Blue Streak (1999)

A former convict poses as a cop to retrieve a diamond he stole years ago.

Director:

Les Mayfield

Writers:

Michael Berry, John Blumenthal

Stars:

Martin Lawrence, Luke Wilson, Peter Greene

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Martin Lawrence	...	Miles Logan
Luke Wilson	...	Carlson
Peter Greene	...	Deacon
Dave Chappelle	...	Tulley
Nicole Ari Parker	...	Melissa Green
Graham Beckel	...	Rizzo
Robert Miranda	...	Glenfiddish
Olek Krupa	...	Jean LaFleur
Saverio Guerra	...	Benny
Richard C. Sarafian	...	Uncle Lou
Tamala Jones	...	Janiece
Julio Oscar Mechoso	...	Detective Diaz
Steve Rankin	...	FBI Agent Gray
Carmen Argenziano	...	Captain Penelli
John Hawkes	...	Eddie

Storyline

Miles Logan is a jewel thief who just hit the big time by stealing a huge diamond. However, after two years in jail, he comes to find out that he hid the diamond in a police building that was being built at the time of the robbery. In an attempt to regain his diamond, he poses as an L.A.P.D. detective...

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Plot Keywords:

buddy | diamond | jewel | thief | detective | 

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Taglines:

The bad boy is back... in the hip, high voltage action comedy!

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for action violence, continuous language and some crude humor

Details

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

17 September 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

De ladrón a policía

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$65,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$19,208,806, 19 September 1999, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$68,518,533, 13 February 2000

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$117,758,500, 13 February 2000

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, IndieProd Company Productions, Blue Streak Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the scene where Miles Logan (Martin Lawrence) is on the P.A. yelling at the car in front of him, it is the same car from The Big Lebowski (1998) that The Dude drove.

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Goofs

The camera can be seen reflected in the glass door as the guard is shining his flashlight through it at the beginning.

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Quotes

Miles Logan: Damn. What happened? Did you eat the whole time I was in there? Wait a minute, that's alright. I can adjust, it's the love that counts. I can adjust to a plus size woman, just more cushion for the pushing.
Shawna: Janiece! Your sad-ass sack of bones is here!
Miles Logan: I apologize, you're her cousin. Can I buy you some cereal?

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Connections

References The Big Job (1965)

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Soundtracks

Girl's Best Friend
Written by Jay Z (as Shawn Carter) and Swizz Beatz (as Kasseem Dean)
Produced by Swizz Beatz
Performed by Jay Z
Jay-Z appears courtesy of Roc-a-Fella Records, LLC

User Reviews

Watch if you enjoy comedy

"Blue Streak" is an enjoyable film that stars one of the funniest comedians in the business, Martin Lawrence. Lawrence is teamed with Luke Wilson as they take on the bad guys using humor.

From the very beginning, I knew that "Blue Streak" would be funny and interesting. The only requirement was to sit back and relax so the movie can carry me through. The story was quite unique having a thief pretend to be a police detective determined to collect a jewel left behind from a previous heist.

To make the plot better and more interesting the writers make Lawrence's character in charge of the burglary division. Wilson didn't really add to the story and seemed to fill a role of sidekick. It was a pleasure to see William Forsythe in a role that did not have playing a villain. Overall, "Blue Streak" worked for me.