Directed by:
Walter HillCinematography:
Ric WaiteComposer:
James HornerCast:
Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole, Frank McRae, James Remar, David Patrick Kelly, Sonny Landham, Brion James, Jonathan Banks, Denise Crosby, Todd Allen (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
Jack Cates is a hard-nosed cop who is paired up with Reggie Hammond -- a convict who is released from prison in Cates's custody for 48 hours in order to help Cates track down a pair of maniacal cop killers. (official distributor synopsis)
Reviews (1)
Certainly a classic from the point of view of the genre, but only a routine and unremarkable spectacle from the point of view of filmmaking. Nolte and Murphy are great and they deliver a lot of wisecracks, but their potential completely disappears after some time in the rather stale concept of two annoying heroes, which is perhaps the only decent motif here. As an unpretentious diversion, it's not bad at all, but 48 Hours doesn't get even close to The Last Boy Scout. 70%
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