....	score recordist (as Dennis Sands)
Joel Sill	....	music supervisor
Alan Silvestri	....	conductor
Alan Silvestri	....	orchestrator
Jacqueline Tager	....	assistant music editor (as Jacqui Tager)
Anna D. Wilborn	....	assistant music editor (as Anna Wilborn)
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor (uncredited)
George Doering	....	musician (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Ted Basso	....	production van driver operator
Ron Poniewaz	....	transportation captain
John M. Woodward	....	transportation coordinator (as John Woodward)
Darrell Dubovsky	....	driver (uncredited)
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car (uncredited)
Anthony S. Loguzzo	....	picture car coordinator (uncredited)
Rita Lundin	....	transportation (uncredited)
Thomas O'Donnell	....	driver: production van (uncredited)
Ron Poniewaz Jr.	....	transportation captain (uncredited)
Tom Sweeney	....	transportation office administrator (uncredited)
Jeff Woodward	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Heather Anderson	....	staff assistant
Raymond Bulinski	....	craft service
Joe Buscaino	....	police technical advisor
David Eastman Carey	....	assistant: Mr. Dey (as Dave Carey)
Robin Chambers	....	assistant: Mr. De Niro
Brian Clark	....	set medic
Jason Columbus	....	staff assistant
Chic Daniel	....	police technical advisor
Robert Dawson	....	title designer
Jan Dennehy	....	production accountant (as Jan Dennehy-Deaton)
Karen Dexter	....	assistant: Mr. Dey
Joel Elliott	....	staff assistant
Stephanie Fauger	....	production coordinator: second unit (as Stephanie Jo Feiger)
Kathleen Feeney	....	assistant: Ms. Rosenthal (as Kate Feeney)
S.J. 'JoJo' Fieger	....	assistant production office coordinator
Oscar J. Flores	....	staff assistant
Eric Glasser	....	staff assistant
Joanne S. Grant	....	first assistant accountant
Jemal Guillory	....	support staff: Mr. Murphy (as Jemal D. Guillory)
Shannon Hamed	....	production coordinator
Justin Haut	....	production secretary
Charisse M. Hewitt	....	assistant: Mr. Murphy (as Charisse M. Hewitt-Webster)
Desiree Horton	....	helicopter pilot
William James	....	staff assistant
Donnie Johnson	....	support staff: Mr. Murphy (as Donnie R. Johnson)
Keith Jones	....	staff assistant
Hanjo Kell	....	helicopter pilot
Luca Kouimelis	....	script supervisor
Susan B. Kreutz	....	craft service (as Susan Kreutz)
Natalie Lieberman	....	assistant: Mr. Saralegui
Meghan Lyvers	....	assistant: Ms. Rosenthal
Tali Mansfield	....	assistant production coordinator: second unit
Jonas C. Matz	....	production medic
Saveria T. Mazzola	....	production associate
Elion Olson	....	staff assistant
Richard G. Orozco	....	staff assistant
William Ostroff	....	staff assistant (as Bill Ostroff)
John Panzarella	....	location manager
Alan D. Purwin	....	helicopter pilot (as Alan Purwin)
Daisy Schwartz	....	assistant: Mr. De Niro
Heide Schwartz	....	assistant: Ms. Russo
Julie Shack	....	staff assistant
Deborah Simmrin	....	publicist
Ben Skorstad	....	helicopter pilot
Kelli Sturges	....	staff assistant
Nicole Terry	....	assistant: Mr. Saralegui
Thomas Terry	....	helicopter pilot
Beth Theriac	....	assistant: Mr. Mcleod
Leslie Thorson	....	location manager
Kenny Vasquez	....	staff assistant
Randy Webster	....	support staff: Mr. Murphy (as Randy L. Webster)
Rick Wheeler	....	helicopter pilot
Larry Zanoff	....	gun handler
Crisoforo Aguilar	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Robert Alonzo	....	fight choreographer (uncredited)
Lori A. Balton	....	location scout (uncredited)
Joanie Blum	....	script supervisor (uncredited)
Sara Burton	....	location scout (uncredited)
Kevin A. Canamar	....	medic: second unit (uncredited)
Matthew Cassel	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Cory Cate	....	set production assistant: second unit (uncredited)
Steve Clayton	....	set security (uncredited)
Anna L. Coats	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Michael Crawford	....	post-production accountant (uncredited)
John Martin Davis	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Natalie Ferrara	....	file clerk (uncredited)
Greg Gabel	....	accounting clerk (uncredited)
Dan Gorman	....	location scout (uncredited)
Jane E. Graves	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Chris Gutierrez	....	location manager (uncredited)
Marc W. Havener	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Jean Hodges	....	food stylist (uncredited)
John Humber	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Kenneth Hunter	....	location scout (uncredited)
Patrick G. Ingram	....	medic: construction (uncredited)
David O. Krupnick	....	set medic (uncredited)
Alexis Loughran	....	assistant: Mr. De Niro (uncredited)
Harry Lu	....	armorer: second unit (uncredited)
Huey Redwine	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Steffen Schlachtenhaufen	....	production assistant: second unit (uncredited)
Lou Sumien Jr.	....	projectionist (uncredited)
Donna Tegan	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Kim Thio	....	construction medic (uncredited)
David Van Dam	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
W. Kale Whorton	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Lisa Womble	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Material
• NPV Entertainment (in association with)
• Overbrook Entertainment (uncredited)
• Tribeca Productions (in association with)
• Village Roadshow Pictures (in association with)
• Warner Bros (presents)

Distributors

• Warner Bros (2002) (USA) (theatrical) (as Warner Bros. Pictures An AOL Time Warner Company)
• Fox-Warner (2002) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2002) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2002) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2005) (Finland) (TV)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2002) (Finland) (VHS)
• Village Roadshow Entertainment
• Warner Bros. (Argentina)
• Warner Bros. (2002) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Warner Bros.
• Warner Bros.
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (200?) (Netherlands) (video)
• Warner Sogefilms A.I.E. (Spain)

Special Effects

• Hammerhead Productions (visual effects)

Other Companies

• American Humane Association, The  animals monitored by
• Apple Computer  commercials: "It May Be" copyrighted by (as Apple Computer)
• Apple Computer  trademarks: Apple and the Apple Logo registered by
• Asylum VFX  main titles (as Asylum)
• Cable News Network (CNN)  video supplied by (as CNN©Cable News Network)
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• City of Los Angeles  thanks
• Columbia TriStar Domestic Television  film clips: "Police Story" and "T.J. Hooker' provided by
• Cygnet Video  24 frame video playback
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Entertainment Industry Development Corporation (EIDC)  thanks for co-operation
• Film & Video Stock Shots  film footage
• Fish Films Footage World  film footage
• Fox Broadcasting Company  film clips: "When Animals Attack" provided by
• George's Studio Catering  catering
• Los Angeles Police Department  thanks
• MCA Records  soundtrack
• Nissan Motor Company  materials: Infiniti (as Nissan©2001)
• Otto Nemenz International  Arriflex 535 cameras provided by (as Otto Nemenz)
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Paramount Pictures  poster: "Serpico" provided by
• SEKANI  film footage (as Sekani Stock Footage)
• Scarlet Letters  end titles
• Technicolor  color

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action violence, language and some drug content

Runtime:

95 min | Finland:96 min | Spain:96 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG | Czech Republic:12 | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Finland:K-11 | Iceland:12 | South Korea:12 | Canada:G (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Material

Goofs:

Continuity: When Mitch and Trey are almost forced out through the hotel window by the falling pool water, Trey handcuffs himself to Mitch with standard handcuffs. Later, when they are seen hanging from a rail the handcuffs have a much longer connecting chain.

Quotes:

[Why Mitch started doing pottery]
Detective Mitch Preston:My ex and I were on the rocks, and my marriage counselor said I needed to take up a hobby.
Trey Sellars:How come you never got good at it?
Detective Mitch Preston:Well, it's kind of like you and police work. I never took it that seriously.

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Featured in "HBO First Look: The Making of 'Showtime' (#9.4)" (2002)

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What'd I Say

Quite fun but entirely unoriginal in almost every regard

When Detective Mitch Preston is filmed while trying to catch a criminal using a powerful new gun, he loses his patience and shoots the camera. Seeing the public reaction to this bad cop image, TV producer Chase Renzi makes a deal to drop the civil case against the precinct in exchange for Preston being the focus of a new cop reality show. The search for a partner draws the attention of actor-wannabe Officer Trey Sellars; Preston dislike and contempt for Sellars makes him the first choice to be his partner and the two find themselves lumbered together in the show. However, this is reality television and very soon the reality of a criminal with a powerful and deadly new weapon at his disposable raises the stakes beyond what even the network could have hoped for.

When I went to hire a video to watch for a night in, I was in a rush but was told at the counter that I could get one more out under their deal and actually save a pound – so I just grabbed the nearest film with no intention of watching it. That film was Showtime and funnily enough it was the film out of the selection that I ended up watching. 'Why?' you might ask 'did you watch the only one you didn't pick?'. Well, it was a lazy and chilling Friday night in and Showtime pretty much delivers just what I needed by being quite fun but never once causing you to think or really engage your brain by being original or clever. The plot is basically the standard mismatched buddy stuff and the actual crime story is merely the set up and something that allows the story to have an ending to speak of. As a buddy cop movie it does nothing new at all but still manages to be fun even if it doesn't really have anything approaching big consistent laughs. Many viewers will be annoyed, considering what a high profile movie it is, that it just trundles along the tired old clichés and jokes but others will find it forgettable and basic fun – I supposed it depends on your mood and you expectations.

The cast is maybe part of the reason expectations would be high since both have had some success with the mismatched buddy genre before (Midnight Run and, to a lesser extent, Beverly Hills Cop). De Niro is always watchable but he is very much on autopilot here, plying his usual moody self without ever giving an indication that he was doing more than taking money and aiming for an easy popular hit. Murphy also wheels out his usual shtick with sub-BHC banter and 'that' laugh. Together they manage to have just enough energy and natural screen presence to make a mark despite the tired material but really they have both been much better elsewhere. Russo has nothing to do and is really just a distraction in a role that could have been better served with a less well-known actress in it. The cameos are mixed and this is best demonstrated by the presence of Mos Def and Wiliam Shatner. Mos Def offered me hope because he is so often the best thing in average films; sadly here he was boring and I was surprised he had taken such an uninteresting role. Shatner however is much better and steals the film from the other stars in his scenes as he wonderfully sends himself and TJ Hooker up.

Overall this is far from being a great film, despite the budget and big name actors involved. It is unoriginal, lazy and rather uninspiring, however this is not to say that it is not some degree of simple fun to watch – if the genre weren't then they would have stopped kicking them out some time ago. If you approach it in the mindset of looking for basic entertainment with no real expectations on it then you should enjoy it, however if you think that it will rise above the pack solely on the basis of being a high profile film then think again and approach with caution.