48 Hrs. Movie Review 1982

An experienced San Francisco cop (Nolte) springs a convict (Murphy) from jail for 48 hours to find a vicious murdering escaped con. Murphy's film debut is great and Nolte is perfect as his gruff foil.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 97 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comic Adventure, San Francisco, Escaped Cons, Role Reversal, Buddy Cops, African America

Screenplay

Walter Hill, Larry Gross, Steven E. de Souza, Roger Spottiswoode

Cast

Ned Dowd, Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, James Remar, Annette O'Toole, David Patrick Kelly, Sonny Landham, Brion James, Denise Crosby

Director

Walter Hill

Music

James Horner

Producer

Paramount Pictures