Former
video director Michael Bay had his first big hit with this action comedy,
which also returned producers Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson to the
big-budget, high-violence movies that they successfully churned out in the
Eighties. Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) are
two Miami cops who watch as $100 million in heroin, from the biggest drug
bust of their careers, is stolen out of the basement of police headquarters.
This puts them hot on the trail of French drug lord Fouchet (Tcheky Karyo),
who leaves a trail of bodies in his wake and only one witness, Julie Mott
(Tea Leoni), who quickly teams up with our heroes. Comic hijinks ensue when
plot complications force Mike to impersonate the married Marcus, to the
point of moving in with his wife and children, while Marcus takes over
Mike's bachelor pad and lifestyle. Car chases, snappy one-liners, and
nonstop pacing fuel this umpteenth variation on the cop "buddy" formula.| Martin Lawrence | Marcus Burnett |
| Will Smith | Mike Lowrey |
| Téa Leoni | Julie Mott |
| Theresa Randle | Theresa Burnett |
| Tchéky Karyo | Fouchet |
| Marg Helgenberger | Alison Sinclair |
| Joe Pantoliano | Capt. Howard |
| Vic Manni | Ferguson |
| Shaun Toub | Store Clerk |
| Marc Macaulay | Noah Trafficante |
| Nestor Serrano | Detective Sanchez |
| Mario Ernesto Sanchez | Drug Buyer |
| Dana Mark | Police Technician |
| Julio Oscar Mechoso | Detective Ruiz |
| Emmanuel Xuereb | Eddie Dominguez |
| Sam Ayers | Detective |
| Tony Bolano | Drunk Guy at Urinal |
| Kevin Corrigan | Elliot |
| Ed Amatrudo | Ether Van Boss |
| Karen Alexander | Max Logan |
| Anna Levine | Francine |
| Will Knickerbocker | Officer Bill O'Fee |
| Lisa Boyle | Girl Decoy |
| Saverio Guerra | Chet The Doorman |
| Mike Kirton | Andy |
| Michael Imperioli | Jojo |
Genre/Type - Action, Buddy Film, Action Comedy, Action Thriller
Produced by - Columbia Pictures
Running time - 118 min.
Lethal Weapon (1987, Richard Donner)
Hollywood Homicide (2003, Ron Shelton)
National Security (2003, Dennis Dugan)
Little Red (2000, Clay Valenti)
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994, John Landis)
Metro (1997, Thomas Carter)
All About the Benjamins (2002, Kevin Bray)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984, Martin Brest)
is followed by: Bad Boys II (2003, Michael Bay)