The Other Guys (2010)

Two mismatched New York City detectives seize an opportunity to step up like the city's top cops whom they idolize -- only things don't quite go as planned.

Director:

Adam McKay

Writers:

Adam McKay, Chris Henchy

Stars:

Will Ferrell, Derek Jeter, Mark Wahlberg

1 win & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Will Ferrell	...	Allen Gamble
Derek Jeter	...	Himself
Mark Wahlberg	...	Terry Hoitz
Eva Mendes	...	Dr. Sheila Gamble
Michael Keaton	...	Captain Gene Mauch
Larnell Stovall	...	Rasta
Jalil Jay Lynch	...	Rasta
Roy T. Anderson	...	Rasta
Ray Stevenson	...	Roger Wesley
Samuel L. Jackson	...	P.K. Highsmith
Andrew Secunda	...	Press Conference Reporter
Sara Chase	...	Press Conference Reporter
Dwayne Johnson	...	Christopher Danson
David Gideon	...	Mayor
Lindsay Sloane	...	Francine

Storyline

Terry Hoitz's past mistakes in the line of duty and Allen Gamble's reluctance to take risks have landed them the roles of the "Other Guys", disgraced New York City police detectives relegated to filling out paperwork for cocky hero cops Danson and Highsmith. The mismatched duo must look past their differences when they take on a high-profile investigation of shady capitalist David Ershon and attempt to fill the shoes of the notoriously reckless officers they idolize.

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Plot Keywords:

detective | new york city | police | capitalist | investigation | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, language, violence and some drug material

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 August 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

The B Team

Filming Locations:

9 Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,292,144 (UK) (24 September 2010)

Gross:

$119,219,978 (USA) (12 November 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Gary Sanchez Productions, Mosaic Media Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min 116 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Monty Sopp:  Sitting behind Will Ferrell at the basketball game.

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Goofs

During the "Good Cop, Bad Cop" scene, Allen takes a painting off the wall and throws it down. Then it's on the wall again.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: In New York City there's a fine line between law and chaos. On that line live Danson and Highsmith.

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Crazy Credits

Throughout the credits, graphics and text are shown describing many things, such as the comparisons between CEO salaries and their employees, various fraud schemes and how much they paid out, etc. And all the way at the end of credits, there is an outtake from the Chinese restaurant scene.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.123 (2011)

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Soundtracks

"I Don't Have the Heart"
Written by Jud Friedman and Allan Dennis Rich (as Allan Rich)
Performed by The Hit Crew
Courtesy of TUTM Entertainment, Inc.
By Arrangement with Spirit Music Group

User Reviews

Wahlberg - The angry cop

OK first off I will say that the story was just OK. But that usually happens in comedies. So you have to rely more on the film trying to make the viewer laugh. If you are a fan of Will Ferrell's comedy and Mark Wahlberg, then you will pretty much laugh throughout the film. Ferrell really gets to act like himself in this film. I mean he is playing a character, but he gets to use his typical humor. Wahlberg plays a really angry cop and some of the things that come out of his mouth will really get you laughing. I actually laughed more at Wahlberg than Ferrell. Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson are in the film a bit as the head cops; like a newer Starsky and Hutch. They were entertaining. Eva Mendes plays Ferrell's wife and she is actually entertaining. Then the chief of the police station is played by Michael Keaton. Throughout the movie he kept quoting from the group TLC. He was actually also pretty funny. You will find yourself laughing a lot throughout the film. But there are some parts where they do try to be serious and most of the time it can be a turn off in a good comedy. There are some great one liners and scenes that will stick in your mind. So a pretty good comedy and I will end by saying, I want to see Mark Mahlberg do more comedic roles, because he is pretty good in them.