48 ore

Titolo originale: 48 Hrs.
Regia: Walter Hill |
Anno: 1982
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Crime Azione Commedia
Tag: prison | san francisco, california | knife | partner | revenge | convict | buddy cop | tough cop | fake fight | dysfunctional relationship | absurd | amused | african american lead |
Cast: Nick Nolte | Eddie Murphy | Annette O'Toole | Frank McRae | James Remar | David Patrick Kelly | Sonny Landham | Brion James | Kerry Sherman | Jonathan Banks | James Keane | Tara King | Greta Blackburn | Margot Rose | Denise Crosby | Olivia Brown | Todd Allen | Bill Dearth | Ned Dowd | Jim Haynie | Jack Thibeau | Jon St. Elwood | Clare Torao | Sandy Martin | Matt Landers | Peter Jason | Bill Cross | Chris Mulkey | Marcelino Sánchez | Bennie E. Dobbins | Walter Scott | W.T. Zacha | Loyd Catlett | B. G. Fisher | Reid Cruickshanks | R. D. Call | Brenda Venus | Gloria Gifford | Nick Dimitri | John Dennis Johnston | Rock A. Walker | Dave Moordigian | John Wesley | Gary Pettinger | Marquerita Wallace | Angela Robinson Witherspoon | Jack Lightsy | John Hauk | Bob Yanez | Clint Smith | Luis Contreras | Suzanne M. Regard | Ola Ray | Bjaye Turner | Begonya Plaza |

In un campo lavoro di una prigione californiana, un detenuto riesce a evadere grazie all'intervento di un alleato indiano. In fuga verso San Francisco, i due si lasciano alla spalle i cadaveri di alcune guardie e di un vecchio socio, prima di minacciare un membro della loro banda e sequestrarne la compagna per cercare di recuperare il mezzo milione di dollari di un vecchio colpo. Nel frattempo, la polizia incrocia per caso il loro percorso nelle stanze di un piccolo albergo della periferia e ne nasce una sparatoria. Fra i poliziotti presenti sul luogo c'è Jack Cates, detective giustiziere nonché bevitore e fumatore compulsivo, che, per un'esitazione di troppo, causa la morte di un agente e la fuga dei due rapinatori. Ormai screditato e colpevolizzato dall'intero dipartimento, Jack decide di agire privatamente coinvolgendo un altro membro della banda finito in prigione: Reggie Hammond...

Approfondimenti

Mickey Rourke, Sylvester Stallone and Burt Reynolds turned down the role of Jack Cates. D
Trailer narrated by Hal Douglas. D
During the filming of a scene where Denise Crosby hits Eddie Murphy in the stomach with a rubber bas [...] D
Walter Hill later allegedly felt that Eddie Murphy's 48 ore (1982) character Reggie Hammond had been [...] D
Third of five collaborations of actor Brion James and writer/director Walter Hill. The films include [...] D
Originally, this film was expected to be released in 1,300 theaters on December 17, 1982, but produc [...] D
David Proval served as Eddie Murphy's acting coach during filming. D
Debut film as a screen-writer for director Roger Spottiswoode. D
Many movie posters for the picture featured a preamble that read: "The boys are back in town. Nick N [...] D
Originally Boris Gardiner was considered for the role of Reggie and had done screen tests, but the r [...] D
According to the Nov-Dec 1982 edition of 'Coming Attractions' (USA) magazine, the film was "one of t [...] D
The weapon carried initially by Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) and then taken by Albert Ganz (James Remar) [...] D
Eddie Murphy revealed on Inside the Actors Studio (1994) that he didn't know how to "act" when drawi [...] D
The cowboy bar with the iconic mirror smashing et al, is Torchy's. It is the same bar where Tracy (C [...] D
Reportedly, Eddie Murphy's paycheck was US $450,000 whilst Nick Nolte's salary was US $1,000,000. Fo [...] D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2000 list of the 500 movies nominated for the Top 100 F [...] D
Margot Rose and Denise Crosby would both go on to appear in Star Trek roles. Crosby in Star Trek: Th [...] D
James Remar often went without any sleep before shooting his scenes in order to give bad-guy Ganz a [...] D
Despite Eddie Murphy's fame on Il Saturday Night Live (1975) and the credit he received for saving t [...] D
The brand of suit that Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy) wore was a Giorgio Armani, as billed in the clo [...] D
The film's plot, of a detective searching for his stolen service weapon, directly resembles the narr [...] D
The fate of Luther's girlfriend, Roselie is never revealed. After Luther is killed by Ganz on the bu [...] D
Now Playing Podcast reviewed 48 Hrs. This film received one "recommend" and two "not recommends". D
James Horner reused the film's opening theme, with more craftiness in Commando (1985). D
While in the bar the bartender says that Ganz's girlfriend lives up the street where Chinatown start [...] D
Debut feature film as a full producer for Joel Silver who previously on cinema features had only act [...] D
Sky blue Cadillac cars feature in such Walter Hill movies as 48 ore (1982), Danko (1988) and Chi pi� [...] D
Prior to filming, Nick Nolte spent several weeks submerging himself in the role of Jack Cates by int [...] D
Eddie Murphy didn't start work on this film until a few days into principal photography as he was fi [...] D
Paramount had previously rejected early drafts of the film, but suddenly rushed into production in s [...] D
Olivia M. Brown is often mistaken for Ola Ray and vice versa in the Vroman dance scenes and the fina [...] D
Kris Kristofferson was at one point considered for the role of Jack Cates. D
Director of photography, Ric Waite, used Kodak 93, a high-speed film for nighttime and interior shot [...] D
The name of the song that Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy) sings in prison was "Roxanne" by The Police. [...] D
The redneck bar used in the film was also used as a filming location for When a Stranger Calls (1979 [...] D
According to Eddie Murphy, his agent at the time was Walter Hill's girlfriend and recommended him to [...] D
The first scene at the police station, which begins at around the twenty minute mark, was apparently [...] D
This movie is not actually the first ever movie to be titled 48 ore (1982). The British Ealing film [...] D
This film's director Walter Hill's later movie Chi più spende... più guadagna! (1985) had a nu [...] D
This Paramount Pictures production was originally in development at another studio, Columbia Picture [...] D
According to Nolte in Nick Nolte: No Exit (2008), most of the dialogue between him and Eddie Murphy [...] D
Apparently, an earlier or the original version of the script had the two leads as two cops with no c [...] D
A road sign on a street lamp-post in this Eddie Murphy movie reads "EDDY". D
First of two "48 Hours" movies. The second and final movie, Ancora 48 ore (1990), was made and relea [...] D
The Jack Cates character played by Nick Nolte apparently became the inspiration for the Sonny Crocke [...] D
Debut theatrical feature film of actor-comedian Eddie Murphy. D
The MUNI station shown is the Church Street Station, at the intersection of Market Street, Church St [...] D
The blue Cadillac used in this movie is now owned by Vanilla Ice and fully restored and painted in s [...] D
David Patrick Kelly also played a character named "Luther" in I guerrieri della notte (1979), also d [...] D
Gregory Hines was the first choice to play Reggie Hammond but dropped out due to scheduling conflict [...] D
The seventh highest-grossing film at the American box-office for the year of 1982. The Virgin Film G [...] D
According to 'Allmovie', the movie "greatly bolstered the career of Nick Nolte and made comedian Edd [...] D
Apparently, Walter Hill met Eddie Murphy during a recording of Il Saturday Night Live (1975). D
Director Walter Hill appears briefly in the beginning of the film in the chain gang scene. He's the [...] D
The first of two times Nick Nolte plays a cop named Jack. He did so again in Ricercati: ufficialment [...] D
Because of the violent shoot-out in the hotel lobby sequence, according to the book "Walter Hill: La [...] D
David Patrick Kelly and James Remar both had starring roles in the 1979 film "The Warriors". David P [...] D
James Remar, David Patrick Kelly, Sonny Landham and Marcelino Sánchez (parking lot attendant) all [...] D
Actors who appeared in this picture as well as director Walter Hill's earlier movie I guerrieri dell [...] D
Breakthrough film role of actor-comedian Eddie Murphy. D
Reggie's line to Jack, "Forget this man, we ain't brothers, we ain't partners, and we aint' friends" [...] D
The license plate on Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy)'s convertible is the same as the one sported by t [...] D
Sonny Landham, who played Billy Bear, went on to direct and appear in the movie Billy Lone Bear (199 [...] D
The background score being played in the scene featuring Jack and Reggie tailing Luther is the same [...] D
Walter Hill: [bar] One of a number of Walter Hill movies that feature a bar / night-club called "Tor [...] D
The first of 4 movies with Frank McRae as a police captain. The next would be Ancora 48 ore (1990) t [...] D
Actor Jonathan Banks later appeared in another Eddie Murphy movie that being Beverly Hills Cop - Un [...] D
Fourth of seven cinema film collaborations of producer Lawrence Gordon and director Walter Hill. D
There are a couple of scenes that were shot but not included in either the theatrical or video/DVD r [...] D
The original premise had the Governor of Louisiana's daughter kidnapped by a criminal, who strapped [...] D
According to Eddie Murphy, he was almost fired for not being funny. He said he was not made aware of [...] D
Body Count: 9. (Plus one character presumed dead, but it's unconfirmed). D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2001 list of 400 movies nominated for the top 100 Most [...] D
In Walter Hill's original rough cut of the movie, Annette O'Toole had much bigger role and even one [...] D
The movie's promotional blurb started with the phrase "The Boys Are Back In Town". This was also the [...] D
This is the second movie that David Patrick Kelly (Luther) and James Remar (Albert Ganz) are in toge [...] D
Eddie Murphy states in his 2008 Biography special that his character's name was originally scripted [...] D
The make and model of Jack Cates (Nick Nolte)'s car is a sky blue 1964 Cadillac DeVille convertible. [...] D
Sonny Landham, who played Billy Bear, later played a character named Billy in the 1987 film Predator [...] D
Walter Hill said that he is amused that people call this a buddy movie, as the two leads hate each o [...] D
Nick Nolte was top first billed whilst Eddie Murphy received second billing. This billing order woul [...] D
According to the book "Walter Hill: Last Man Standing" (2004) by Patrick McGilligan, the original hi [...] D
Paramount Pictures studio executives were concerned during shooting that the picture would be too vi [...] D
The movie during the late 1970s was originally designed as a vehicle for Clint Eastwood as the cop a [...] D
The band at Vroman's is "The Busboys", who in real life would open up for Eddie Murphys comedy conce [...] D
Michael Eisner, then head of Paramount, was worried that the film was not funny enough. Walter Hill [...] D
Second of three collaborations of actor David Patrick Kelly and writer/director Walter Hill. The fil [...] D
The word "fuck" is used 48 times in its various forms during the course of the film. This appears to [...] D
Jeff Bridges turned down the role of Jack Cates as he didn't want to be in a cop-movie. He later wor [...] D
The garage where Reggie's car is stored is the same garage where Dalton's Mercedes is stored in 'Roa [...] D
James Remar (Ganz) and David Patrick Kelly (Luther) also worked together in the 1979 cult classic, T [...] D
The main film poster had Nick Nolte in the background with Eddie Murphy in the foreground sticking h [...] D
At 30 min and 02 seconds, Eddie Murphy's car can be seen in traffic 2 cars ahead of Nolte and Murphy [...] D
First of three collaborations of actor-star Nick Nolte and writer/director Walter Hill. The films ar [...] D
Third of four cinema film collaborations of actor James Remar and writer/director Walter Hill. The f [...] D
One of a number of collaborations of producers Joel Silver and Lawrence Gordon. 48 ore (1982) was ar [...] D
Crediting this film as the first "buddy/cop" movie is erroneous, besides the fact that Eddie Murphy' [...] D