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\"\"Another 48 Hrs. <\/strong>(1990)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Paramount\/Action-Comedy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RT: 95 minutes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rated R (pervasive language, strong bloody violence, nudity, sexual content, drugs)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director: Walter Hill\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Screenplay: John Fasano, Jeb Stuart and Larry Gross\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Music: James Horner\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cinematography: Matthew F. Leonetti\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Release date: June 8, 1990 (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cast: Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Brion James, Kevin Tighe, Ed O’Ross, David Anthony Marshall, Andrew Divoff, Bernie Casey, Brent Jennings, Ted Markland, Tisha Campbell.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Box Office: $80.8M (US)\/$153.5M (World)<\/p>\n

Rating<\/strong>: ***<\/p>\n

\u00a0Eight years after his remarkable film debut in 48 Hrs, Eddie Murphy gets top billing over co-star Nick Nolte in Another 48 Hrs. <\/strong>In the sequel to the hit 1982 action-comedy from returning director Walter Hill, the con and the cop team up again to find the elusive drug dealer \u201cThe Iceman\u201d that\u2019s been ducking San Francisco cop Jack Cates (Nolte) for the past four years. Nobody else believes he even exists. To make matters worse, Cates finds himself in hot water with IA investigator Lt. Wilson (Tighe, Road House) when he\u2019s falsely accused of shooting an unarmed suspect.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Meanwhile, still-incarcerated Reggie Hammond (Murphy) has problems of his own. It seems that some rough biker types would like to see him dead. One of them (Divoff, Toy Soldiers) is the brother of Albert Ganz, the creep killed by Cates and Hammond at the end of the previous film. He wants revenge. When Cates learns of the plot to kill Hammond, he goes to see him in prison. He needs his help catching Iceman and clearing his name. He\u2019s the only one who can identify the Iceman as he\u2019s the only one who\u2019s ever seen him. Angry because Cates didn\u2019t step up for him when his sentence was extended on a bogus robbery charge, Hammond refuses to help. He has one day until he\u2019s released and doesn\u2019t want any more trouble.<\/p>\n

\u00a0On the day of his release, Hammond is on a bus back to San Francisco when the bikers show up and start shooting, causing the bus to flip over several times. These same guys also make an attempt on Cates’ life. Cates takes Hammond into custody and forces him to help with the investigation. He uses Hammond\u2019s money- the $500,000 he and his pals stole from the drug dealer- as leverage. If he doesn’t help, he\u2019ll never see that money again. Thus, the partnership begins anew. BTW, guess who the drug dealer turns out to be? Yep, you guessed it right, the Iceman! Give yourself a gold star!<\/p>\n

\u00a0Although it still has a fair amount of humor, the emphasis is on the action in Another 48 Hrs<\/strong>. There\u2019s plenty of it. There’s also a lot of breaking glass. I don’t think that I’ve ever seen a movie where so many windows get shattered. It seems like it happens about every five minutes or so. Was Hill afraid people in the audience might fall asleep? All this racket will surely keep everybody awake.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Murphy and Nolte still have good rapport, but the magic from the first movie is gone. Murphy is a big star now; he doesn’t have to try so hard to make an impression. At times, his performance feels forced. If he\u2019d just cut loose and given the same caliber performance he did in the first movie, Another 48 Hrs<\/strong>. would have been better than good. The stars\u2019 chemistry is further hindered by the toning down of Nolte\u2019s character. He\u2019s become a nicer guy. He no longer drinks or hurls racial slurs at his partner. [Insert audible sigh] Another victim of the PC Nazis ruining everything. Also, Frank McRae as Cates\u2019 perennially pissed-off CO is sorely missed. He was dead-on perfect in the role. He\u2019s replaced by the arrogant IA detective trying to put Cates in jail. Tighe is great in the part, but he\u2019s no substitute for McRae.<\/p>\n

\u00a0With more money at his disposal ($50 million compared to the original\u2019s $12 million budget), Hill could create bigger action scenes for Another 48 Hrs<\/strong>. They look mighty impressive. I\u2019m especially fond of the scene where two bikers crash through the screen at a movie theater and ride their bikes up the aisle and out the lobby doors. Unfortunately, the villains aren\u2019t as memorable this time around. It\u2019s hard to tell the bikers apart; they pretty much look the same. Of course, it\u2019s kind of difficult, impossible even, to top James Remar and Sonny Landham. The Iceman\u2019s associates aren\u2019t much better. Who cares about some white-collar sleaze that does the Iceman\u2019s bidding? He pales to the point of invisibility when compared to David Patrick Kelly\u2019s unhinged creep in the first movie. Ah, speaking of the Iceman, get this. When his identity is finally revealed, you\u2019ll be hit by the sudden realization you should have known it all along.<\/p>\n

\u00a0In general, Another 48 Hrs<\/strong>. is an entertaining movie. It\u2019s better than most sequels, but it still doesn\u2019t hold a candle to the original. The screenplay isn\u2019t as tight this time. There aren\u2019t any centerpiece scenes like when Murphy rousts a redneck bar in the first one. It\u2019s the scene that made him a star. This one just coasts on his star power. Still, I like it; it\u2019s enjoyable enough. Let me put it this way. I\u2019d rather watch Another 48 Hrs<\/strong>. than Beverly Hills Cop III. It\u2019s not as lazy. How can anybody sleep through all that noise and destruction?\"\"<\/p>\n

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Another 48 Hrs. (1990)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Paramount\/Action-Comedy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RT: 95 minutes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rated R (pervasive language, strong bloody violence, nudity, sexual content, drugs)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director: Walter Hill\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Screenplay: John Fasano, Jeb Stuart and Larry Gross\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Music: James Horner\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cinematography: Matthew F. Leonetti\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Release date: June 8, 1990 (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cast: Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Brion James, Kevin Tighe, Ed O’Ross, David […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2867,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-comedies","category-kick-ass-actioners"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Another-48-Hrs.-PIC.jpg?fit=620%2C348&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2090"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2868,"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2090\/revisions\/2868"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}