48 Hrs. [Region 2] |  | Director: Walter Hill
Actors: Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O'Toole, Frank McRae, James Remar
Category: DVD
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Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 236949
Format: NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), German (Original Language), English (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), Bulgarian (Subtitled), Hungarian (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 2
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
Running Time: 96 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5014437800930
ASIN: B00004UEXF
Theatrical Release Date: December 8, 1982
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Before the action-oriented "buddy movie" formula settled into place in the 1980s and 1990s with the Lethal Weapon films, Walter Hill's 48 HRS. presented a much more irreverent and politically incorrect version of the genre. Eddie Murphy made an auspicious film debut alongside veteran Nick Nolte's consummate performance as a worn cop. Murphy plays a convict on a two-day furlough from prison to help capture his former partner (James Remar). The intense animosity between his character and Nolte's impatient detective is rude and violent--albeit in a comic way--and the film's racist and sexist banter is so ubiquitous that some viewers might be turned off. (This early, raw Murphy is not the Murphy of The Nutty Professor.) Then again, sometimes deliberate overkill is funny in itself, which is certainly closer to Hill's intention. There are a couple of scenes for the ages in this film, especially Murphy's single-handed shutdown of the action in a redneck bar. --Tom Keogh
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 48 HRS. January 21, 2010
Arnita D. Brown (USA)
Jack Cates is a cop who doesn't exactly play by the rules and is not a team player. He works alone. When he runs into two cops who are going to arrest someone for a misdemeanor, he joins them. When they knock on the door, they're shot at. Eventually Jack comes face to face with them and when one of them has his gun trained on the other cop, the other guy tells Jack to give up his gun which he does. He then shoots the cop and tries to shoot Jack but misses. Later part of the department thinks Jack was a coward for giving up his gun and the others think that Jack's wild ways got the cops who was with him killed. Jack learns that the guy who told him to give up his gun is an escaped convict and the other guy was the one who busted him out. Jack also learns he's been killing his former associates. Jack learns that another associate, Reggie Hammond is in prison. Jack goes to see Hammond; initially Hammond doesn't want to help until he learns of the man's escape but insists that Jack has to get him out to help with him. Jack does and Hammond takes Jack all over town hoping to find the guy but Jack suspects Hammond is holding back. The movie is exciting and tight, one of the best action movies of the eighties.
Absolutely one of the best cop flicks ever. Murphy and Nolte are both sensational! December 23, 2009
Roger J. Buffington (Huntington Beach, CA United States)
This is absolutely one of the best cop flicks ever. It combines fantastic performances by Nolte and Murphy together with lots of excellent action, a solid and engaging storyline, and some incredible humor. This film made Eddie Murphy a box office sensation and also propelled Nolte's career into the big time.
The storyline is simple. Nick Nolte is a tough San Francisco detective known to be a little too quick on the trigger. When one of his fellow cops gets shot by a convict on the run, Nolte goes after him. He quickly discovers that one of the convict's ex-partners, (Murphy) is incarcerated, and he gets him sprung to help track down the convict. At first there is hostility, but gradually the two manage a tenuous bond of mutual respect. Lots of first-rate action punctuate the story. As if that were not enough, this film features a scene by Murphy (the "cowboy bar scene") that is one of the funniest scenes in any flick ever. (This one scene both makes the movie and made Murphy a first-rank star.)
There is not a dull moment in this film. From the very first scenes it grabs the viewer's attention and never lets go. The supporting cast is just about as good as Nolte and Murphy. Highly recommended. RJB.
America's Finest Hour? November 8, 2009
movie detective (London, England)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Electrifying, funny and tantalising glimpse of what America could and should have been all about as Nolte's gruff 70s cop clashes with Murphy's brash 80s convict to create one of the most tasty, refreshing and light-hearted slices of Americana ever made. Often imitated, never even remotely equalled.
Think Mean Streets meets Beverly Hills Cop meets Midnight Cowboy meets The Electric Horseman meets Miami Vice and you are starting to get the picture. It's funny, it's dark, it's dirty, it's warm, it's edgy, it's violent - it is just so plain rude and disarmingly honest you can't help but have a great time.
Action Movie, Cops and Robbers, Comedy, Buddy Film, Pop-Cultural Snapshot, Cinematic Breakthrough In Race Relations - why have one, when you can have them all? I just loved it, from the opening shots of the horses right through to the neon-drizzled climax in the alley - pure fun all the way.
The sequel is not quite as crisp, but shoehorns perfectly onto the back of this one allowing us to continue the ride with Nick and Eddie right through the 80s and into the early 90s. Bookend the two films and you pretty much have a time-capsule summary of American pop culture 1969-1994.
What more do you want? Buy on DVD, enjoy and treasure!
 cop flick, but their chemistry is absolutely great October 18, 2009
Robert J. Crawford (Balmette Talloires, France)
It is a testament to Murphy's comic talent and Nolte's acting that they can take such an utterly banal cop story and make it so entertaining, even original at times. OK, it doesn't keep its freshness the way Murphy's other great films do (i.e. BHC and TP), but it is still fun after all these years. Some scenes, like the entry to the redneck bar, are truly classic. Plus, Murphy still had genuine energy - a blooming talent - with this film, unlike the walkthrough-style roles he got in many many later forgettable mediocre comedies.
The plot couldn't be more standard: cop killer takes a maverick cop's gun and the chase is on (for honor justice revenge). But then he gets Murphy out of jail to find a common enemy, and after wonderful sparring and anger-letting, they come to trust and like eachother. It is very American, with perceptive issues such as Nolte's apology for "doin my job keepin you down", and the stars are totally convincing in their chemistry. The bad guys are also very good, but they are pure stereotypical sociopaths.
Recommended. This one will survive in film history.
 great movie, terrible DVD October 12, 2009
Tim Pierce
The movie gets four stars: see the other four-star reviews to see why. It's a great, fun, rough movie. Murphy's great and Nolte is very effective in his role.
The DVD transfer gets two stars for a bare-bones non-anamorphic DVD release. The image quality is good -- I can see very few artifacts on my screen, with very solid blacks -- but it's inexplicable to me that Paramount would not by now have released a special edition of this movie, with a proper anamorphic image and possibly a commentary.
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