48 HOURS (DVD/WS/DOLBY DIGITAL ENG 5.1 SURROUND) DVD

48 Hrs.
A variation on the "buddy-cop" hybridized genre, 48 HRS. greatly bolstered the career of Nick Nolte and made comedian Eddie Murphy a bonafide box-office sensation. When a pair of reckless cop-killers break out of prison, grizzled detective Jack Cates (Nolte) is left no alternative but to spring fast-talking hustler Reggie Hammond (Murphy) from the penitentiary in order to find the criminals. The catch: the pair only have 48 hours to complete their assignment before Hammond must return to prison. Naturally, the two despise each other and even engage in fisticuffs, but eventually the danger facing them proves a strong enough common bond for them to play on the same team, and even achieve a little mutual admiration. ~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide

Cast Nick Nolte as Jack Cates Eddie Murphy as Reggie Hammond Annette O'Toole as Elaine Frank McRae as Haden James Remar as Ganz David Patrick Kelly as Luther Sonny Landham as Billy Bear Brion James as Kehoe Kerry Sherman as Rosalie Jonathan Banks as Algren James Keane as Vanzant Greta Blackburn as Lisa Margot Rose as Casey Denise Crosby as Sally Olivia Brown as Candy

Crew Marilyn Vance - Costume Designer Walter Hill - Director Freeman Davies, Jr. - Editor Billy Weber - Editor Mark Warner - Editor D. Constantine Conte - Executive Producer James Horner - Composer (Music Score) Gene Levy - Production Designer John Vallone - Production Designer Ric Waite - Cinematographer Joel Silver - Producer Lawrence Gordon - Producer Richard C. Goddard - Set Designer Glenn E. Anderson - Sound/Sound Designer Roger Spottiswoode - Screenwriter Walter Hill - Screenwriter Christopher de Vore - Screenwriter Steven E. de Souza - Screenwriter Larry Gross - Screenwriter Richard L. Anderson - Supervising Sound Editor

48 Hrs.
We've all seen plenty of buddy movies in which our two heroes first hate each other before somehow finding mutual respect -- not to mention the time to blow up stuff. But clichés have to start somewhere, and 48 Hrs. set the trend for more than a decade's worth of copycat buddy movies. Murphy, who was still a cast member on Saturday Night Live when he made his screen debut, is on fire from the first moment we see him, belting out an off-key "Roxanne." Murphy displays the kinetic combination of action and humor that would become his trademark. And no one can play the hard-boiled cop like the splendidly raspy Nolte. Their chemistry and Murphy's spontaneity carry the film. In fact, 48 Hrs. is worth watching just for a scene in which Murphy is let loose in a redneck watering hole armed with nothing but a badge, a smile, and a whole lot of attitude. Director Walter Hill's exciting action sequences deserve a lot of credit for lifting this film above the usual fare, as do screenwriters Roger Spottiswoode and Walter Hill's one-liners. It's not perfect, and some clichés get tiring, even here -- why can't the bad guys ever shoot as well as the good guys? But if you've got a few hrs. to spare, 48 Hrs. is a great way to use them. ~ Matthew Doberman, All Movie Guide
 

Eddie Murphy: Golden Globe, New Star of the Year - Male (nominated) James Horner: Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Best Music Score (winner)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DDS: Dolby Digital Surround DD1: Dolby Digital Mono Additional Features: Closed captions Movie trailer DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 96 min