They only look like cops.
Earl Montgomery, a bombastic police academy reject, and Hank Rafferty, a disgraced, mild-mannered cop, can't seem to escape each other. They met on opposite sides of the law during a routine traffic stop that escalated out of control; now as lowly security guards they're thrown together to bust a smuggling operation.
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Classical in form, unpretentious, contemporary and effortless.
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- unpretentiousprestige
- contemporarynostalgic
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Martin LawrenceEarl Montgomery
- Steve ZahnHank Rafferty
- Colm FeoreDetective Frank McDuff
- Bill DukeLieutenant Washington
- Eric RobertsNash
- Timothy BusfieldCharlie Reed
- Robinne LeeDenise
- Brett CullenHeston
- Ken LernerHank's Lawyer
- Matt McCoyRobert Barton
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- Dennis DuganDirector
- David RonnWriter
- Jay ScherickWriter
- Oliver WoodDirector of Photography
- Randy EdelmanOriginal Music Composer
- Debra Neil-FisherEditor
- Robert NewmyerProducer
- Jeffrey SilverProducer
- Michael GreenProducer
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