Ride Along (2014)

Security guard Ben must prove himself to his girlfriend's brother, top police officer James. He rides along James on a 24-hour patrol of Atlanta.

Director:

Tim Story

Writers:

Greg Coolidge (screenplay), Jason Mantzoukas (screenplay)

Stars:

Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Tika Sumpter

1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ice Cube	...	James Payton
Kevin Hart	...	Ben Barber
John Leguizamo	...	Santiago
Bruce McGill	...	Lt. Brooks
Tika Sumpter	...	Angela Payton
Bryan Callen	...	Miggs
Laurence Fishburne	...	Omar
Dragos Bucur	...	Marko
Gary Owen	...	Crazy Cody
Jacob Latimore	...	Ramon
Jay Pharoah	...	Runflat
Benjamin Flores Jr.	...	Morris the Kid (as Benjamin 'Lil P-Nut' Flores)
Greg Rementer	...	Marko's Gunman
Eric Benson	...	Marko's Gunman
Anna House	...	Cafeteria Lady

Storyline

Ben must prove he is good enough to date cop James' sister. By doing this he goes on a "Ride Along" to show that he is not weak and he will do whatever it takes to get James' approval but along the way runs into a few obstacles that he has to overcome in a very funny way.

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Plot Keywords:

police | security guard | street shootout | gunfight | outrunning explosion | 

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Taglines:

Propose to this cop's sister? Rookie mistake.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence, sexual content and brief strong language

Did You Know?

Trivia

While James' car is an unmarked police car, throughout the film, James never turns on any siren or lights (however Ben attempts to).

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Goofs

The Dodge's headlights are initial tinted black and then later on they are clear.

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Quotes

James Payton: Aw, damn, it's Sir Scream-a-Lot.
Ben Barber: I was responding to a hostile situation, James. I have no shame in that. You call for backup when there's a hostile situation.
James Payton: That wasn't calling for backup. That was a high-pitched scream, and you pushed my sister in the way.
Ben Barber: I pushed your sister out of harm's way. You shined the light at us, James.

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Crazy Credits

There's a scene halfway through the end credits: During a barbecue, James tries to stop Ben from turning on the grill (to avoid what happened the last time).

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Connections

Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Ice Cube/Heather Graham/Kelsea Ballerini/Glenn Kotche (2016)

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Soundtracks

Thrill is Gone (Ride Along Remix)
Written by Rick Darnell, Roy Hawkins
Performed by Little Milton
Remix by Distortion Orphans
Courtesy of Stax Records
Used by permission of Concord Music Group, Inc.

User Reviews

Fun buddy comedy

When you think of Ice Cube you think of the hardcore rapper from NWA, the gangster persona, not complex actor. Yet since becoming an actor Ice Cube; real name (O'Shea Jackson), has developed himself into quite the character actor. The comedic prescence of Kevin Hart and this budding police comedy brings the movie full tilt. There is a great story line that suggests looking for comfort and approval betweent Hart's character and Cube's. There are hilarious comments throughout the film and the writing was quite original. This is a great movie with strength in the plot, the characters and just fun throughout. There is no doubt I would highly recommend this to everyone. Kevin Hart is becoming the fast uprising comedic actor of late.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Ukrainian

Release Date:

17 January 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ride Along

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$41,516,170, 19 January 2014

Gross USA:

$134,938,200

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$154,468,902

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Cube Vision

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1