Another 48 Hrs.

About Another 48 Hrs.

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.

Another 48 Hrs. is a 1990 comedy crime film directed by Walter Hill. Its themes are shootout, drug dealer, motorcycle, and buddy cop.

Eddie Murphy appears as Reggie Hammond, Nick Nolte as Jack Cates, Brion James as Ben Kehoe, and Kevin Tighe as Blake Wilson. Released in June 1990, it runs 95 minutes.

The screenplay is by Jeb Stuart and John Fasano. It was produced by Eddie Murphy Productions and Lawrence Gordon Productions.

48 Hrs., 21 Jump Street, and The Heat make useful companions to Another 48 Hrs., all filed under convict and prison. TMDB voters put it at 6.0 out of 10 across 1,052 votes and it carries a R rating.