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2002 · 95 min

A loud, silly buddy-cop spoof that coasts on star banter and showbiz jokes more than on laughs.

Directed by
Tom Dey
Genres
Action, Comedy
Tagline
Lights. Camera. Aggravation.
Overview
A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based T.V. cop show.

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Directed by
Tom Dey
Genres
Action, Comedy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • celebrity
  • friendship
  • crime
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
action, comedy
Directed by
Tom Dey
Written by
Alfred Gough, Keith Sharon, Miles Millar
Starring
Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy, Rene Russo, William Shatner, Nestor Serrano, Joy Bryant, Yasiin Bey, Rachael Harris
Music
Alan Silvestri
Cinematography
Thomas Kloss
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America, Australia
Languages
English

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