Posts Tagged ‘buddy-cop’

Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Eddie Murphy | Judge Reinhold | John Ashton | Lisa Eilbacher | Ronny Cox | Steven Berkoff | James Russo | Jonathan Banks | Stephen Elliott | Gilbert R. Hill | Art Kimbro | Joel Bailey | Bronson Pinchot | Paul Reiser | Michael Champion
Directors: Martin Brest
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Detroit cop Axel Foley is delighted when he receives a surprise visit from his best friend Mikey Tandino, who lives in California. Not long after Mikey arrives in Detroit, Mikey is killed, right in front of Axel, by a man named Zack. Axel follows Zack to Beverly Hills, California, where Beverly Hills police department Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil assigns Detective Billy Rosewood and Rosewood’s partner, Sergeant John Taggart, to keep an eye on Axel. Axel visits his friend Jenny Summers, who works in an art gallery. With Jenny’s help, Axel discovers that Zack works for Jenny’s boss, Victor Maitland, the man who owns the art gallery. Maitland is a drug kingpin who is using the gallery as a front, and Maitland had Zack kill Mikey after Maitland accused Mikey of stealing some of Maitland’s bonds. With the help of Jenny, Billy, and Taggart, Axel does what he can to make sure Maitland and Zack won’t kill any more people.

Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Eddie Murphy | Judge Reinhold | John Ashton | Jürgen Prochnow | Ronny Cox | Brigitte Nielsen | Allen Garfield | Dean Stockwell | Paul Reiser | Gilbert R. Hill | Paul Guilfoyle | Robert Ridgely | Brian O'Connor | Alice Adair | Eugene Butler
Directors: Tony Scott
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A series of strange robberies brings Axel Foley back to Beverly Hills to help his two fellow cops solve the case. All the familiar faces of the first film are back…

Hollywood Homicide (2003)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Harrison Ford | Josh Hartnett | Lena Olin | Bruce Greenwood | Isaiah Washington | Lolita Davidovich | Keith David | Master P | Gladys Knight | Lou Diamond Phillips | Meredith Scott Lynn | Tom Todoroff | James MacDonald | Kurupt | André Benjamin
Directors: Ron Shelton
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When not solving murders in Tinseltown, Detective Joe Gavilan and his rookie partner Kasey Calden both moonlight in other fields: Gavilan sells real estate (poorly), and Calden aspires to become an actor (Brando, namely). Assigned to the vicious in-club slaying of a promising young rap act, the two detective delve into the recording industry where they hope to find answers - ideally ones that also come with property buyers or auditions.

Showtime (2002)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Comedy
Countries: USA
Actors: Mos Def | Robert De Niro | Rachael Harris | Eddie Murphy | Zaid Farid | Alex Borstein | Holly Mandel | Marshall Manesh | Nestor Serrano | T.J. Cross | James Roday | Joel Hurt Jones | Chris Harrison | Perri Peltz | Amy Powell
Directors: Tom Dey
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LAPD Detective Sergeant Mitch Preston cares only about doing his job and nailing crooks. LAPD Patrol Officer Trey Sellars joined the force as a day job until his acting career took off. During an undercover drug buy Mitch was working that Trey botched by calling in for backup and drawing media attention, Mitch’s partner is shot with a very exotic 12-gauge automatic weapon; Mitch then shoots the video camera out of the hands of a reporter filming the action when the cameraman refused to shut it down. Faced with a $10 million lawsuit, the department agrees to let producer Chase Renzi film Mitch’s investigation for a new reality TV show, and constantly tries to make everything more “viewer friendly” by changing everything about Mitch’s life to fit the stereotypical view of police officers—and partners him with Trey.

Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Mel Gibson | Danny Glover | Joe Pesci | Rene Russo | Chris Rock | Jet Li | Steve Kahan | Kim Chan | Darlene Love | Traci Wolfe | Eddy Ko | Jack Kehler | Calvin Jung | Damon Hines | Ebonie Smith
Directors: Richard Donner
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Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh, after escaping death from the previous movies are put on a hit list by The Triads. When blood thirsty mercenaries are on their tail they team up again with Leo Getz and Lorna Cole, a newcomer (Chris Rock) to finally put an end to the Triads for good.

Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Comedy | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Mel Gibson | Danny Glover | Joe Pesci | Joss Ackland | Derrick O'Connor | Patsy Kensit | Darlene Love | Traci Wolfe | Steve Kahan | Mark Rolston | Jenette Goldstein | Dean Norris | Juney Smith | Nestor Serrano | Philip Suriano
Directors: Richard Donner
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Los Angeles police sergeant Roger Murtaugh and his partner, Sergeant Martin Riggs, are working on yet another drug related case. Soon after finding 1 million dollars worth of South African krugerrand in a crashed red BMW after a chase, Riggs and Murtaugh are assigned to keep an eye on Leo Getz, who is scheduled to testify in a case. There are people who don’t want Leo to testify, and they are a group of drug smugglers led by Arjen Rudd, the minister of diplomatic affairs for the South African consulate. Rudd turns out to be the man that Riggs and Murtaugh are after in the drug case they were working on before Leo was placed in their protective custody, which doesn’t look very protective when Leo is kidnapped by Rudd’s right hand man Pieter Vorstedt. Riggs ends up falling for Rudd’s secretary Rika Van Den Haas, who doesn’t like Rudd. In a confrontation with Vorstedt, Riggs is told the true circumstances behind the death of his wife Vicky, who died in a car crash in 1984 the car crash was caused by Vorstedt, who was supposed to have killed Riggs. Minutes after Vorstedt tries to kill Riggs, Riggs finds Rika dead, and this sends Riggs over the edge.

Lethal Weapon (1987)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Mel Gibson | Danny Glover | Gary Busey | Mitch Ryan | Tom Atkins | Darlene Love | Traci Wolfe | Jackie Swanson | Damon Hines | Ebonie Smith | Bill Kalmenson | Lycia Naff | Patrick Cameron | Don Gordon | Jimmie F. Skaggs
Directors: Richard Donner
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Los Angeles police sergeant Roger Murtaugh, who has just turned 50 years old, is assigned to investigate the death of Amanda Hunsaker, a prostitute who is one of the daughters of bank president Michael Hunsaker, a friend whom Roger has known since they were in the Vietnam War together, but Roger hasn’t seen Michael in 12 years. Beginning with this investigation, Roger is assigned a new partner Sergeant Martin Riggs, who has been suicidal ever since his wife Victoria “Vicky” Lynn Riggs died in a car crash in 1984. Riggs and Murtaugh’s investigation of Amanda’s death reveals that she was murdered. Upon hearing of this, Michael tells Murtaugh that he would like for whoever is behind Amanda’s murder to end up dead, like Amanda. Riggs and Murtaugh’s investigation continues and it makes them the targets of Shadow Company, a group of former Vietnam War era mercenaries who now bring heroin into the Los Angeles County region. Shadow Company’s leader, General Peter McAllister, and his right hand man, Mr. Joshua, want Riggs and Murtaugh dead, no matter what the cost.

Bad Boys II (2003)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy
Countries: USA
Actors: Martin Lawrence | Will Smith | Jordi Mollà | Gabrielle Union | Peter Stormare | Theresa Randle | Joe Pantoliano | Michael Shannon | Jon Seda | Yolanda Vazquez | Jason Manuel Olazabal | Otto Sanchez | Henry Rollins | Antoni Corone | Gary Nickens
Directors: Michael Bay
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Narcotics cops Mike Lowrey (Smith) and Marcus Bennett (Lawrence) head up a task force investigating the flow of ecstasy into Miami. Their search leads to a dangerous kingpin, whose plan to control the city’s drug traffic has touched off an underground war. Meanwhile, things get sexy between Mike and Syd (Union), Marcus’s sister.

48 Hrs. (1982)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Nick Nolte | Eddie Murphy | Annette O'Toole | Frank McRae | James Remar | David Patrick Kelly | Sonny Landham | Brion James | Kerry Sherman | Jonathan Banks | James Keane | Tara King | Greta Blackburn | Margot Rose | Denise Crosby
Directors: Walter Hill
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Oddball cop and tough guy, Jack Cates is the only survivor of a cop shooting and in hunting down the murderer collects Reggie Hammond from jail for 48 hours. Hammond is oddly motivated to help. The killer is searching for his stash of cash. Cates and Hammond who have the Black-white, cop-crook thing to work out make surprisingly good partners as they navigate through the city looking for their suspect.