Another 48 Hrs.

"The boys are back in town."

1990 1h 35m EN

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6.0

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19%

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5.9

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★6.0TMDB · 1,046🥫19%Rotten Tomatoes●23Metacritic★5.9IMDB · 48,255

ActionComedyCrime

Synopsis

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For the past four years, San Francisco cop Jack Cates has been after an unidentified drug kingpin who calls himself the Ice Man. Jack finds a picture that proves that the Ice Man has put a price on the head of Reggie Hammond, who is scheduled to be released from prison on the next day.

“The boys are back in town.”

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Cast

Eddie Murphy
Reggie Hammond
Nick Nolte
Jack Cates
Brion James
Ben Kehoe
Kevin Tighe
Blake Wilson
Ed O'Ross
Frank Cruise
David Anthony Marshall
Willie Hickok
Andrew Divoff
Cherry Ganz
Bernie Casey
Kirkland Smith

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Walter Hill
Writers: Jeb Stuart, John Fasano, Eddie Murphy
Languages: Cantonese, English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.0× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, English.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "48 Hrs. Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Walter Hill, shot by Matthew F. Leonetti. 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 James Horner. 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 Donn Aron 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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Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte and Brion James carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Walter Hill directs. Matthew F. Leonetti behind the camera. James Horner scores. Donn Aron cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Cantonese, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 4.0× over at the box office.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Cantonese, English.
4Part of the "48 Hrs. Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Walter Hill, shot by Matthew F. Leonetti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by James Horner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Donn Aron shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte and Brion James carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The boys are back in town.".
10IMDB entry: tt0099044 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 13 themes, including "prison", "drug dealer", "san francisco, california", "gas station".

The technical file

Cinematography: Matthew F. Leonetti
Original score: James Horner
Editing: Donn Aron
Production design: Joseph C. Nemec III
Costume design: Dan Moore
Stunt coordinator: Allan Graf
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $38,000,000
Box office: $153,518,974
Return: 404% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes: 19% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 23/100
IMDB rating: 5.9/10 · 48,255 votes
MPAA: R

Part of

48 Hrs. Collection

'48 Hrs.' and 'Another 48 Hrs.' is a series of two films about Jack Cates, a hard-nosed cop, who reluctantly teams up with Reggie Hammond, a wise-cracking criminal, in order to solve crimes. '48 Hrs.' is often credited as being the first film to pioneer the "buddy cop" genre.

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John Chard2014-06-19
★ 5/10
You got framed. That's what every convict says! The theme tune says it all really, the boys are back in town. Nolte and Murphy are back together as cop and convict wading through a plot as lazy as it gets. Walter Hill directs once again and it's only his action scenes that stop this from being an outright stinker. Every thing about it comes off as a cheap cash in lacking originality, with scenes even reproduced from the first film here. A strong supporting cast of character actors file in to make some easy money, with the likes of Brion James, Ed O'Ross, Brent Jennings and Kevin Tighe at least proving to be reassuring presences. Murphy and Nolte jostle, fight each other and swear a lot, which would be OK were it not already done so much better in the first film. All things considered, it's a no brainer really to suggest you watch the first film instead. 5/10
JPV8522021-07-02
★ 5/10
A bit weak and the "conflict" between Nolte and Murphy was pretty convoluted (no reason for Cates to hold the money over Reggie's head to help with his investigation) but the action was okay including an over-the-top gun battle finale with a ton of broken glass everywhere. It's okay as a time-waster but nothing overly memorable. Have to wonder if this was made given the success of Lethal Weapon three years earlier (which itself was a success probably thanks to 48 HRS). 2.75/5
Andre Gonzales2023-08-21
★ 6/10
This one is better then the first in my opinion. He's funnier and there's a lot more action too.