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Showtime

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Robert De Niro and Eddie Murphy in Showtime (2002)
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A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based television cop show, while tracking down the manufacturer and distributor of an illegal... Read allA spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based television cop show, while tracking down the manufacturer and distributor of an illegally made semi-automatic firearm.A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based television cop show, while tracking down the manufacturer and distributor of an illegally made semi-automatic firearm.

IMDb RATING
5.5/10
63K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
9,839
619
  • Director
    • Tom Dey
  • Writers
    • Jorge Saralegui(story)
    • Keith Sharon(screenplay)
    • Alfred Gough(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Robert De Niro
    • Eddie Murphy
    • Rene Russo
Top credits
  • Director
    • Tom Dey
  • Writers
    • Jorge Saralegui(story)
    • Keith Sharon(screenplay)
    • Alfred Gough(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Robert De Niro
    • Eddie Murphy
    • Rene Russo
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 181User reviews
    • 90Critic reviews
    • 32Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 6 nominations

    Videos3

    Showtime
    Trailer 0:32
    Showtime
    Can I Help You?
    Video 1:34
    Can I Help You?
    Here Comes Trouble
    Video 1:39
    Here Comes Trouble

    Photos65

    Rene Russo and William Shatner in Showtime (2002)
    Rene Russo and Drena De Niro in Showtime (2002)
    Robert De Niro in Showtime (2002)
    Robert De Niro in Showtime (2002)
    Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy, Rene Russo, William Shatner, and Drena De Niro in Showtime (2002)
    Eddie Murphy in Showtime (2002)
    Robert De Niro, James Roday Rodriguez, and Nestor Serrano in Showtime (2002)
    Eddie Murphy in Showtime (2002)
    Robert De Niro and Eddie Murphy in Showtime (2002)
    Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy, and Judah Friedlander in Showtime (2002)
    Robert De Niro and Eddie Murphy in Showtime (2002)
    Eddie Murphy and Marshall Manesh in Showtime (2002)

    Top cast

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    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Det. Mitch Preston
    Eddie Murphy
    Eddie Murphy
    • Officer Trey Sellars
    Rene Russo
    Rene Russo
    • Chase Renzi
    Rachael Harris
    Rachael Harris
    • Teacher
    • (as Rachel Harris)
    Zaid Farid
    • Police Captain Ben
    Alex Borstein
    Alex Borstein
    • Casting Director
    Holly Mandel
    • Producer
    Marshall Manesh
    Marshall Manesh
    • Convenience Store Owner
    Nestor Serrano
    Nestor Serrano
    • Ray
    T.J. Cross
    • ReRun
    • (as TJ Cross)
    Yasiin Bey
    Yasiin Bey
    • Lazy Boy
    • (as Mos Def)
    James Roday Rodriguez
    James Roday Rodriguez
    • 'Showtime' Cameraman
    • (as James Roday)
    Joel Hurt Jones
    • Reporter #1
    Chris Harrison
    • Reporter #2
    Perri Peltz
    • Reporter #3
    Amy Powell
    • Reporter #4
    Debra Snell
    Debra Snell
    • Reporter #5
    Chris Ufland
    Chris Ufland
    • Reporter #6
    • Director
      • Tom Dey
    • Writers
      • Jorge Saralegui(story)
      • Keith Sharon(screenplay)
      • Alfred Gough(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Rene Russo's assistant "Annie" is portrayed by Robert De Niro's real-life adopted daughter Drena De Niro.
    • Goofs
      When Trey is giving Mitch advice about not 'wearing ugly checkered shirts' , and needs to wear solids more, he is actually already wearing the solid blue shirt that Rene's character compliments him on later.
    • Quotes

      William Shatner: [advising Trey on how TV cops taste drugs] You spear the knife into the bag... then pick some of the drugs up with the knife... then lightly press it on your tongue. And that is how TV cops taste drugs!

      Mitch Preston: What if it's cyanide? There's a reason real cops don't taste drugs.

    • Crazy credits
      Outtakes are played before the closing credits
    • Connections
      Featured in HBO First Look: The Making of 'Showtime' (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Showtime
      (2002)

      Written by Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds (as K. Edmonds), Shaggy (as D. Burrell) and R. Griffin

      Produced by Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds (as Babyface)

      Performed by Shaggy featuring Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds (as Babyface)

      Shaggy appears courtesy of MCA Records

      Babyface appears courtesy of Arista Records

    User reviews181

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    6/10
    Decent buddy comedy from Murphy/De Niro
    Of course, I could be wrong but I seriously doubt that the film in question, Showtime is not to too many folks the greatest movie ever made. However, Showtime is a pretty decent buddy action/comedy that is fairly entertaining. Eddie Murphy and Robert De Niro are a mismatched pair of cops that are working together and are being filmed on a reality cop show called Showtime. Both of these actors are great at what they do with De Niro being an excellent dramatic actor Eddie is a comic genius and while Robert De Niro is one of the best actors of his time Eddie Murphy is equally talented in the comedic realm. Also, both of these guys worked with director Martin Breast and made two of the best action comedies, Beverly Hills Cop and Midnight Run. Showtime can't really hold a candle against either of these classics, but still is pretty fast paced, lighthearted and action packed entertainment. Both Murphy and De Niro are great here, but the film itself is nothing spectacular. You could do much worst for an evenings entertainment and this is in my opinion, Eddie Murphy's best modern comedy that suites my tastes much better than the crappy family movies he has focused on since his classic period in the 80's and early 90's.
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    • dworldeater
    • Sep 20, 2016

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 5, 2002 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Шоу починається
    • Filming locations
      • Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites - 404 S. Figueroa Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Village Roadshow Pictures
      • NPV Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $85,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $38,082,712
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,011,430
      • Mar 17, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $77,885,672
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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