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48 Hrs. (1982)

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Reviews Counted:33

Fresh:31

Rotten:2

Average Rating:7.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) is a tough, super-jaded cop who springs a hard luck robber, Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy), from jail for two days to help nab his former partners. The two men form a kind of... Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) is a tough, super-jaded cop who springs a hard luck robber, Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy), from jail for two days to help nab his former partners. The two men form a kind of friendship (based on mutual hatred) as they chase a trio of remorseless villains through the streets of San Francisco and Cates finds that Hammond's streetwise method of finding the criminals is possibly even more effective than his own by-the-book police procedures. Rounded characters and crackling comedy balance out this this box-office hit. A sequel, ANOTHER 48 HOURS, was produced in 1990. [More]

Starring: Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Sonny Landham, Annette O'Toole

Starring: Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Sonny Landham, Annette O'Toole, James Remar, Brion James, Frank McRae, David Patrick Kelly, Jonathan Banks, Denise Crosby, Margot Rose

Director: Walter Hill

Director: Walter Hill
Screenwriter: Roger Spottiswoode, Walter Hill, Larry Gross, Steven E. De Souza
Composer: James Horner

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Jun 30, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
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  • Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono - English, French
  • Dolby Digital 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French
 
 
 
 

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This film never worked for me.

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08/06/03
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

No review available.

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04/09/03
James O'Ehley
James O'Ehley
Sci-Fi Movie Page

No review available.

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04/07/03
Brian J. Arthurs
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)

No review available.

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04/05/03
Beth Accomando
Beth Accomando
KPBS.org

Before Nolte was in Rehab, and Murphy was making movies like "Pluto Nash" (who can say which fate is worse?), the two got together for a pretty decent little buddy-cop movie

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03/18/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

No review available.

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03/07/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

A streetwise, savage, hilarious film with an incredible debut by Eddie Murphy.

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02/07/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner

48 Hrs. may seem panfully dated and more than a little familiar, but keep in mind that this one hit the screns in 1982 - back when a buddy/cop flick was actually a novel proposition.

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01/15/03
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Slick and easy-going, though it's aging badly.

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01/14/03
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

Not many people ever get to be the coolest man on the planet, but for a while in the early '80s, it was Eddie Murphy.

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12/08/02
Brad Laidman
Brad Laidman
Film Threat

Director Walter Hill delivers rock-solid action every time he steps behind the lens, so enjoy this archetypal pairing not only for the adrenaline, but also for the energy and verve of Eddie Murphy in his youth.

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11/07/02
James Rocchi
James Rocchi
Netflix

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07/31/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Whether it owes its quality to Murphy or something else, 48 HRS. deserves to be praised anyway.

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01/01/00
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
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