Jack Cates

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Jack Cates is a tough, rule-bending San Francisco police detective and one of the two main protagonists in the action-comedy film "48 Hrs."

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Jack Cates canonical 4
Jack Cates (police officer) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
alignment lawful but rule-bending
appearsIn 48 Hrs.
Another 48 Hrs.
associatedWithGenre buddy cop film
associatedWithTheme crime
police procedural
characterTrait cynical
rule-bending
short-tempered
tough
conflictWith Reggie Hammond
coProtagonistWith Reggie Hammond
countryOfWorkSetting United States of America
surface form: United States
createdForWork 48 Hrs.
employer San Francisco Police Department
fictionalUniverse 48 Hrs.
surface form: 48 Hrs. film series
filmDirectorOfFirstAppearance Walter Hill
filmSeries 48 Hrs.
surface form: 48 Hrs. series
genreOfWorkAppearedIn action comedy film
action film
languageOfWork English
lawEnforcementStatus detective
narrativeRole main character
protagonist
nationalityInStory American
notableCharacteristic gruff demeanor
heavy drinker
occupation police detective
onScreenRelationship reluctant partnership with Reggie Hammond
partnerInStory Reggie Hammond
policeRank Inspector
portrayedBy Nick Nolte
primaryMedium feature film
screenWriterOfFirstAppearance Larry Gross
Walter Hill
sequelAppearance Another 48 Hrs.
sequelReleaseYear 1990
settingCity San Francisco
usesMethod unorthodox police methods
weaponOfChoice handgun
workLocation San Francisco
workReleaseYear 1982
worksAs homicide detective

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48 Hrs. character Jack Cates
Nick Nolte portrayedCharacter Jack Cates
Another 48 Hrs. character Jack Cates
Reggie Hammond worksWith Jack Cates
Reggie Hammond worksWith Jack Cates
this entity surface form: Jack Cates (police officer)