Showtime (2002) (original) (raw)
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Original title
Showtime
Year
2002
Running time
96 min.
Country
United States
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Genre
Action. Comedy | Cop Movies. Television. Buddy Film
Synopsis
SHOWTIME deftly combines clever satire and explosive action, taking the buddy cop movie in a new direction. Robert De Niro stars as Mitch Preston, a no-nonsense detective who makes headlines when he shoots the television camera right out of the hands of a meddlesome photographer during a bust. The department is sued for millions, but a slick producer (Rene Russo) drops the suit to force Mitch to star on the network’s new reality series. Trey Sellars (Eddie Murphy), a struggling actor and incompetent patrolman, bamboozles his way into a plum role as Mitch’s partner. Mitch is a better cop, but Trey knows a lot more about how to be a TV star. He even comes up with the show’s catchphrase: "It’s SHOWTIME!" In the film’s funniest setpiece, William Shatner is brought in to teach Mitch and Trey how to master important TV cop procedures, like jumping on the hood of a car. Things get more serious as the celebrity cops track down a crazed criminal armed with a powerful new weapon. Director Tom Dey keeps things moving, and laces the action with reflexive humor. Murphy is in fine comic form, and has terrific chemistry with De Niro.
Awards
2002: 2 Nominations for Razzie Awards: Worst Actor (Murphy) and Worst Screen Couple
2009: Razzie Awards: Worst Actor of the Decade.
Critics' reviews
- "From frame one Showtime displays an ingenuity, cleverness and briskness that never flags"
- "Humorous but much too predictable send-up of reality TV and the sheer banality of it all."
- "It's a wretchedly dumb, lazy and incoherent movie that's magically rendered watchable by Eddie Murphy's charm and Robert De Niro's presence"
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