Genre: Action, Comedy, Police, Buddies, Drugs, Showbiz, Satire, Detectives, Cult Classic
Tagline: Lights. Camera. Aggravation.
Plot: No-nonsense LAPD detective Mitch Preston (ROBERT DE NIRO) is a man of few words and even less style. All he asks is that he be left alone to do his job.Patrol Officer Trey Sellars (EDDIE MURPHY) is a different story. Instead of being a cop, he would much rather play one on TV. A frustrated actor, he spends his workdays rousting pickpockets and his evenings perfecting his action poses in front of a mirror. One night Trey stumbles into an undercover operation in progress, blowing Mitch's chance of nailing a drug dealer. At the same time, a television news crew barges in on the action, lights ablaze, further hindering Mitch's attempts to catch his fleeing suspect. Frustrated at seeing months of work go down the drain, the detective fires a shot at the camera. If there's anything he hates, it's intrusive reporters. And if there's anything he hates more than that, it's a joke of a cop like Trey getting in his way. Mitch's impulsive action lands his photo on the front page of every newspaper the next day, simultaneously buying him an official reprimand and making him an instant media celebrity. Knowing a sure ratings draw when she sees one, network television producer Chase Renzi (Rene Russo), a no-holds-barred hit-maker, swoops in and sells the Chief of Police on the PR benefits
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| Directed by |
Tom Dey
Shanghai Noon, Failure to Launch, The Big House |
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 | Rene Russo
Ransom, Lethal Weapon 4, The Thomas Crown Affair |
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 | William Shatner
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Miss Congeniality, Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan |
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 | Pedro Damián
Old Gringo, The Return of a Man Called Horse, Amar te duele | |
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| Music By |
Shaggy
Blast!, The Teen Choice Awards 2001, Michael Jackson: The One |
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