Showtime (Widescreen Edition)

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Theatrical Release

March 15, 2002

DVD Release

March 15, 2002

Studio

Warner Home Video

Rated

PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)

Directors

Tom Dey

Actors

Robert De Niro, Rachael Harris, Eddie Murphy, Zaid Farid, Alex Borstein, Holly Mandel, Marshall Manesh, Nestor Serrano, T.J. Cross, Mos Def, James Roday, Joel Hurt Jones, Chris Harrison (II), Perri Peltz, Amy Powell, Debra Snell, Chris Ufland, Pedro Damián, Peter Jacobson, Ewan Chung

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Formats

• Anamorphic
• Closed-captioned
• Color
• DTS Surround Sound
• Subtitled
• Widescreen
• NTSC

Additional Information

Can a buddy-cop parody still qualify as a good buddy-cop movie? Showtime struggles to prove it's possible, and with a few solid laughs it almost succeeds. No movie starring Eddie Murphy and Robert De Niro could be a total turkey, and their pairing--as (respectively) a brash patrol cop/wannabe actor and a seasoned detective with zero tolerance for showmanship--yields a few choice moments of slick, professional comedy. Still, most of Showtime represents a missed opportunity, squandering Rene Russo's talent as a TV producer who casts Murphy and De Niro in a buddy-cop reality show that turns them into overnight celebrities. In an effort to repeat the modest success of Shanghai Noon, director Tom Dey capitalizes on the casual chemistry of his leads (especially Murphy, who outshines his costars) until parody succumbs to routine action involving big guns and bad guys. With a sharper sense of satire, this passable entertainment could have been a comedy juggernaut. --Jeff Shannon - Amazon.com

Book 'em! The excitement revs up and the wit hits the fan when superstars Robert De Niro and Eddie Murphy star in this action/comedy winner about mismatched LAPD partners who become the stars of a reality-TV cop series. - Description