- Actors: Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole, Frank McRae, James Remar
- Directors: Walter Hill
- Writers: Walter Hill, Larry Gross, Roger Spottiswoode, Steven E. de Souza
- Producers: D. Constantine Conte, Joel Silver, Lawrence Gordon
- Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC, Import
- Language: English, French
- Subtitles: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Number of discs: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Paramount
- Release Date: May 6 2005
- Run Time: 96 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
- ASIN: 6305252572
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Before the action-oriented "buddy movie" formula settled into place in the 1980s and 1990s with the Lethal Weapon films, Walter Hill's 48 HRS. presented a much more irreverent and politically incorrect version of the genre. Eddie Murphy made an auspicious film debut alongside veteran Nick Nolte's consummate performance as a worn cop. Murphy plays a convict on a two-day furlough from prison to help capture his former partner (James Remar). The intense animosity between his character and Nolte's impatient detective is rude and violent--albeit in a comic way--and the film's racist and sexist banter is so ubiquitous that some viewers might be turned off. (This early, raw Murphy is not the Murphy of The Nutty Professor.) Then again, sometimes deliberate overkill is funny in itself, which is certainly closer to Hill's intention. There are a couple of scenes for the ages in this film, especially Murphy's single-handed shutdown of the action in a redneck bar. --Tom Keogh
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderful,
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This review is from: 48 Hrs. (Widescreen) (DVD)
This is Eddie Murphy in is prime, when he was at the height of his acting career. He is so wonderful in this movie. He steals the show from Nick Nolte.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Worth Owning on DVD,
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This review is from: 48 Hrs. (Widescreen) (DVD)
At less than $15, this movie should be flying off the shelves. Both Nolte and Murphy are great. Their characters are are perfectly scripted to each actor's abilities and personality. Murphy plays a loudmouth penny ante punk. Nolte plays a grumpy, rascist tough guy. They, of course, learn to respect and like each other as they chase down the bad guys. The story isn't bad either. The soundtrack is good and 48 Hrs is set all over San Francisco. If your a fan of either or of comedy action or movies set in SF, you can't go wrong. My favorite Eddie Murphy movie.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Murphy's best is his first,
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This review is from: 48 Hrs. (Widescreen) (DVD)
Some of the best 1-liners ever reside in this film. Simply put, its a great comedy with a flare for drama, and in the cop buddy genre. Lots of cursing, some nudity, but ultimately, a great flick. It kicks today's cop buddy flicks in the Mother F-ing Aholes Mother F-ers!
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