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48 tuntia

Original title: 48 Hrs.
  • 19821982
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
79K
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Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 tuntia (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
79K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,463
312
  • 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
    • 159User reviews
    • 107Critic 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 tuntia (1982)
    Nick Nolte in 48 tuntia (1982)
    Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 tuntia (1982)
    Eddie Murphy and James Remar in 48 tuntia (1982)
    Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 tuntia (1982)
    Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 tuntia (1982)
    Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 tuntia (1982)
    Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 tuntia (1982)
    Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 tuntia (1982)
    Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 tuntia (1982)
    Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 tuntia (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
    • 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
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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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 reviews159

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Pretty entertaining thanks to great performances from the two leads...
    It's the chemistry between Nolte and Murphy that makes this work, plus the fact that both men really attempt to 'get into the skin' of their character, something mostly ignored in other examples of this genre. Director Hill knows he's got a great team in front of the camera, and all that remains is for him to incorporate some spectacular action sequences around them. This he does competently. That one-two punch is what gives the movie its fireworks.

    The banter and situations concerning the characters are also gleefully un-PC. It'd be interesting to see what a studio and director would make of the same premise in these 'enlightened' times. Murphy's comic stage persona is less restrained here than it would be in later films, and the results are often shamefully funny.

    Don't expect Shakespeare, there's far too much cursing and other unsavoury shenanigans going on for that; do expect a pacy and entertaining early example of the 'buddy thriller'.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 25, 1983 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • 48 timmar
    • Filming locations
      • Torchy's Bar - 218 1/2 West Fifth Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Lawrence Gordon Productions
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    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
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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