48 Hrs. (1982)

R | 1 hr 36 min | 7/10 |

Parental Rating: R (Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian)

Storyline

"48 Hrs." is an action-packed comedy-crime film that revolutionized the buddy cop genre. It follows the story of a hard-nosed cop, Jack Cates, who teams up with a wise-cracking convict, Reggie Hammond, for an unlikely 48-hour partnership. Their mission is to track down a merciless cop killer. The film is noted for its blend of humor, action, and the chemistry between its leads, setting the stage for many buddy cop films that followed.

Director

• Walter Hill

Writers

• Roger Spottiswoode

• Walter Hill

• Larry Gross

• Steven E. de Souza

Starring

• Nick Nolte as Jack Cates

• Eddie Murphy as Reggie Hammond

Produced by

• Lawrence Gordon

• Joel Silver

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures

• Lawrence Gordon Productions

• Mark Warner

• Freeman A. Davies

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Distributed by

• Paramount Pictures

Release date

• December 8, 1982

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