48 Hrs.

48 Hrs. is a 1982 American buddy cop action comedy movie directed by Walter Hill. It is Joel Silver's first movie as a movie producer. The screenplay was written by Hill, Roger Spottiswoode, Larry Gross, Steven E. de Souza, and Jeb Stuart. The movie stars Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy (in his movie debut and Golden Globe Award-nominated role) as a cop and convict, respectively, who team up to catch two cop-killers, Albert Ganz and Billy Bear, played respectively by James Remar and Sonny Landham. The title refers to the amount of time they have to solve the crime.

It is often credited as being the first movie in the "buddy cop" genre, which included the subsequent films Beverly Hills Cop (also starring Murphy), Lethal Weapon, Bad Boys and Rush Hour.

A sequel, Another 48 Hrs., was released on June 8, 1990.

 Cast 
 Nick Nolte as Jack Cates
 Eddie Murphy as Reggie Hammond
 Annette O'Toole as Elaine Marshall
 Frank McRae as Captain Haden
 James Remar as Albert Ganz
 David Patrick Kelly as Luther
 Sonny Landham as Billy Bear
 Brion James as Ben Kehoe

Category:1982 comedy movies
Category:1982 action movies
Category:1980s buddy movies
Category:American action comedy movies
Category:Buddy cop movies
Category:1980s English-language movies
Category:Movies directed by Walter Hill
Category:Paramount Pictures movies
Category:Movies set in San Francisco