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Showtime (2002)

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Average Rating: 4.7/10
Reviews Counted: 122
Fresh: 31 | Rotten: 91

Showtime starts out as a promising satire of the buddy cop genre. Unfortunately, it ends up becoming the type of movies it is satirizing.

Average Rating: 4/10
Critic Reviews: 31
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 27

Showtime starts out as a promising satire of the buddy cop genre. Unfortunately, it ends up becoming the type of movies it is satirizing.

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Movie Info

Robert DeNiro continues to lampoon his tough-guy persona with this spoof of buddy cop movies that teams him with comic co-star Eddie Murphy. DeNiro is L.A.P.D. detective Mitch Preston, a gruff, no-nonsense 28-year veteran whose bust of a drug gang is botched one night by Trey Sellars (Murphy), a bumbling patrolman who's really a frustrated actor at heart. When Mitch's aggravation is captured by a television news crew, he fires his gun in their direction and becomes an instant media celebrity,

PG-13, 1 hr. 35 min.

Comedy

Directed By: Tom Dey

Written By: Keith Sharon, Alfred Gough, Miles Millar

In Theaters: Mar 15, 2002 Wide

On DVD: Aug 13, 2002

Box Office:$37.9M

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Robert De Niro
Mitch Preston
Eddie Murphy
Trey Sellars
Rene Russo
Chase Renzi
Pedro Damien
Vargas
Mos Def
Lazy Boy
Frankie Faison
Captain Winship
William Shatner
Himself
Nestor Serrano
Ray
Drena De Niro
Annie
Linda Hart
Waitress
Taj "T.J." Cross
ReRun
Judah Friedlander
Julio
Kadeem Hardison
Kyle
Peter Jacobson
Brad Slocum
Kenneth Hudson Campbell
Cop in Gym
John Cariani
Charlie
Tom Billett
Freddy Bouncer #2
Joyce Bryant
Lexi
Rick Cramer
Duty Officer
Zaid Farid
Captain (Audition)
Henry Kingi
Garbage Truck Driver
John Polce
Police Officer
Jeff Sanders
Big Boy
Andrew Wilson
Locker Room Cop #1
Marshall Manesh (II)
Convenience Store Owner
Christopher Darga
Announcer At Gun Show
Clement Blake
Gun Show Patron
Johnnie L. Cochran Jr.
Himself
Maurice Compte
Chili
Teresa DePriest
Female Cop #2
James Roday
Cameraman
Larry Joe Campbell
Locker Room Cop #2
Chris Harrison
Reporter #2
Rachael Harris
Teacher
Alan Borstein
Casting Director
Holly Mandel
Producer
Joel Hurt Jones
Reporter #1
Perri Peltz
Reporter #3
Amy Powell
Reporter #4
Debra Snell
Reporter #5
Chris Ufland
Reporter #6
Ewan Chung
Ping Pong Opponent
Reggie Gaskins
Locker Room Cop #3
Freez Luv
Freez
Merlin Santana
Hector
Julian Dulce Vida
J.J.
Robert L. Joseph
Gangbanger #4
Angela Rosa Alvarado
Gina Reyes
Kirk Ward
Parking Garage Police #...
Reggie Jordan
Parking Garage Police #...
Lucille M. Oliver
Screaming Woman
Callie Childers
Pool Girl
Neil Mather
Uniform
Joel Elliott
Animal Welfare Worker #...
Grant Sawyer
Animal Welfare Worker #...
Lisa Renee Pitts
Female Cop #1

Critic Reviews for Showtime

All Critics (142) | Top Critics (34) | Fresh (34) | Rotten (92) | DVD (26)

The thinness of the conception gives the actors so little room to maneuver that they turn in uniformly one-note performances.

July 20, 2002 Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune

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Mark Caro

Chicago Tribune

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90 punitive minutes of eardrum-dicing gunplay, screeching-metal smashups, and flaccid odd-couple sniping.

March 19, 2002 Full Review Source: Village Voice

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Jessica Winter

Village Voice

Top Critic

This has the feel of something that was written by committee and it's all been done before.

March 19, 2002 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

Top Critic

So pleased with its own spoofy conceit it stays in annoyingly self-amused, predictable mode.

March 15, 2002 Comment

Desson Thomson

Washington Post

Top Critic

It's not so much the generally preposterous premise as it is its sloppy handling that completely unhinges the film.

March 15, 2002 Comment

Stephen Hunter

Washington Post

Top Critic

... Showtime isn't much of a show at all.

March 15, 2002 Full Review Source: USA Today

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Mike Clark

USA Today

Top Critic

A funny movie for adults and older teens.

December 28, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Throughout the movie, De Niro scowls and looks as if something smells bad -- and something does. It's the script.

June 25, 2004 Full Review Source: Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

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Judith Egerton

Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) Source: Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

...the real problem with Showtime is that, for a comedy, it's not nearly funny enough.

February 25, 2003 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

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While it's completely pointless and silly, 'Showtime' does have one of the most vital ingredients for success - it entertains.

February 13, 2003 Full Review Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

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Tom Grealis

RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) Source: RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

Pairing no-nonsense actor Robert De Niro and comedy king Eddie Murphy may have been a clever idea rife with possibilities, but they are working for a creative team that ultimately misses its own point.

February 8, 2003 Full Review Source: Film Quips Online

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John R. McEwen

Film Quips Online

Shatner is probably the funniest person in the film, which gives you an idea just how bad it was.

October 10, 2002 Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope

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Robert Roten

Laramie Movie Scope

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Showtime a lot of LOL s Movies.

December 11, 2009

Wahida K

Super Reviewer

It's not the worst thing Eddie Murphy has ever done, but it might be De Niro's. It is a failed attempt at a buddy cop revitalization. It has very little comedy that isn't stale and overdone. It was a complete waste of two good actors. Zero originality.

November 19, 2009

Conner Rainwater

Super Reviewer

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