A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
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Nick Nolte
Jack Cates
Eddie Murphy
Reggie Hammond
Annette O'Toole
Elaine
Frank McRae
Haden
James Remar
Albert Ganz
David Patrick Kelly
Luther
Sonny Landham
Billy Bear
Brion James
Ben Kehoe
Kerry Sherman
Rosalie, Hostage Girl
Jonathan Banks
Algren
Director
Walter Hill
Tagline
"One cop. One con. No mercy."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$12,000,000
Revenue
$78,868,508
Production
Paramount Pictures, Lawrence Gordon Productions, Silver Pictures
John Chard
April 22, 2019
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...
JPV852
July 2, 2021
Entertaining buddy action-comedy that features a good antagonistic relationship between Nolte and Murphy. The plot isn't the strongest but the action/fight scenes were alright. **3.25/5**
Andre Gonzales
August 21, 2023
Back to the old school. Love this movie. This is when cop movies started to have some comedy in it.
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