48 Hrs. (1982)
- Starring:
- Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, (more)
- Director(s):
- Walter Hill
- Category:
- Action / Adventure
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A variation on the "buddy-cop" hybridized genre, 48 HRS. greatly bolstered the career of Nick Nolte and made comedian Eddie Murphy a bonafide box-office sensation. When a pair of reckless cop-killers break out of prison, grizzled detective Jack Cates (Nolte) is left no alternative but to spring fast-talking hustler Reggie Hammond (Murphy) from the penitentiary in order to find the criminals. The catch: the pair only have 48 hours to complete their assignment before Hammond must return to prison. Naturally, the two despise each other and even engage in fisticuffs, but eventually the danger facing them proves a strong enough common bond for them to play on the same team, and even achieve a little mutual admiration. ~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 96 mins
Complete Cast:
- Nick Nolte - Jack Cates
- Annette O'Toole - Elaine
- James Remar - Ganz
- Sonny Landham - Billy Bear
- Kerry Sherman - Rosalie
- James Keane - Vanzant
- Margot Rose - Casey
- Olivia Brown - Candy
- Tara King - Frizzy
- Sandy Martin - Policewoman
- Ned Dowd - Big Cop
- Clare Nono - Ruth
- B.G. Fisher
- Reid Cruickshanks - Prison Guard
- Luis Contreras
- R.D. Call - Duty Sergeant
- Jim Haynie - Old Cop
- Judith Holstra
- Rock Walker
- Walter Scott
- Gary Pettinger
- Chris Mulkey - Cops
- Clint Smith - Leroy
- Matt Landers - Bob
- Eddie Murphy - Reggie Hammond
- Frank McRae - Haden
- David Patrick Kelly - Luther
- Brion James - Kehoe
- Jonathan Banks - Algren
- Greta Blackburn - Lisa
- Denise Crosby - Sally
- Peter Jason - Cowboy Bartender
- Jack Lightsy
- Brenda Venus
- Jack Thibeau - Detective
- Gloria E. Gifford - Hooker
- Nick Dimitri
- Bill Cross
- Loyd Catlett
- Todd Allen - Young Cop
- Bill Dearth - Thin Cop
- W.T. Zacha - Road Gang Guard
- Jon St. Elwood - Plainclothesman
- Ola Ray
- Angela Louise Robinson
- Bennie E. Dobbins
- Begonia Plaza - Indian Hooker
- John Dennis Johnston
- Director(s):
- Walter Hill
- Writer(s):
- Steven E. de Souza, Roger Spottiswoode, Larry Gross
- Producer(s):
- Joel Silver, Lawrence Gordon
- Categories:
- Action / Adventure
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- 1982 - 48 Hrs. - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Music Score
