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(1982) |
very genre has a beginning.
This one began in 1982 when Walter Hill, the director of the cult classic "The Warriors" and up-and-coming producer named Joel Silver teamed with leading man Nick Nolte and a 21 year old Saturday Night Live star named Eddie Murphy.
What resulted would invent the whole new genre of the action-comedy and would open up the door to such films as the Lethal Weapon series, "Stakeout", Rush Hour and, of course, "Beverly Hills Cop...
48 HRS. is set in San Francisco, where two cop-killing escaped fugitives, Ganz (Remar) and Billy Bear (Landham) have been tracked down by moody cop Jack Cates (Nolte) and two of his cop buddies.
Unfortunately, the bust goes bad leaving Cates' buddies dead and a kidnapped girl held hostage in exchange for some missing cash from the gang's last robbery before being imprisoned.
With no leads and not enough help, Cates turns to the only imprisoned gang member left. Reggie Hammond (Murphy) is a foul-mouthed yet slick convict who has two things on his mind: The cash and some well needed "trim."
From the very start, the cop and the convict don't get along at all. But in a situation where they have to go through a redneck bar, crazy girlfriends, physical disputes, and constant chases all over the city, these guys have to straighten up and get Ganz and Billy Bear and the cash within 48HRS...
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This has always been a personal favorite.
Nolte lights up the screen as a tough, yet sloppy cop and Murphy steals the show in his feature debut. The redneck scene alone makes Murphy a comedic genus of his time.
Walter Hill keeps the picture moving fast, smart, and extremely funny. You can't love buddy movies unless you see the one that started it all.
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Director Walter Hill later retooled the formula of 48 HRS for the Arnold Schwartzenegger/Jim Belushi actioner, Red Heat. 
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48 HRS writer/director Walter Hill would later lament that the producers of "Beverly Hills Cop" had simply stolen the character of Reggie Hammond for their blockbuster smash.
David Patrick Kelly also played a character named "Luther" in The Warriors (1979), also directed by Walter Hill.
In addition to David Patrick Kelly (Luther), James Remar and Sonny Landham also appear in Walter Hill's "The Warriors" (Remar plays Ajax and Landham plays a cop). "48 HRS" marks the second film that Hill, Remar, Kelly and Landham are involved in. -Thanks to Lloyd Hummel
Sonny Landham, who plays the indian, Billy, also plays an indian named Billy in Predator. He is killed when he decides to face down a better-armed enemy with only a knife, just like in 48 HRS. -Thanks to Jamie Kennedy
An aerial shot of the street going downhill is shown twice. The first time you see it you are watching the caddy, later in the movie you see the exact same shot but you are looking at the porsche. -Thanks to John Noto
This is one of the many films where Hill uses a bar named "Torchy's." Also, in several of his films, characters utter a variation on Cody's (Streets of Fire) and The Driver's exhortation to "Go home!"
Hill also has at least one character in many of his films drive a Sky Blue Cadillac Convertible. e.g. "48 Hours", "Brewster's Millions", "Red Heat".
Jonathan Banks later reteamed with Eddie Murphy as a villainous henchman in Beverly Hills Cop.
The Jack Cates character would later serve as inspiration when creating the Sonny Crockett character on Miami Vice. Ironically, Olivia Brown, who plays Eddie's girlfriend near the end of the film, went on as a regular on that show.
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During the filming of a scene where Denise Crosby hits Eddie Murphy in the stomach with a rubber baseball bat prop, Murphy was afraid Crosby would actually hit him instead of stopping about a foot away like all staged movie blows. She demonstrated her control on both Walter Hill and Nick Nolte to assure Murphy, but ended up hitting him anyway during a take.
Gregory Hines was the first choice to play the Reggie Hammond role but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts with Cotton Club, The (1984). He later did another kind of buddy movie in the form of "Running Scared" as well as the military thriller, Off Limits.
Walter Hill was originally going to name Murphy's character "Willie Biggs." However, Murphy felt the name was too black and wanted something more conservative and Reggie Hammond was born.
The original script was said to involve two cops minus the help of a convict. One of the reasons the script changed direction was due to Walter Hill first meeting Eddie Murphy during a taping of Saturday Night Live.
Murphy finds Billy sitting on the bed, when Billy approaches Murphy, he (Murphy) then fires one round at Billy, but he ends up with two bullet holes in his chest. -Thanks to Lisa
Very early on in the film, when Cates and Hammond are on their first car ride together, you can see Reggie's dusty convertible a few car lengths up the road. The convertible would not actually be taken out of storage where it had been for nearly three years, until much later in the film. -Thanks to Jeff Morris
During the shootout with Ganz and Billy at the hotel in the beginning of the movie, Cates actually gets off SEVEN shots from a six-shot revolver without reloading! Ah, the magic of movies! -Thanks to Zack
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Most of the movie was shot in the SF area of Northern California.
The scene where Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte follow an informant into a subway station was filmed at the Church Street Station Muni subway stop in San Francisco. In the film, the station is constantly bustling with commuters, when in reality, it's one of the railway's least busy stops. It would be very difficult for anyone to "hide" in the crowd at this station, like Murphy and Nolte did. [Thanks to Patrick Fogerty]
The Railroad tracks crossing at Warnerville (SE of Oakdale) in Central Valley were used for the opening scenes.
I believe the bar "Torchy's", is the same bar used in a scene for "When A Stranger Calls"- at least the external shot. [Thanks to Chris Sweet]
The bar "Torchy's" is located at 218 and a half W. Fifth Street in Downtown Los Angeles CA 90012. The bar closed some time ago, but the original paneling behind the classic blinking "Torchy's" light still remains, and it now houses some new-age fashion store, and previously housed an electrical supplies store.[Thanks to Brian Doyle]
The gas station where Cates & Hammond clean up after their fight is an old Classic Texico station in Hollywood, on Highland a block or 2 south of Santa Monica Blvd.
When Cates leaves the police station to meet Reggie at VROMAN'S, the cadillac pulls out of the service alley/ ramp behind the Biltmore Hotel in downtown LA ( 5th & Grand ).That alley, as well as the hotel entrance has been used in countless films & TV shows(Buckaroo Banzai, Ghostbusters, Dave, The West Wing).
Also,San Francisco City Buses are electric, running off an overhead wire grid. There are a few shots of these in the movie, but in the bus chase/ shoot out they're magically gone. [Thanks to Matt Ullman]
Can you help? Do you know any of the San Fransisco, N. California (or any other) filming locations used for 48 HRS? [Please send them in]
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The unforgettable "Boys are Back in Town" by the Bus Boys is still stuck in everyone's head to this day as well as Murphy's version of The Police classic "Roxanne".
James Horner makes his sound jazzy yet dramatic and would later rehash this sound in Commando and Red Heat.
The band playing at Torchy's, The Bus Boys, also appear on the soundtrack for the 80's classic, "Ghostbusters" with the song "Cleaning Up the Town." The Bus Boys were also the band that used to open for Eddie Murphy in the early 80's when he was still doing stand-up comedy. -Thanks to Dave Crump
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