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08/06/1990 Action, Comedy, Crime 1h 35m
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The boys are back in town.

Overview

For the past four years, San Francisco cop Jack Cates has been after an unidentified drug kingpin who calls himself the Ice Man. Jack finds a picture that proves that the Ice Man has put a price on the head of Reggie Hammond, who is scheduled to be released from prison on the next day.

  1. Walter Hill

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Eddie Murphy

    Reggie Hammond

  2. Nick Nolte

    Jack Cates

  3. Brion James

    Ben Kehoe

  4. Kevin Tighe

    Blake Wilson

  5. Ed O'Ross

    Frank Cruise

  6. David Anthony Marshall

    Willie Hickok

  7. Andrew Divoff

    Cherry Ganz

  8. Bernie Casey

    Kirkland Smith

  9. Brent Jennings

    Tyrone Burroughs

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2014-06-19
You got framed. That's what every convict says!

The theme tune says it all really, the boys are back in town. Nolte and Murphy are back together as cop and convict wading through a plot as lazy as it gets. Walter Hill directs once again and it's only his action scenes that stop this from being an outright stinker.

Every thing about it comes off as a cheap cash in lacking originality, with scenes even reproduced from the first film here. A strong supporting cast of character actors file in to make some easy money, with the likes of Brion James, Ed O'Ross, Brent Jennings and Kevin Tighe a...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$38,000,000.00

Revenue
$153,518,974.00

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