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Showtime
SHOWTIME deftly combines clever satire and explosive action,
taking the buddy cop movie in a new direction. Robert De Niro stars as Mitch
Preston, a no-nonsense detective who makes headlines when he shoots the
television camera right out of the hands of a meddlesome photographer during a
bust. The department is sued for millions, but a slick producer (Rene Russo)
drops the suit to force Mitch to star on the network’s new reality series.
Trey Sellars (Eddie Murphy), a struggling actor and incompetent patrolman,
bamboozles his way into a plum role as Mitch’s partner. Mitch is a better cop,
but Trey knows a lot more about how to be a TV star. He even comes up with the
show’s catchphrase: "It’s SHOWTIME!" In the film’s funniest
setpiece, William Shatner is brought in to teach Mitch and Trey how to master
important TV cop procedures, like jumping on the hood of a car. Things get more
serious as the celebrity cops track down a crazed criminal armed with a powerful
new weapon. Director Tom Dey (SHANGHAI NOON) keeps things moving, and laces the
action with reflexive humor. Murphy is in fine comic form, and has terrific
chemistry with De Niro.
UPC: 085392244027
Actors: Robert De Niro, Rachael Harris, Eddie Murphy, Zaid Farid,
Alex Borstein, Holly Mandel, Marshall Manesh, Nestor Serrano, T.J. Cross, Mos
Def, James Roday, Joel Hurt Jones, Chris Harrison (II), Perri Peltz, Amy Powell,
Debra Snell, Chris Ufland, Pedro Dami�
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggest
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby,
Languages: English Original Language Dolby
Running Time: 95 minutes
Studio: Warner Home Video
Release Date: 8/13/02
Theatrical Release Date: 3/15/02
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