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

Brian James:  Sitting behind and to the left of Mark Wahlberg at the basketball game.

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Goofs

When driving across the George Washington Bridge, the trees are in full fall colors. In all other scenes, the trees are all green.

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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

References Dora the Explorer (2000)

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Soundtracks

"Smoke Road"
Written and Performed by Jared Kahn and Steve Carter
Courtesy of Twofro Productions

User Reviews

Laughs at all ages!!

I saw the film with my 60-year-old mom and my teenage son and we all cracked up throughout the film--sometimes at different things and to different degrees. That's touching a true cross-section!! Although the latter 1/3 of the movie isn't quite as funny as the first 2/3, it still brought the laughs. I can't imagine why anyone who enjoyed Will Ferrell in Anchorman, Talladega Nights, and Step Brothers would give this movie anything below 7 stars.

Maybe the reviewer who said that everyone didn't get the comic references was on to something...although I can't imagine why people wouldn't. There are humorous references about modern technology, sports, pimpin', geriatrics, !! Who can't find something in one of those to laugh at?!? lol

I say DEFINITELY check it out for yourself! I needed a good laugh and I got one...even some true tears of laughter.