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Title: Showtime (2002)
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| Robert De Niro | ... | Det. Mitch Preston | |
| Rachael Harris | ... | Teacher (as Rachel Harris) | |
| Eddie Murphy | ... | Officer Trey Sellars | |
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Zaid Farid | ... | Police Captain Ben |
| Alex Borstein | ... | Casting Director | |
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Holly Mandel | ... | Producer |
| Marshall Manesh | ... | Convenience Store Owner | |
| Nestor Serrano | ... | Ray | |
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T.J. Cross | ... | ReRun (as TJ Cross) |
| Yasiin Bey | ... | Lazy Boy (as Mos Def) | |
| James Roday Rodriguez | ... | 'Showtime' Cameraman (as James Roday) | |
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Joel Hurt Jones | ... | Reporter #1 |
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Chris Harrison | ... | Reporter #2 |
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Perri Peltz | ... | Reporter #3 |
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Amy Powell | ... | Reporter #4 |
LAPD Detective Sergeant Mitch Preston cares only about doing his job and nailing crooks. LAPD Patrol Officer Trey Sellars joined the force as a day job until his acting career took off. During an undercover drug buy Mitch was working that Trey botched by calling in for backup and drawing media attention, Mitch's partner is shot with a very exotic 12-gauge automatic weapon; Mitch then shoots the video camera out of the hands of a reporter filming the action when the cameraman refused to shut it down. Faced with a $10 million lawsuit, the department agrees to let producer Chase Renzi film Mitch's investigation for a new reality TV show, and constantly tries to make everything more "viewer friendly" by changing everything about Mitch's life to fit the stereotypical view of police officers--and partners him with Trey. Written by Jeff Cross <blackjac_1998@yahoo.com>
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.