Jimmy Chong Movies

A hard-drinking, hard-living cop assigned the task of transporting a small-time criminal to the nearby courthouse finds that a simple, 16-block drive can be the longest ride of his life in director Richard Donner's urban action thriller. Hung-over, has-been cop Jack Mosley (Bruce Willis) has seen better days, and all that the force expects out of him these days is to stay out of trouble while he's on the clock. Eddie Bunker (Mos Def) is set to testify before a grand jury at 10:00 a.m., and it's up to Mosely to make sure that Bunker makes it to the courthouse in one piece -- a job that Mosely estimates will take a maximum of 15 minutes. A black van has been trailing the pair unnoticed, though, and after stopping off at a nearby liquor store to pick up some breakfast, Mosely emerges from the store just in time to save Eddie from the lethal bullet of a determined assassin. When backup arrives in the form of Detective Frank Nugent (David Morse), Mosely quickly realizes that the detective on Nugent's team is the same cop that Bunker is set to testify against. Now faced with the tough task of dodging bullets and eluding a massive onslaught of corrupt cops, Mosely must keep Bunker alive long enough to get him before the judge and ensure that justice is served. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

First broadcast by Britain's Channel 4 in 2001, the weekly, half-hour Banzai was a spoof of those Japanese game-and-prank shows in which celebrities and civilians alike were subjected to the most embarrassing and dangerous stunts imaginable for the entertainment of the public. Enthusiastically narrated by a brace of Japanese-accented commentators (one of whom, Burt Kwouk, gained fame as Kato in Peter Sellers' Pink Panther comedies), the series featured such regulars as "Mr. Banzai," the manic, silver-tongued host who whisked the viewers from one outrageous segment to another; "Mr. Shake Hands Man," who crashed celebrity bashes and shook hands with the rich and famous, refusing to let go until the shake-ee tried to wrest free on his or her own; and "Lady One Question," who lived up to her billing by shoving a microphone in the face of her victim, asking a single question, then standing in stony silence and staring at the victim long, long after the question had been answered. As for the stunts seen on the series, there were every bit as wacky as their names ("Interesting Penalty Shoot-out Conundrum," etc.) A huge international hit, Banzai was picked up for American consumption by the FOX network beginning July 13, 2003. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide