Eddie Murphy (Shrek, Dr. Doolittle) and Nick Nolte (Hotel Rwanda, Cape Fear) are back on the streets in this smash sequel. At the same time, a mastermind known only as the Iceman has hired a biker gang to kill Reggie. There isn’t one anyway. was entirely cut except for a brief, uncredited shot of him in the background of one scene in the police station. The buddy-buddy shoving matches and bleary mock-racist face-offs in this film diminish his presence; even more so than in the first film, they reduce Nolte’s power to a series of hulky poses. In his tirades with Murphy, he might as well be burbling to himself. The Times endorses one incumbent and three newcomers for the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees. The 48 Hrs series has always been tough, but if they were culling it in 1990, the chances of a third movie were slim in the 1990’s, considering how pussified that decade eventually got. Election of a board majority will shape the nation’s largest community college district. Scene after scene exists only to up the blood flow; in the movie’s climactic shoot-out, the filmmakers actually attempt to extract a laugh from a point-blank direct hit to one of the lead characters. Murphy is loose and funny in a sequence where he’s trying to cadge friends for money from a pay phone, and he has a rascally winsomeness that’s almost Chaplinesque when he’s being bullied by the behemoth inmate (Bernie Casey) to whom he’s in hock. Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 or later, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone 8.1, Windows 10 or later. Reggie requests that Jack gives him the $500,000 that Jack has been holding on to for him. Jack kills Brock, while Burroughs escapes. Nick Nolte needs this film even less than Murphy. Ranier singled out director Hill, who he said "surely recognizes the hollowness of what he's doing here. Unless he can collar his prey in 48 hours, he’ll go to prison. Brion James, also returning from the original, saw his role severely cut down as well, to create a faster-paced action-comedy. Ex-con Reggie Hammond (Murphy) has just been released from prison, and he's having his worst day ever…he's got no money, his beloved Porsche was blown to bits and someone wants him dead. Predictably, it takes about half of the movie for Reggie to warm to the idea of reteaming with Jack. Hard-nosed cop Jack Cates (Nolte) isn't having any better luck…he's accused of manslaughter in a drug bust gone wrong, and may lose his badge. Reggie, you see, is the Iceman’s only eyewitness. Endorsements. The scenes that are halfway effective, like the one in which Reggie breaks up a barroom melee, or a shoot-out in Chinatown, get most of their oomph from their association with similar scenes in “48 HRS.”, where they were executed a lot better, if no less cynically. It's as if the movie were saying that lethal violence is acceptable (and fun) as long as the victims–like the victims of guided missiles and high-altitude bombing–remain anonymous. “I had a story that I think would have really made that sequel work,” Nolte told CNN a while The plot to this sequel is a crude rehashing of the high points of the first film. A gunfight ensues, with Jack wounding Hickok and killing Cruise. I guess it’s OK to laugh--after all, it’s not a mortal wound. Nick Nolte, though, had other ideas. The Crawford name isn't idly invoked. In an interview, James said this about the cuts made on the film: The film grossed more at the US box office than its predecessor and made $72.7 million from foreign markets for a total of $153.5 million. Nolte reprises his role as San Francisco police officer Jack Cates, who has 48 hours to clear his name from a manslaughter charge. No one’s rated or reviewed this product yet. With Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Brion James, Kevin Tighe. After killing both Hickok and Cherry, Reggie is held captive by Kehoe and used as a human shield. He’s become a commodity, and, despite his professionalism in “Another 48 HRS.” (citywide), there’s a take-it-or-leave-it quality to his edgy nonchalance. Plot. [10] It holds an 18% approval rating and an average score of 3.8/10 on Rotten Tomatoes based on 28 reviews. In the intervening eight years, Murphy has become a great big movie star, and his career, except in a commercial sense, hasn’t improved on his work in that first film. "[12], Los Angeles Times critic Peter Rainer called it "a crude rehashing of the high points of the first film." A sequel, titled Another 48 Hours, was released in 1990. "[13], Murphy accused Paramount of not spending enough on advertising and changing the release date. The partnership is inevitable, though. The original version of "The Boys Are Back in Town" by the Busboys was not on the soundtrack, but played at the end of the film. But these graces notes are all but lost in the din. Celebrating 15 Years of Excellence and Ingenuity, Marvel's Spider-Man: Webbed Champion/Legendary Universes, Part 5: Of Spiders and Turtles, Marvel's Spider-Man: Webbed Champion/Legendary Universes, Part 6: Ultimate Alliance, Disney Channel All-Stars: The Magical Journey, Cartoon Network All-Stars (direct-to-video series), The Danger Rangers Search for Sully's Family Treasures/Transcript, https://ideas.fandom.com/wiki/Another_48_Hrs. Jack (Nolte) has been suspended from the San Francisco police force for his overenthusiastic pursuit of an elusive Bay Area drug lord, the Iceman. It is the sequel to the 1982 film 48 Hrs. And once again, Murphy and Nolte are in rare form as they team up to take the bad guys down! [9], Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale. Jack finds a picture that proves that the Iceman has put a price on the head of Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy), who is scheduled to be released from prison the next day. Directed by Walter Hill. It did, however, gross $153 million worldwide. Jack then shoots Kehoe, killing him. Your guide to the 2020 election in California. Reggie is captured by Cherry and Hickok, and Jack confronts the two criminals at a local nightclub where Ben Kehoe (James)—Jack's friend and fellow officer—is revealed to be the Iceman, with another detective, Frank Cruise (Ed O'Ross), serving as an accomplice. It was cut by either director Walter Hill or the Paramount studio down to 120 minutes, and a week before its summer theatrical release an additional 25 minutes were cut out by Paramount, making a final theatrical version 95 minutes long, but also creating lot of plot holes and continuity mistakes in the movie. A look at California’s November ballot propositions. To do so, he again needs the help of Reggie Hammond (Murphy), who is a newly released convict. is a 1990 American action-comedy film, directed by Walter Hill and stars Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Brion James, Andrew Divoff, and Ed O'Ross. It is the sequel to the 1982 film 48 Hrs. Eddie Murphy (Shrek, Dr. Doolittle) and Nick Nolte (Hotel Rwanda, Cape Fear) are back on the streets in this smash sequel. With 33 candidates vying for four at-large seats on the seven-member Los Angeles Community College District board, the well-being and academic success of the state’s neediest college students are at stake. Before Reggie is transported to the hospital, he and Jack share a few parting words. Jack tries to convince Reggie to help him clear his name and find the Iceman. And since Murphy is no more generous with Nolte now than he was eight years ago--he still acts as if there’s no one else on screen remotely as important as himself--Nolte seems once again at a loss. Times may change…but these guys don't! Jack Cates once again enlists the aid of ex-con Reggie Hammond - this time to take down The Iceman, a ruthless drug lord operating in the San Francisco bay area. There wouldn’t be a movie otherwise. Jack refuses to give Reggie the money unless Reggie helps him. Times may change…but these guys don't! MOVIE REVIEW : Another 95 Minutes : Sequel: ‘Another 48 HRS.,’ a crude rehashing of the 1982 hit, reteams Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in wall-to-wall mayhem. Canby continued, "Though the body count is high, all of the people killed are faceless or only minor characters, until the end. Another 48 Hrs. Walter Hill, who also directed the first film, surely recognizes the hollowness of what he’s doing here. He knows he doesn’t really need this movie--certainly not the way he did when he was just starting out in the business. Where to vote. Fate... Times may change…but these guys don't! Jack does so, firing a shot into Reggie's shoulder, wounding him and throwing him off Kehoe. is a 1990 American action-comedy film,[3] directed by Walter Hill and stars Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Brion James, Andrew Divoff, and Ed O'Ross. Once you select Rent you'll have 14 days to start watching the film and 48 hours to finish it. He tries to ram through the muddled exposition as quickly as possible; essentially, the film is wall-to-wall mayhem, with more shots of hurled bodies shattering windows than I’ve ever seen in a movie. Frank McRae's reprisal of his role from the original 48 Hrs. It didn't fare nearly as well critically speaking. Another 48 Hrs. Matilda 2: Revenge of the Trunchbull (2020 film), The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (2022 Film). Fate has pushed these unlikely partners back together…one to fight for his job, and the other for his life. Any comedy that allows the mind to ponder high-altitude bombing is in deep trouble. Eddie Murphy may have been a novice movie actor when he made “48 HRS.” eight years ago, but he had a crackerjack presence that cut like an acetylene torch through the film’s engineered tumult. Idea Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Here are the Los Angeles Times’ editorial board endorsements for president, California ballot measures and more. Hard-nosed cop Jack Cates (Nolte) isn't having any better luck…he's accused of manslaughter in a drug bust gone wrong, and may lose his badge. There’s an explosive comic moment when the psycho bikers in pursuit of Jack and Reggie burst through the screen of a porno movie house; it’s as if they were being expelled, “Alien"-style, from the chest of the naked actress on screen. In the sequel, “Another 48 HRS.,” Murphy still has his crack timing and a comic assuredness that almost passes for dramatic authority. The original workprint of the movie was 145 minutes long. (Question: How come Jack never asks Reggie to provide a visual description of the Iceman?) Despite killing Brock in self-defense, Jack is now under investigation, as Brock's gun cannot be found at the scene. Veteran San Francisco police officer Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) has been after drug dealer "the Iceman" (Brion James) for the past four years.