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48 HRS. (1982) |
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MORGAN'S RATING |
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| Oddball cop and tough guy, Jack Cates is the only survivor of a cop shooting and in hunting down the murderer collects Reggie Hammon from jail for 48 hours. Hammond is oddly motivated to help. The killer is searching for his stash of cash. Cates and Hammond who have the Black-whote, cop-crook thing to work out make surprisingly good partners as they navigate through the city looking for their suspect. |
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| Nick Nolte (Jack Cates), Eddie Murphy (Reggie Hammond), Annette O'Toole (Elanie), 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), Tara King (Frizzy), Greta Blackburn (Lisa), Margot Rose (Casey), Denise Crosby (Sally), Olivia Brown (Candy). |
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION |
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BOX OFFICER RESULT: $75.9 million (USA)
- David Patrick Kelly also played a character named Luther in The Warriors, also directed by Walter Hill and produced by Joel Silver.
- During the filming of a scene where Denise Crosby hits Eddie Murphy in the stomach with a rubber baseball bat prop, Murphy was afraid Crosby would actually hit him instead of stopping about a goot away like all staged movie blows. She demonstrated her control on both Hill and Nolte to assure Murphy, but ended up hitting him during a take.
- Followed by a sequel, Another 48 HRS. (1990). |
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DIRECTOR: Walter Hill (The Warriors).
WRITERS: Roger Spottiswoode, Walter Hill, Larry Gross, Steven E. De Souza and Jeb Stuart (uncredited).
PRODUCERS: Joel Silver and Lawrence Gordon.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: D. Constantine Conte.
ORIGINAL MUSIC: James Horner.
DISTRIBUTOR: Paramount Pictures. |
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QUOTES |
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[Jack and Reggie enter the redneck bar.]
Reggie: Not a very popular place with the brothers! |
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[Shaking down a redneck, Reggie pulls a wad of money from his pocket.]
Reggie: What's this?
Redneck: Tax refund!
Reggie: Bullshit! You're too fuckin' stupid to have a job! |
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CRITICAL COMMENT |
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| "Murphy, in his screen debut, is nothing short of sensational, but so is Nolte in his low-key, raspy way." -- Leonard Maltin |
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[After Reggie has gotten laid.]
Jack: So, how was it?
Reggie: I'm not goin' in for all that macho shit, Jack. I was great. Should have my dick bronzed. |
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Reggie: This your car, man?
Jack: Yeah.
Reggie: Looks like you bought this off one of the brothers. |
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Elaine: You know, if you let me come over to your place once in a while you could put on a clean shirt in the morning.
Jack: What makes you think I got any clean shirts in my place? |
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Reggie: You said bullshit and experience is all it takes, right?
Jack: Right.
Reggie: Come on in and experience some of my bullshit. |
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Jack: Listen! We ain't partners, we ain't brothers, and we ain't friends. I'm putting you down and keeping you till Ganz is locked up or dead. If Ganz gets away you'll be sorry you ever met me.
Reggie: I'm already sorry. |
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