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  • 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: PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English, German
  • Subtitles: English, German, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Bulgarian
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 4 Sep 2000
  • Run Time: 92 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004UEXF
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,661 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Special Features
1.85 Wide Screen
English
Region 2


Synopsis
A tough, super-jaded cop (Nick Nolte) springs a hard luck robber (Eddie Murphy) from jail for two days to help nab his former partners. They form a kind of friendship (based on mutual hatred) as they chase a trio of remorseless villains through the streets of San Francisco. Rounded characters and crackling comedy keep this hard-hitting film beautifully balanced. A violence-heavy sequel was made in 1990 called Another 48 Hrs.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Getting The Job Done In 48 Hours..., 13 Mar 2006
By Chris C "manxdude87" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 48 Hrs. [DVD] [1982] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
Before I purchased this film, I had seen a few of Eddie Murphy's more recent films like Dr Doolittle 2 and The Nutty Professor. Of course, when he voiced the character of Donkey in Shrek 2, he was still amusing as he has always been, but now he's performing as a family man.

48 Hrs is a far cry from anything that Murphy has done recently. This is his debut on the big screen after doing stand-up, and it's actually possibly one of his best performances. Alongside Nick Nolte, 48 Hrs simply tells the tale of an unlikely partnership between cop and crook as they try to capture two vicious cop killers.

The characteristics of Nick and Eddie are completely seperate here as Murphy provides a brash, smooth talking dapper attitude towards Nolte's more rough-edged personality. But amazingly they work perfectly together, and although they don't get along at first in the film, you notice the chemistry between them getting stronger as the movie progresses.

Featuring such classic scenes as the redneck western bar, 48 Hrs is a highly entertaining thriller. Worth purchasing indeed.

"Y'all Be Cool!"

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Nolte and Murphy set the trend for any buddy-cop movie yet!, 23 Jan 2002
Nick Nolte is fantastic as rough street cop Jack Cates. Eddie Murphy is fantastic as wise-cracking covict Reggie Hammond. The whole concept of 48 HRS is a masterpiece of cinema.This non-stop action and comedy film sees a vengeful Cates on the trail of two cop killers, and as the heat is rising, he must call in the help from the one man who knows the killers the best. Hammond. Jack wants the bad guys and Reggie wants his dirty money! It is the chemistry from Nolte & Murphy that mkes 48 HRS great fun to watch with plenty of action, humour and thrilling twists and settings! This set the trend for movies such as LETHAL WEAPON, RUSH HOUR and BEVERLY HILLS COP. If you like buddy-cop films, see the most original one ever! 48 HRS is a true classic and must be bought!
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars To catch a crook you need a crook...., 28 Oct 2004
By DL Productions UK (Merseyside, UK) - See all my reviews
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Back in 1984, Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy starred in a new breed of movie - not bad guy vs good, but bad guy helps good guy get the other bad guy, confusing I know, but it's all good fun.

Jack gives Reggie a chance to help himself; he's desperate to find a crook whos made off with the loot, after escaping prison. Reggie wants the money, Jack the guy... but somewhere along the line Jack just doesn't work well with Reggie, he's the total opposite to him, and when Reggie messes him around they have a good old street fight.

The film is very funny, specially when Reggie tells Jack's boss to "go easy on him man" and when Jack says "This guy's got a lot more brains than you". The bar scene is also amazing and probably one of the funniest I have seen for a long time.

The action is amazing too, Jack's a bit of a sharp shooter, and his coleagues don't seem to share his passion of shooting like he does.

The DVD is sadly disapointing - it's 4:3 full screen, would have been better in 16:9. The sound isn't great for what is labeled as 5.1 Dolby, it sounds to me like standard 2.1 stereo. The quality of the image isn't amazing to be honest, they could have done a lot more processing, but I guess if you liked this movie originally you probably prefer the hissy soundtrack and marked reel... it's like the old CD vs Vinyl story.

Altogether a great movie, shame there's not more extras and a better picture, but c'est la vie.

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