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Release Date:
8 March 1991 (USA) moreTagline:
There's only one way these two are going to get along... morePlot:
An action film star researching a role is allowed to tag along with a hardboiled New York cop, who finds him superficial and irritating. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
Hot Topic Learns Its Lessons The Hard Way...Again(From TwilightersAnonymous. 12 November 2008, 7:07 PM, PST)
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"Do you notice anything different about our car?" moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Michael J. Fox | ... | Nick Lang / Ray Casanov | |
| James Woods | ... | Detective Lt. John Moss, NYPD | |
| Stephen Lang | ... | Party Crasher | |
| Annabella Sciorra | ... | Susan | |
| John Capodice | ... | Detective Grainy, NYPD | |
| Luis Guzmán | ... | Detective Benny Pooley, NYPD | |
| LL Cool J | ... | Detective Billy, NYPD | |
| Mary Mara | ... | Detective China, NYPD | |
| Delroy Lindo | ... | Captain Brix, NYPD | |
| Conrad Roberts | ... | Witherspoon, Gun Dealer | |
| Penny Marshall | ... | Angie, Nick's Agent | |
| Christina Ricci | ... | Bonnie | |
| George Cheung | ... | Drug Dealer | |
| Frank Geraci | ... | Newsman | |
| Sophie Maletsky | ... | Pizza Waitress |
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111 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:12 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Germany:16 (w) | Italy:T | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Argentina:13 | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:16 | Germany:BPjM RestrictedFun Stuff
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The billboard used for the climatic sequence in Times Square was originally a flat 2D billboard, but was later changed to the final version seen on screen because it could not be recreated on a sound stage. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Nick is hanging off the "Smoking Gunn II" billboard by a rope, in one shot you can clearly see that he is actually wearing a repelling harness. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Operator: 9-1-1 Emergency.
Party Crasher: Hello there! It's me - again! Well, what can I say? I'm about to crash another party.
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Entertaining mix of action and comedy, at least for the first two-thirds of its length. Then there are some rather overextended action sequences and the film loses some of its comic edge. Still, the acting is first-rate all around, with Fox and Woods offering many laughs when the script gives them the chance, and Stephen Lang a highly enjoyable, totally loony villain. (**1/2)