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About
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
Theatrical
Dec 7, 1982
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 26, 1999
Box Office
$78.9M
Budget
$12.0M
Return
6.6x
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Paramount Pictures, Lawrence Gordon Productions, Silver Pictures
Cast
Full credits →N
Nick Nolte
Jack Cates
E
Eddie Murphy
Reggie Hammond
A
Annette O'Toole
Elaine
F
Frank McRae
Haden
J
James Remar
Albert Ganz
D
David Patrick Kelly
Luther
S
Sonny Landham
Billy Bear
B
Brion James
Ben Kehoe
K
Kerry Sherman
Rosalie, Hostage Girl
J
Jonathan Banks
Algren
J
James Keane
Vanzant
T
Tara King
Frizzy, Hotel Desk Clerk
G
Greta Blackburn
Lisa, Blonde Hooker
M
Margot Rose
Casey
D
Denise Crosby
Sally
O
Olivia Brown
Candy
T
Todd Allen
Young Cop
B
Bill Dearth
Thin Cop
N
Ned Dowd
Big Cop
J
Jim Haynie
Old Cop
48 Hrs. Collection
'48 Hrs.' and 'Another 48 Hrs.' is a series of two films about Jack Cates, a hard-nosed cop, who reluctantly teams up with Reggie Hammond, a wise-cracking criminal, in order to solve crimes. '48 Hrs....
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Quotes
See all →Humor in a High-Stakes Partnership
Taglines
When a tough cop has a cool convict as a partner and 48 hrs to catch a killer, a lot of funny things can happen in... 48 hrs.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Unexpected Allies in 48 Hours
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The boys are back in town. Nick Nolte is a cop. Eddie Murphy is a convict. They couldn't have liked each other less... They couldn't have needed each other more. And the last place they ever expected to be is on the same side. Even for... 48 hrs.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
