Another 48 Hrs. (1990)

Jack Cates once again enlists the aid of ex-con Reggie Hammond--this time, to take down The Iceman, a ruthless drug lord operating in the San Francisco bay area.

Director:

Walter Hill

Writers:

Roger Spottiswoode (characters), Walter Hill (characters)

Stars:

Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Brion James

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eddie Murphy	...	Reggie Hammond
Nick Nolte	...	Jack Cates
Brion James	...	Ben Kehoe
Kevin Tighe	...	Blake Wilson
Ed O'Ross	...	Frank Cruise
David Anthony Marshall	...	Willie Hickok
Andrew Divoff	...	Richard 'Cherry' Ganz
Bernie Casey	...	Kirkland Smith
Brent Jennings	...	Tyrone Burroughs
Ted Markland	...	Malcolm Price
Tisha Campbell-Martin	...	Amy Smith (as Tisha Campbell)
Felice Orlandi	...	Warden
Edward Walsh	...	Detective Joe Stevens
Page Leong	...	Angel Lee
Cathy Haase	...	Girl Bartender

Storyline

For the past four years, San Francisco cop Jack Cates has been after an unidentified drug kingpin who calls himself the "Ice Man". At the Hunter's Point Raceway, Jack confronts Tyrone Burroughs and Arthur Brock. Jack kills Brock in self defense, but Burroughs escapes, and Jack is in danger of going to prison because Brock's gun can't be found. Jack finds a picture that proves that the Ice Man has put a price on the head of Reggie Hammond, who is scheduled to be released from prison on the next day. Jack tries to convince Reggie to help him clear his name and find the Ice Man, but Reggie says he won't help unless Jack gives Reggie the $500,000 that Jack has been holding on to for Reggie. Jack refuses to give Reggie the money unless Reggie helps him. After the bus that is transporting Reggie away from the prison is forced to crash by two bikers and Jack gets shot by the same two bikers, Jack forces Reggie to help him by having the hospital release Reggie into his custody. Reggie ...

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Plot Keywords:

bloody violence | cold blooded killer | female nudity | buddy movie | buddy | 

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Taglines:

The Boys Are Back In Town

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Reggie is calling his old friends to try and borrow money, one of the men he calls is named "Willie Biggs". In the original screenplay for the first movie, Willie Biggs was the original name of Reggie Hammond. Eddie Murphy requested that the name be changed because he thought it was a "generic black name."

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Goofs

There are various instances of firearms shooting far more bullets than they carry in real life in the film. The most noticeable is during the nightclub shootout where first Willie Hickok then Reggie fire a combined 14 bullets from the same 6 shot revolver without reloading.

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Quotes

Ben Kehoe: Christ, you really toasted that guy, Jack.
Jack Cates: Ah, goddammit, I didn't TOAST the guy! I just SHOT him! For Chrissakes, don't say I TOASTED him, Ben!

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Alternate Versions

Original workprint of Another 48 Hrs. was 145 minutes long. Movie was cut down to 120 minutes by director Walter Hill or Paramount studio for original planned theatrical summer release, but week before it was to be released Paramount cut additional 25 minutes out of the movie making the final theatrical version only about 93 minutes long. In total, about 50 minutes were deleted from original cut of the movie causing many plot holes and continuity mistakes.

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Connections

Follows 48 Hrs. (1982)

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Soundtracks

CAJUN PANTHER
By Ron Young, Tom Morris, Lauren Molinare, Jimmy Hayne and Fidel Paniagua
Performed by Little Caesar
Courtesy of Geffen Records
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

Murphy and Nolte are Still Great Together

When I was little and saw the first 48 Hours, I thought Eddie Murphy looked pretty scrawny in that suit and that, upon seeing the sequel, he looked a lot more fashionable. Then I realized he was wearing the same suit throughout this movie (I guess he was in a lot better shape). Other than considering this film to be a fairly entertaining rehash of the first, I guess that's my review.

Although I must mention that if someone were to fire a Desert Eagle handgun as close to their face as Andrew Divoff does in the final act of this film, he would probably burn his cheek and deafen himself... but I guess that's just part of Walter Hill's bombastic direction.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Cantonese

Release Date:

8 June 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Another 48 Hrs.

Filming Locations:

USA

Box Office

Budget:

$38,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$19,475,559, 10 June 1990

Gross USA:

$80,818,974

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$153,518,974

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Lawrence Gordon Productions, Eddie Murphy Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo (4 channels)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1