He has directed such films as the warriors, hard times, the driver, southern comfort, 48 hrs. For some though 48 hrs slips below the radar among those minor cult films from the now 72 year old director, but it still has all his trademark visuals and frenetic actionheavy aesthetics. This buddy cop movie has nick nolte as the cop on the edge and murphy as a convict who agrees to help him get a cop killing duo in exchange for being out and about for, you guessed it, 48 hours. Total number of members who have this title in their. To do so, he again needs the help of reggie hammond murphy. Oct 27, 2012 find out what ever happen to the 1982 film, 48 hrs. The scene where eddie murphy and nick nolte follow an informant into a subway station was filmed at the church street station muni subway stop in san francisco. The film stars nick nolte and eddie murphy in his film debut and golden globe award nominated role as a cop and. Nolte was scheduled to host the december 11, 1982, christmas episode of saturday night live, but became too ill to host, so murphy took over. With nick nolte, eddie murphy, annette otoole, frank mcrae.
Directed by walter hill and starring nick nolte, eddie murphy, annette o\toole and frank mcrae. The screenplay was written by hill, roger spottiswoode, larry gross and steven e. Released by intrada in 2011 special collection volume 155 containing music from 48 hrs. It happened to faye dunaway when she looked sleepily out of a screen window at warren beatty in bonnie and clyde.
In 1982, murphy made his big screen debut in the film 48 hrs. Its hard to believe that this was eddie murphys first film role. In a career spanning nearly four decades, james has run the gamut of roles and solid career choices. Performed by the bus boys as the busboys featuring michael d. Sometimes an actor becomes a star in just one scene. First of three collaborations of actorstar nick nolte and writerdirector walter hill. You know how sometimes, in a dream, youll see these familiar scenes and faces floating in and out of focus, but youre not sure how they connect. Best known for his collaborations with walter hill, his credits include 48 hrs. Visit 48 hours on cbs news to watch video, browse photographs, and read more about 48 hours episodes and features. A variation on the buddycop hybridized genre, 48 hrs. Nick nolte and eddie murphy in 48 hours the new york.
There was once talk of there being a third film, yet another 48 hours film, but this never eventuated. The name of the song that reggie hammond eddie murphy sings in prison was stings roxanne. Most of the movie was shot in the sf area of northern california. Having built a creditable reputation by standing slightly to one side of his action material and looking at it from a. Walter hill born january 10, 1942 is an american film director, screenwriter, and producer. Jack cates is an alcoholic san francisco cop who is as tough as nails. In the film san francisco police officer jack cates, who has 48 hours to clear his name from a potential manslaughter charge. Larry gross born 1953 is an american screenwriter, producer, and director. I went out for a friends birthday on a recent friday night and after multiple shots of jameson washed down with a few jack and gingers, i eventually stumbled the fuck home and passed out in my empty apartment. Unlike the directors earlier work, 48 hours is more memorable for its characters. Marking an auspicious feature film debut for eddie murphy, 48 hrs. Setting the tone early and staying consistent this is how 48 hours defines itself as a film.
He came across as so confident in his ability, his star potential was obvious. Ranging from the psychopaths, dutch schultz in francis copollas the cotton club 1984 and albert ganz in walter hills 48 hrs. Dvd and bluray release date, trailer and movie stats. Oct 02, 2012 1982 tv commercialmovie trailer for 48 hrs, the movie, starring nick nolte and eddie murphy. A hardnosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wisecracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer. Walter hill celebrity profile check out the latest walter hill photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The frequent violence and gunplay, sex and nudity, and profanity fk is common alone give this a solid rrating. When a pair of reckless copkillers break out of prison, grizzled detective jack cates nolte is left no alternative but to spring fasttalking hustler reggie hammond murphy from. The film stars nick nolte and eddie murphy in his film debut and golden globe awardnominated role as a cop and convict, respectively, who team up to catch two copkillers. The broad outlines are familiar from the original 48 hrs and the villains and cops are all basic movie stereotypes. The title refers to the amount of time they have to solve the crime.
Nolte reprises his role as san francisco police officer jack cates, who has 48 hours to clear his name from a manslaughter charge. He is widely known for his action films and revival of the western genre. The tune is reprized by murphy in the film s another 48 hrs. In short order we meet jack cates nolte, a grizzled sfpd officer, and his muchneglected ladyfriend elaine annette otoole, as well as elaines breasts, who cite the dubiously authentic mark twain quip the coldest winter i ever spent was a summer. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep.
Siskoid before beverly hills cops, eddie murphy was in 48 hrs. His unforgettable scene comes about halfway through 48 hrs. Jack nicholson did it in easy rider, wearing the football helmet on the back of the motorcycle. He is a visiting professor of film and new media at new york university abu dhabi. He is on the track of an escaped convict when he survives a shootout that leaves two other officers dead. Part of 8 pages of info for the 1982 movie from the award winning 80s movies rewind. We aint partners, we aint brothers and we aint friends. He plays a convict who has done thirty months for theft and still has six months to. The film tells the story of gruff san francisco cop jack cates nolte, who must track down escaped convict albert ganz james remar with the temporary help of a street smart criminal named reggie hammond murphy within 48 hours. When a pair of reckless copkillers break out of prison, grizzled detective jack cates nolte is left no alternative but to spring fasttalking hustler reggie hammond murphy from the penitentiary in order to find the criminals. Aug 15, 20 we aint partners, we aint brothers and we aint friends.