48 Hrs. [Blu-ray]

Director: Walter Hill Walter Hill

Overview

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.

Product Details

Release Date:	09/12/2017
UPC:	0032429280817
Original Release:	1982
Rating:	R
Source:	PARAMOUNT
Sound:	[monaural, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:36:00
Sales rank:	12,059

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

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
Tara King	Frizzy
Greta Blackburn	Lisa
Margot Rose	Casey
Denise Crosby	Sally
Olivia Brown	Candy
Todd Allen	Young Cop
Bill Dearth	Thin Cop
Ned Dowd	Big Cop
Jim Haynie	Old Cop
Jack Thibeau	Detective
Jon St. Elwood	Plainclothesman
Clare Nono	Ruth
Sandy Martin	Policewoman
Matt Landers	Bob
Peter Jason	Cowboy Bartender
Bill Cross	Cop
Chris Mulkey	Cop
James Marcelino	Parking Attendant
Bennie Dobbins	Road Gang Guard
Walter Scott	Road Gang Guard
W.T. Zacha	Road Gang Guard
Begona Plaza	Indian Hooker
Loyd Catlett	Prison Guard
B.G. Fisher	Prison Guard
Reid Cruickshanks	Prison Guard
R.D. Call	Duty Sergeant
Brenda Venus	Hooker
Gloria Gifford	Hooker
John Hauk	Henry
Clint Smith	Leroy
Ola Ray	Actor
Bjaye Turner	Actor
Nick Dimitri	Actor
John Dennis Johnston	Actor
Rock Walker	Actor
Dave Moordigian	Actor
J. Wesley Huston	Actor
Gary Pettinger	Actor
Marquerita Wallace	Actor
Angela Robinson	Actor,Actor
Jack Lightsy	Actor
Bob Yanez	Actor
Luis Contreras	Actor
Suzanne M. Regard	Actor
Kevin Tighe	Actor
Ed O'Ross	Actor
David Anthony Marshall	Actor
Andrew Divoff	Actor
Bernie Casey	Actor
Brent Jennings	Actor
Ted Markland	Actor
Brian O'Neal	Band at Vroman's
Judith Holstra	Actor
James Horner	Composer

Technical Credits

Walter Hill

Larry Gross

Steven E. de Souza

Roger Spottiswoode

John Fasano

Jeb Stuart

Christopher De Vore

Walter Hill	Director,Screenwriter
Larry Gross	Screenwriter
Steven E. de Souza	Screenwriter
Roger Spottiswoode	Screenwriter
D. Constantine Conte	Executive Producer
Lawrence Gordon	Producer
Joel Silver	Producer
Glenn E. Anderson	Sound Effects
Bruce Paul Barbour	Stunts
John Fasano	Screenwriter
Jeb Stuart	Screenwriter
Robert D. Wachs	Producer
Christopher De Vore	Screenwriter
Glenn Anderson	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

While this dark, often violent, and hilarious film from director Walter Hill will always be remembered as the one that launched Eddie Murphy's movie career, it may be even more significant as the prototype for visceral, R-rated buddy comedies. After a hair-raising opening shoot-out scene that leaves two cops dead, Hill sets his oddball pairing off and running. In order to track down the shooters, grizzled detective Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) springs their ex-partner from prison on a 48-hour pass. The wisecracking con, Reggie Hammond (Murphy), is less than enthused about the assignment, and Nolte and Murphy's razor-edged verbal (and physical) friction during the investigation quickly becomes the picture's centerpiece. Murphy's angry glower, street-smart swagger, and machine-gun delivery -- witness the now-legendary redneck bar scene -- is undeniably some of his most effective screen work. Still, it is the strategically fleshed-out juxtaposition of Nolte and Murphy’s characters that gives their improbable partnership its explosive comedic punch. Of all the cop-buddy shoot-'em-ups that have followed, such as the various Lethal Weapon and Rush Hour films, none has so effectively bottled the spark that Hill managed to capture between his two leads in this definitive action/comedy.

Barnes & Noble - Matthew Grimm

We've all seen plenty of buddy movies in which our two heroes first hate each other before somehow finding mutual respect -- not to mention the time to blow up stuff. But clichés have to start somewhere, and 48 Hrs. set the trend for more than a decade's worth of copycat buddy movies. Murphy, who was still a cast member on Saturday Night Live when he made his screen debut, is on fire from the first moment we see him, belting out an off-key "Roxanne."" Murphy displays the kinetic combination of action and humor that would become his trademark. And no one can play the hard-boiled cop like the splendidly raspy Nolte. Their chemistry and Murphy's spontaneity carry the film. In fact, 48 Hrs. is worth watching just for a scene in which Murphy is let loose in a redneck watering hole armed with nothing but a badge, a smile, and a whole lot of attitude. Director Walter Hill's exciting action sequences deserve a lot of credit for lifting this film above the usual fare, as do screenwriters Roger Spottiswoode and Walter Hill's one-liners. It's not perfect, and some clichés get tiring, even here -- why can't the bad guys ever shoot as well as the good guys? But if you've got a few hrs. to spare, 48 Hrs. is a great way to use them.

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