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48 Hrs.

  • 19821982
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  • 1h 36m
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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
80K
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POPULARITY
3,586
351
    • Walter Hill
  • Writers
    • Roger Spottiswoode
    • Walter Hill
    • Larry Gross
  • Stars
    • Nick Nolte
    • Eddie Murphy
    • Annette O'Toole
    • Walter Hill
  • Writers
    • Roger Spottiswoode
    • Walter Hill
    • Larry Gross
  • Stars
    • Nick Nolte
    • Eddie Murphy
    • Annette O'Toole
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    • 164User reviews
    • 110Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
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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
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      • Walter Hill
      • Larry Gross
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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 reviews164

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    9/10
    The real thing. Accept no imitations.
    This is the one of the movies that kicked off the buddy cop formula. Technically, Nick Nolte's the only cop, but other films have tried to imitate the style by having a tough, cranky, by-the-book cop (Nolte's character) paired off with a loose, easygoing, unorthodox cop (like Murphy's character). Some of these "imitators" have failed miserably and even those that succeeded don't match up to "48 Hours."

    I haven't seen the unedited version of this movie in over ten years (it plays on TV like 4 times every month), and even when I did catch it on TV, I caught it in bits and pieces. Now that I've seen it straight-through, in its uncut form, I can regard this as an overlooked classic. Watching Nolte as the gruff, chain-smoking Jack, I thought to myself, "He owns that part." Many actors have tried to take on that same role, but nobody plays it better than Nolte. And the same goes for Eddie Murphy. His talent has been taken for granted over the recent years, since his career has hit a major slump. And rightfully so. He should choose his roles much more wisely. How do you from doing such fun, memorable films as "48 Hours," "Coming to America" and "Trading Places" to doing "Showtime" and "I-Spy." This movie proves that Murphy can go leaps and bounds with his comic talent, if the script is well-written. The scene in the all-white, country-western bar, where Murphy shows off his skills as an interrogator, is a classic.

    The film is directed by Walter Hill, who's great at directing action sequences. So the movie packs a punch in both the action and comedy department. Nolte and Murphy's chemistry is priceless, and the banter between them is sharp and hilarious. One of my favorite examples is when Murphy asks Nolte, "Can you tell me a bedtime story?" Nolte responds, "F**k you." "That's my favorite one." Of course, Murphy gets most of the credit for being the comic relief, and he is terrific in one of his best comic performances, but Nolte belts out just as many funny lines as him, though he's the official straight man. He never seems to say anything intentionally funny, but that's what's funny. He says things that are hilarious, but sounds dead serious about them. And of course, it's also hilarious to watch him react furiously to Murphy's taunts.

    Those who haven't seen "48 Hours" should really check it out, because it's an action classic! Sure, the "Rush Hour" films are good, but Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan don't have close to the same magic as Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy! THIS is how an action/comedy is made!!

    My score: 9 (out of 10)
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    • Release date
      • December 8, 1982 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Spanish
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    • 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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    • 1 hour 36 minutes
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