Bulletproof

"Tough cop. Hostile witness."

1996 1h 24m EN

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 683

ComedyCrimeAction

Synopsis

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An undercover police officer named Rock Keats befriends a drug dealer and car thief named Archie Moses in a bid to catch the villainous drug lord Frank Coltan. But the only problem is that Keats is a cop, his real name is Jack Carter, and he is working undercover with the LAPD to bust Moses and Colton at a sting operation the LAPD has set up.

“Tough cop. Hostile witness.”

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Cast

Damon Wayans
Rock Keats / Jack Carter
Adam Sandler
Archie Moses
James Caan
Frank Colton
Jeep Swenson
Bledsoe
James Farentino
Capt. Jensen
Kristen Wilson
Traci
Larry McCoy
Detective Sulliman
Allen Covert
Detective Jones

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ernest R. Dickerson
Writers: Lewis Colick, Joe Gayton, Joe Gayton
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 90% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Bulletproof Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ernest R. Dickerson, shot by Steven Bernstein. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Elmer Bernstein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor George Folsey Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Damon Wayans and Adam Sandler and James Caan carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ernest R. Dickerson directs. Steven Bernstein behind the camera. Elmer Bernstein scores. George Folsey Jr. cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Earned back only 90% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
330 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "Bulletproof Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Ernest R. Dickerson, shot by Steven Bernstein. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Elmer Bernstein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor George Folsey Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Damon Wayans and Adam Sandler and James Caan carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Tough cop. Hostile witness.".
10IMDB entry: tt0115783 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Steven Bernstein
Original score: Elmer Bernstein
Editing: George Folsey Jr.
Costume design: Marie France
Stunt coordinator: Tim A. Davison
Runtime: 84 min · 1h 24m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $25,000,000
Box office: $22,611,954
Return: 90% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Bulletproof (1996)

Part of

Bulletproof Collection

A series of buddy action-comedies about an undercover cop and a criminal forced to join together.

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Ernest R. Dickerson

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John Chard2016-12-27
★ 4/10
I don't like your God. Your God scares me. Starring Adam Sandler and Damon Wayans, the former a criminal, the latter a cop, plot sees the mismatched pair thrust together to bring down a criminal kingpin (James Caan). So it's all set up nicely for a high energy action comedy from the realm of buddy buddy bonanza. Sadly it has energy to burn but the execution of the comedy is weak to the point the makers have to resort to the base level of comedy writing to try and get laughs. The odd line raises a chuckle, but quite often this is followed by a period of inanity, which in turn is followed by a ballsy action sequence (the makers very aware they quickly need to keep the demographic genre fans back on the clock). All this while a budding bromance - that's coupled with some lame homophobic undertones (a revolver up the butt gag? Seriously?) - threatens to turn it into the Brokeback Mountain of the buddy buddy action genre of film. Hell! the screenplay even has the whiff of misogyny about it. The stars are badly served by poor writing and direction, but they themselves are guilty of offering up a chemistry free movie that dulls the senses during all the interim talking sequences. It's hard to believe this is the same pair of actors who have The Wedding Singer and The Last Boy Scout on their respective curricula vitae. This is a waste of talent and a wasted opportunity for something fun and exciting. A pic only marginally saved by its shoot-outs and fisticuffs (for the so inclined of course). Oh and what was James Caan thinking? Working for food or what? 5/10
Andre Gonzales2023-05-03
★ 8/10
Really funny. Adam Sandler again just cracks me up. I like the storyline to the movie too.