48 Hrs.

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48 Hrs. is a 1982 action-comedy film that helped launch Eddie Murphy’s movie career, pairing him with Nick Nolte as an unlikely duo tracking down criminals over a two-day span.

Aliases (2)
  • 48 Hrs. film series ×1
  • Another 48 Hrs. ×1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf action film
buddy cop film
comedy film
film
character Jack Cates
Reggie Hammond
cinematographyBy Ric Waite
countryOfOrigin United States
director Walter Hill
distributedBy Paramount Pictures
distributedInFormat theatrical release
editedBy Freeman A. Davies
era 1980s American cinema
filmingLocation San Francisco
genre action
comedy
crime
hasFilmSeries 48 Hrs. film series
hasPosterCaption The boys are back in town.
hasSequel Another 48 Hrs.
includedInList notable 1980s buddy cop films
mpaaRating R
musicBy James Horner
narrativeTimeSpan two days
notableFor launching Eddie Murphy’s film career
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A cop teams up with a convict on a 48-hour leave from prison to catch two escaped criminals.
portrays Eddie Murphy as Reggie Hammond
Nick Nolte as Jack Cates
producer Joel Silver
Lawrence Gordon
productionCompany Paramount Pictures
releaseDate 1982-12-08
releaseYear 1982
runtimeMinutes 96
screenwriter Larry Gross
Roger Spottiswoode
Steven E. de Souza
Walter Hill
settingLocation San Francisco
starring Annette O’Toole
Eddie Murphy
James Remar
Nick Nolte
Sonny Landham

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy ("Another 48 Hrs.")
Lawrence Gordon Productions
notableWork
48 Hrs. ("48 Hrs. film series")
hasFilmSeries
Beverly Hills Cop
precededBy

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