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48 Hrs.

  • 19821982
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  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
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Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 Hrs. (1982)
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A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him in order to track down a killer.A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him in order to track down a killer.A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him in order to track down a killer.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
81K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,085
108
  • Director
    • Walter Hill
  • Writers
    • Roger Spottiswoode
    • Walter Hill
    • Larry Gross
  • Stars
    • Nick Nolte
    • Eddie Murphy
    • Annette O'Toole
  • Director
    • Walter Hill
  • Writers
    • Roger Spottiswoode
    • Walter Hill
    • Larry Gross
  • Stars
    • Nick Nolte
    • Eddie Murphy
    • Annette O'Toole
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 166User reviews
    • 110Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

    Videos2

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    Trailer 3:07
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    Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 Hrs. (1982)
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    Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 Hrs. (1982)
    Eddie Murphy and James Remar in 48 Hrs. (1982)
    Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 Hrs. (1982)
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    Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 Hrs. (1982)
    Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 Hrs. (1982)
    Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 Hrs. (1982)
    Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 Hrs. (1982)
    Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 Hrs. (1982)
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    Nick Nolte
    Nick Nolte
    • Jack Cates
    Eddie Murphy
    Eddie Murphy
    • Reggie Hammond
    Annette O'Toole
    Annette O'Toole
    • Elaine
    Frank McRae
    Frank McRae
    • Haden
    James Remar
    James Remar
    • Albert Ganz
    David Patrick Kelly
    David Patrick Kelly
    • Luther
    Sonny Landham
    Sonny Landham
    • Billy Bear
    Brion James
    Brion James
    • Kehoe
    Kerry Sherman
    Kerry Sherman
    • Rosalie
    Jonathan Banks
    Jonathan Banks
    • Algren
    James Keane
    James Keane
    • Vanzant
    Tara King
    • Frizzy
    Greta Blackburn
    Greta Blackburn
    • Lisa
    Margot Rose
    Margot Rose
    • Casey
    Denise Crosby
    Denise Crosby
    • Sally
    Olivia Brown
    Olivia Brown
    • Candy
    • (as Olivia M. Brown)
    Todd Allen
    Todd Allen
    • Young Cop
    Bill Dearth
    Bill Dearth
    • Thin Cop
    • Director
      • Walter Hill
    • Writers
      • Roger Spottiswoode
      • Walter Hill
      • Larry Gross
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      James Remar often went without any sleep before shooting his scenes in order to give bad-guy Ganz a more washed-out, psychotic look.
    • Goofs
      While trying to get Reggie's attention in his cell, he yells into his walkman causing feedback. That's not something that can be done with a walkman.
    • Quotes

      Reggie: Jack... Tell me a story.

      Jack: Fuck you!

      Reggie: Oh, that's one of my favorites.

    • Alternate versions
      T.V. versions has two extra scenes. One featuring a walk with Nick Nolte and Annette O'Toole and a scene that occurs after the shootout at the B.A.R.T. Station between Cates and the Police Chief. The Chief tells him that Internal Affairs is on his back. Other scenes are extended by a few seconds and Denise Crosby is wearing a bra and panties in the T.V. version instead of being naked.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Pryor to Murphy (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      (The Boys Are) BACK IN TOWN
      Written and recordings produced by Brian O'Neal

    User reviews166

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    Review
    Featured review
    8/10
    The boys are back in town
    I regard 48 Hrs as an action adventure with a comedic debut performance by the then 21 years old, Eddie Murphy.

    Hard nosed, hard drinking cop Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) pulls a convicted bank robber Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy) from prison on a forged 48 hours pass to help him capture Hammond's old partner, Albert Ganz (James Remar) who killed Cates fellow cop.

    Ganz himself escaped from prison with the help of native, Billy Bear and both go on a killing rampage as they look for the half a million dollars that went missing after one of their robberies.

    Reggie knows where the money is but wants to stay one step ahead of Cates. Both distrust each other but need to work together to catch Ganz.

    Walter Hill made a tough thriller with plenty of violence and cursing but imbued it with the humour of Murphy fresh from Saturday Night Live. Without his presence this would just be a forgotten police action film from the 1980s. He owns that scene when he pretends to be a cop at a country & western dive bar as he shakes down the patron.

    Murphy elevates the film with the help of some off beat support by Remar and David Patrick Kelly. Nolte plays off well with the street smart, lean and hungry Murphy as the gruff cop who drinks too much and is too flabby.

    In the sequel, Another 48 Hours, eight years later it was Murphy who would be flabby and out of shape going against a leaner, meaner Nolte.
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    • Is the Luther character the same character from "The Warriors"?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 8, 1982 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • 48 Hours
    • Filming locations
      • Torchy's Bar - 218 1/2 West Fifth Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Lawrence Gordon Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $12,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $78,868,508
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,369,868
      • Dec 12, 1982
    • Gross worldwide
      • $78,868,508
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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