Rating: R
Genre: Action
Release Date: 01/26/1999
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/DDS/DD1
Run Time: 96 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Humor, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Paramount

A variation on the "buddy-cop" hybridized genre, 48 HRS. greatly bolstered the career of Nick Nolte and made comedian Eddie Murphy a bonafide box-office sensation. When a pair of reckless cop-killers break out of prison, grizzled detective Jack Cates (Nolte) is left no alternative but to spring fast-talking hustler Reggie Hammond (Murphy) from the penitentiary in order to find the criminals. The catch: the pair only have 48 hours to complete their assignment before Hammond must return to prison. Naturally, the two despise each other and even engage in fisticuffs, but eventually the danger facing them proves a strong enough common bond for them to play on the same team, and even achieve a little mutual admiration.

~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Nick Nolte - Jack Cates
Eddie Murphy - Reggie Hammond
Annette O'Toole - Elaine
Frank McRae - Haden
James Remar - Ganz
David Patrick Kelly - Luther
Sonny Landham - Billy Bear
Brion James - Kehoe
Kerry Sherman - Rosalie
Jonathan Banks - Algren
James Keane - Vanzant
Greta Blackburn - Lisa
Margot Rose - Casey
Denise Crosby - Sally
Olivia Brown - Candy

Production:
Walter Hill - Director
Lawrence Gordon Joel Silver - Producer
James Horner - Composer
Freeman Davies, Jr. Mark Warner Billy Weber - Editor
Steven E. de Souza Christopher de Vore Larry Gross Walter Hill Roger Spottiswoode - Screen Writer
Richard C. Goddard - Set Designer
Ric Waite - Cinematographer
D. Constantine Conte - Executive Producer
Gene Levy - Production Designer
John Vallone - Production Designer
Glenn E. Anderson - Sound/Sound Designer
Richard L. Anderson - Supervising Sound Editor
Marilyn Vance - Costume Designer

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