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Another 48 Hrs.

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1990 film by Walter Hill

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For the past four years, San Francisco cop Jack Cates has been after an unidentified drug kingpin who calls himself the Ice Man. Jack finds a picture that proves that the Ice Man has put a price on the head of Reggie Hammond, who is scheduled to be released from prison on the next day.

Released: 1990-06-0895 minDir: Walter HillAction, Comedy, CrimeBudget: $38.0MBox office: $154MPart of: 48 Hrs. Collection

Cast

  • Eddie Murphy as Reggie Hammond
  • Nick Nolte as Jack Cates
  • Brion James as Ben Kehoe
  • Kevin Tighe as Blake Wilson
  • Ed O'Ross as Frank Cruise
  • David Anthony Marshall as Willie Hickok

Themes

  • prison
  • drug dealer
  • san francisco, california
  • gas station
  • investigation
  • betrayal
  • shootout
  • motorcycle
  • convict
  • nostalgic

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Ratings

IMDb

5.9/10

47,825 votes

Year
1990
Runtime
95 min
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime

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Key facts

Directed by
Walter Hill
Screenplay by
John Fasano Jeb Stuart Larry Gross
Story by
Fred Braughton
Based on
Characters by, Roger Spottiswoode , Walter Hill, Larry Gross, Steven E. de Souza
Produced by
Lawrence Gordon Robert D. Wachs
Starring
Eddie Murphy Nick Nolte
Cinematography
Matthew F. Leonetti
Edited by
Donn Aron Carmel Davies Freeman A. Davies
Music by
James Horner
Production company
Eddie Murphy Productions
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures
Release date
June 8, 1990 ( 1990-06-08 )
Running time
95 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$50 million
Box office
$153.5 million

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Follows
48 Hrs.
Director
Walter Hill
Screenwriter
John Fasano
Cast member
Ted Markland
Composer
James Horner
Production company
Paramount Pictures
Cinematographer
Matthew F. Leonetti
Narrative location
San Francisco
Filming location
Las Vegas Valley
Duration
95
FilmAffinity ID
110699
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1990-10-18
title
Another 48 Hrs.
distributed by
Netflix
box office
153518974
capital cost
38000000
after a work by
J. E. B. Stuart
review score
23/100
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Encyclopedic overview

Another 48 Hrs. is a 1990 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Walter Hill and starring Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Brion James, Andrew Divoff, and Ed O'Ross. It is the sequel to the 1982 film 48 Hrs. Nolte reprises his role as San Francisco police officer Jack Cates, who has 48 hours to clear his name from a manslaughter charge. To do so, he again needs the help of Reggie Hammond (Murphy), who is a newly released convict. At the same time, a mastermind who calls himself the Ice Man has hired a pair of bikers to kill Reggie, while a rogue member of the gang (Divoff) is out to kill Jack for the death of his brother from the previous installment.

Another 48 Hrs. was released by Paramount Pictures on June 8, 1990. The film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $153.5 million against a $50 million budget.

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