Another 48 Hrs.

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Another 48 Hrs.
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Walter Hill
Produced by	Lawrence Gordon Robert D. Wachs
Screenplay by	John Fasano Jeb Stuart Larry Gross
Story by	Eddie Murphy
Based on	Characters created by: Walter Hill Roger Spottiswoode Larry Gross Steven E. de Souza
Starring	Eddie Murphy Nick Nolte
Music by	James Horner
Cinematography	Matthew F. Leonetti
Editing by	Donn Aron Carmel Davies Freeman A. Davies Tim Ryder
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	June 8, 1990
Running time	93 minutes 118 minutes (director's cut)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$38,000,000
Box office	$153,518,974 (worldwide)

Another 48 Hrs. is a 1990 action-comedy film and a sequel to the 1982 film 48 Hrs.. It was directed by Walter Hill and stars Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Brion James, Andrew Divoff, and Ed O'Ross. Nolte returns as San Francisco police officer Jack Cates, who has 48 hours to clear his name from a potential manslaughter charge. To so do, he needs the help of Reggie Hammond (Murphy), who is now a newly released convict. But at the same time, a notorious mastermind known only as The Iceman has hired a bunch of bikers to kill Reggie.

Plot

Another 48 Hrs. takes place several years after the events of the first film, with Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy) having served another prison term for robbing a payroll (a crime for which Reggie claims complete innocence). Veteran San Francisco police officer Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) has to reunite with his imprisoned buddy Reggie who is about to be released from prison. Together they have to find an unscrupulous drug dealer who calls himself "The Iceman". Once again they only have 48 hours to fulfill their task.

Cates has been after the Iceman for the past four years. At the Hunter's Point Raceway, Jack confronts Tyrone Burroughs (Brent Jennings) and Arthur Brock. Jack kills Brock in self defense, but Burroughs escapes, and Jack is in danger of going to prison because Brock's gun can't be found. 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.

Jack tries to convince Reggie to help him clear his name and find the Iceman, but Reggie says he won't help unless Jack gives Reggie the $500,000 that Jack has been holding on to for Reggie. Jack refuses to give Reggie the money unless Reggie helps him. After the bus that is transporting Reggie away from the prison is forced to crash by two bikers and Jack gets shot by the same two bikers, Jack forces Reggie to help him by having the hospital release Reggie into his custody. Reggie recognized one of the bikers as Richard "Cherry" Ganz (Andrew Divoff), the brother of Albert Ganz, the escaped convict Jack killed in the first film. Jack got shot because Cherry wants revenge for Albert's death, and Cherry and his partner Willie Hickok (David Anthony Marshall) are the hitmen who have been hired to kill Reggie. Burroughs, who works for the Iceman, was trying to hire Brock as insurance, just in case Cherry and Hickok fail. Blake Wilson (Kevin Tighe), the head of the Internal Affairs division, obviously doesn't like Jack, because Wilson will stop at nothing to prosecute Jack for manslaughter in Brock's death, and it turns out that the Ice Man put a price on Reggie's head because Reggie knows who the Ice Man is—Jack's friend and fellow cop, Ben Kehoe (Brion James).

Jack confronts the trio of villains (Detective Frank Cruise (Ed O'Ross), the Bikers, and Kehoe) at a local nightclub where Reggie is being held (after being captured by Cherry and Hickok). Jack and Reggie dispose of Cruise, Cherry and Hickok, but Reggie is grabbed by Kehoe and used as a human shield. Reggie begs Jack to shoot him which he does firing a shot into his shoulder, wounding him (which causes blood coming out of his wound) and throwing him off Kehoe. Jack then empties his gun into Kehoe, who falls backward and his head is crushed by one of the stripper cages. Reggie is being transported to the hospital and he and Jack share a few parting words. As the ambulance leaves with Reggie, Jack realizes that Reggie (as in the conclusion of the first film) has once again stolen his lighter.

Cast

• Eddie Murphy .... Reggie Hammond
• Nick Nolte .... Det Sgt. Jack Cates
• Brion James .... Det. Sgt. Ben Kehoe
• Kevin Tighe .... Det. Lt. Blake Wilson
• Ed O'Ross .... Frank Cruise
• David Anthony Marshall .... Willie Hickok
• Andrew Divoff .... Richard "Cherry" Ganz
• Bernie Casey .... Kirkland Smith
• Brent Jennings .... Tyrone Burroughs
• Ted Markland .... Malcolm Price
• Tisha Campbell .... Amy Smith
• Felice Orlandi .... Warden
• Edward Walsh .... Det. Joe Stevens
• Page Leong .... Angel Lee
• Edgar Small .... Judge

Reception

The film grossed more at the US box office than its predecessor and made $72.7m from foreign markets for a total of $153.5m. However, critical reception was mediocre in contrast to the original, and it currently holds a 20% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Production

Eddie Murphy received a salary of $7,000,000 for his role as Reggie Hammond (because of his success in Beverly Hills Cop and further films), an improvement over his mere $450,000 salary from the first film. Nick Nolte received a salary of $3,000,000, an improvement over his original salary of $1,000,000 for the first film.

Release

Approximately 25 minutes was cut from the film shortly before its summer theatrical release. Frank McRae's reprisal of his role from the original 48 Hrs. was entirely cut except for a brief, uncredited shot of him in the background of one scene in the police station. Brion James, also returning from the original, saw his role severely cut down as well to create a faster-paced action-comedy. Also removed was a scene which was partially shown in the theatrical trailer in which Jack explains to Reggie that he has a deadline to track down the Iceman; as such, there is no mention of '48 hours' anywhere in the final film.

As of January 2012, there are no plans to release a director's cut of this film.

Soundtrack

Another 48 Hrs.
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	1990
Genre	Stage & Screen
Length	38:24
Label	Volcano Records

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

1. "The Boys Are Back In Town" - Jesse Johnson 4:01
2. "Give It All You Got" - Curio 4:37
3. "I Just Can't Let It End" - Curio 3:52
4. Another 48 Hrs., film score~The Courthouse - James Horner 3:18
5. Another 48 Hrs., film score~Main Title - James Horner 4:11
6. Another 48 Hrs., film score~King Mei Shootout - James Horner 7:36
7. Another 48 Hrs., film score~Birdcage Battle - James Horner 4:43
8. I'll Never Get You Out of This World Alive - Michael Stanton 2:25

The original version of "The Boys Are Back in Town" by The Busboys was not on the soundtrack, but played at the end of the film.

External links

• Another 48 Hrs. at the Internet Movie Database
• Another 48 Hrs. at AllRovi
• Another 48 Hrs. at Box Office Mojo