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

In response to the critical drubbing the film received, Kevin Smith lashed out at the community of film critics on his Twitter account saying, "Writing a nasty review for Cop Out (2010) is akin to bullying a retarded kid. All you've done is make fun of something that wasn't doing you any harm and wanted only to give some cats some fun laughs." Smith also implied on Twitter that he may charge critics for advance screenings of his films, a service which has typically been provided free; this subsequently ignited a strong response from some critics condemning his stance as "dishonest" and "disingenuous".

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Goofs

When Juan shoots out the windows of the cell phone shop, the neon signs are destroyed. In the wide shot the signs are lit up again, with only partial damage done to them.

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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 Bambi (1942)

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Soundtracks

Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Written by Bobby Dall, C.C. DeVille, Bret Michaels
and Rikki Rockett
Performed by Poison
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

User Reviews

Much Better Than Expected

I saw this with my 15-year-old son, and we both laughed a lot, as did the nearly-full mid- afternoon theater audience. I have rarely seen such a stark disconnect between some scathing reviews and actual audience reaction.

Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan have excellent chemistry. Morgan is consistently funny, and Willis goofs nicely on his own image. Sean William Scott is a hoot! You have to see his one- of-a-kind performance to believe it, and don't miss the credits!

Yes, it's no masterpiece, plot, action, or comedy-wise. The primacy of Beverly Hills Cop and Die Hard in the action-comedy pantheon is undisturbed. No new creative ground is broken here. Kevin Pollack, unfortunately, is given little to do. Adam Brody was 10 times better in Mr. & Mrs. Smith, in a far smaller role. But on the whole, the movie does what one asks of an action-comedy: it makes you laugh many times, and it does not bore you.

Ana de la Reguera is also an unexpected treat. Bonita y deliciosa.

Me and my son give it two thumbs up!