Cop Out (2010)

Jimmy's rare baseball card is robbed. Since it's his only hope to pay for his daughter's upcoming wedding, he recruits his cop partner Paul to track down the robber, a memorabilia-obsessed gangster.

Director:

Kevin Smith

Writers:

Robb Cullen, Mark Cullen

Stars:

Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Juan Carlos Hernández

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bruce Willis	...	Jimmy
Tracy Morgan	...	Paul
Juan Carlos Hernández	...	Raul (as Juan Carlos Hernandez)
Cory Fernandez	...	Juan
Jason Hurt	...	Youth #1
Jeff Lima	...	Youth #2
Sean Cullen	...	Captain Romans
Kevin Pollak	...	Hunsaker
Adam Brody	...	Barry Mangold
Guillermo Díaz	...	Poh Boy
Alberto Bonilla	...	Julio
Robinson Aponte	...	Banger #1
Jeremy Dash	...	Banger #2
Mando Alvarado	...	Mexican Man #1
Michelle Trachtenberg	...	Ava

Storyline

After a clumsy operation trying to capture a drug dealer, the N.Y.P.D Detectives Jimmy Monroe and Paul Hodges are suspended for one month by their Captain Romans. Jimmy decides to sell his rare baseball card to pay for his daughter's expensive wedding while his jealous partner believes that his wife is cheating on him with their next-door neighbor. When Jimmy sells his card to a memorabilia store, the place is burgled by two small-time thieves and the detective loses his card. They track down the thieves.

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Plot Keywords:

united states of america | usa | weapon | death | cop | 

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Taglines:

Rock out with your Glock out

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language including sexual references, violence and brief sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros. [France] Warner Bros. [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

26 February 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Couple of Cops

Filming Locations:

Colonial Rd & 81st St, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$37,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$18,211,126, 26 February 2010, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$44,875,481

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$55,909,910

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros.,Marc Platt Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the distinguishing tattoos on Dave's forearm is a reference to director Kevin Smith's dog Shecky.

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Goofs

When Jimmy starts laughing at Tommy after he says he's a minor, his arms are crossed. In the next shot, his arms are by his side.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Paul Hodges: You know what today represents? Nine Jim. Nine years me and you been together. *Nine* we been main shit stains. I know some dogs that don't even live to be nine. You're lucky if you get seven years out of a Great Dane. But me and you been puttin' it together for nine...
[whips out a card]
Paul Hodges: Happy anniversary Jim.
Jimmy Monroe: I don't celebrate anniversaries.
Paul Hodges: Jim, open it up. I wanna see the expression on your face.
Jimmy Monroe: You wanna see the expression on my face? The expression you're gonna see on my face...

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Connections

References Gojira (1954)

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Soundtracks

Vato Sencillo
Written by Eduardo Davalos De Luna, Roman Leonardo Rodriguez Lopez, Alan Alejandro Maldonado Tamez and Mauricio Garza
Performed by Cartel de Santa
Courtesy of The RCA Records Label and Sony Music Entertainment (Mexico), S.A. De C.V.
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

mildly amusing but not very good

I guess you could call a few scenes mildly amusing but this movie never delivered any laugh out loud moments. It certainly never rings true as an action film. I don't know if they were mocking or paying homage to movies like Lethal Weapon and that's precisely the problem. Bruce Willis was solid but Tracy Morgan was severely out of place. While I find Morgan funny, his act wears thin fast. Also, Kevin Smith experimenting with the hand-held shaky camera craze has to be considered a colossal failure. Maybe it wasn't even intentional but I had to look away from the screen on some simple shots because of the motion. What was he thinking? Doesn't anyone screen the final cut and let him know what was wrong?