Rating: R
Genre:
Action
Release Date: 08/05/2008
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/DDS2.0/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