Top billed cast

1. 

   Nick Nolte

   Jack Cates

2. 

   Eddie Murphy

   Reggie Hammond

3. 

   Annette O'Toole

   Elaine

4. 

   Frank McRae

   Haden

5. 

   James Remar

   Albert Ganz

6. 

   David Patrick Kelly

   Luther

7. 

   Sonny Landham

   Billy Bear

8. 

   Brion James

   Ben Kehoe

9. 

   Kerry Sherman

   Rosalie, Hostage Girl

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2019-04-22

You switch from an armed robber to a pimp, you're all set.

A hard as nails cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down an escaped convict cop killer.

The mismatched buddy buddy formula exploded onto the screen here in a ball of violence, profanity and pin sharp one liners. It also launched Eddie Murphy into 1980s stardom. Directed by Walter Hill and starring Nick Nolte alongside Murphy as part of an electrifying black and white double act, it's unrelenting in pace and bad attitude. It could have been so different though, with ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$12,000,000.00

Revenue
$78,868,508.00

Keywords

• prison
• san francisco, california
• knife
• partner
• revenge
• convict
• buddy cop
• tough cop
• fake fight
• dysfunctional relationship
• absurd
• amused