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National Security
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National Security is a 2003 American action comedy crime film directed by Dennis Dugan. The movie features Martin Lawrence, Steve Zahn, Bill Duke, and Eric Roberts in the cast. Martin Lawrence also served as the producer and executive producer. The narrative is set in California and follows two men who only look like cops. The film was produced by Columbia Pictures, The Firm, Intermedia Films, and Outlaw Productions.
The film has a runtime of approximately 89 minutes and was released in January 2003. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix in video on demand format. The original language is English, and the composer is Randy Edelman. The film received a PG-13 rating. Critical reception included an IMDb rating of 5.6 from 57,316 votes, a Metascore of 31, and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 11%. The film generated revenue of 50,097,949.
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6.0Earl Montgomery, a bombastic police academy reject, and Hank Rafferty, a disgraced, mild-mannered cop, can't seem to escape each other. They met on opposite sides of the law during a routine traffic stop that escalated out of control; now as lowly security guards they're thrown together to bust a smuggling operation.
Cast
- Martin Lawrence as Earl Montgomery
- Steve Zahn as Hank Rafferty
- Colm Feore as Detective Frank McDuff
- Bill Duke as Lieutenant Washington
- Eric Roberts as Nash
- Timothy Busfield as Charlie Reed
Themes
- safety
- patrol
- conflict
- police academy
- security guard
- buddy cop
- lapd
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Ratings
IMDb
5.6/10
57,316 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
11%
Metacritic
31/100
- Year
- 2003
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Genres
- Action, Comedy, Crime
- Rated
- PG-13
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Dennis Dugan
- Written by
- Jay Scherick , David Ronn
- Produced by
- Bobby Newmyer , Jeff Silver , Michael Green
- Starring
- Martin Lawrence Steve Zahn Colm Feore Bill Duke Eric Roberts
- Cinematography
- Oliver Wood
- Edited by
- Debra Neil-Fisher
- Music by
- Randy Edelman
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures Outlaw Productions Intermedia Films Firm Films
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release date
- January 17, 2003 ( 2003-01-17 )
- Running time
- 88 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $30 million
- Box office
- $54.6 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- buddy cop film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Dennis Dugan
- Cast member
- Ken Lerner
- Composer
- Randy Edelman
- Producer
- Martin Lawrence
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Oliver Wood
- Narrative location
- California
- Duration
- 88
- FilmAffinity ID
- 125204
- Distribution format
- video on demand
Show 5 more facts
- publication date
- 2003-01-01
- title
- National Security
- distributed by
- Netflix
- executive producer
- Martin Lawrence
- review score
- 11%
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Encyclopedic overview
National Security is a 2003 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, and starring Martin Lawrence and Steve Zahn. The supporting cast includes Bill Duke, Eric Roberts, Colm Feore, and Matt McCoy. It was shot at various locations in Greater Los Angeles, including Long Beach and Santa Clarita.
The film was released by Sony Pictures Releasing on January 17, 2003, received negative reviews from critics, and grossed $54.6 million worldwide against a total budget of $30 million at the box office.
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