A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based television cop show, while tracking down the manufacturer and distributor of an illegal... Read allA spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based television cop show, while tracking down the manufacturer and distributor of an illegally made semi-automatic firearm.A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based television cop show, while tracking down the manufacturer and distributor of an illegally made semi-automatic firearm.
- Awards
- 1 win & 6 nominations
- Teacher
- (as Rachel Harris)
- ReRun
- (as TJ Cross)
- Lazy Boy
- (as Mos Def)
- 'Showtime' Cameraman
- (as James Roday)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRene Russo's assistant "Annie" is portrayed by Robert De Niro's real-life adopted daughter Drena De Niro.
- GoofsWhen Trey is giving Mitch advice about not 'wearing ugly checkered shirts' , and needs to wear solids more, he is actually already wearing the solid blue shirt that Rene's character compliments him on later.
- Quotes
William Shatner: [advising Trey on how TV cops taste drugs] You spear the knife into the bag... then pick some of the drugs up with the knife... then lightly press it on your tongue. And that is how TV cops taste drugs!
Mitch Preston: What if it's cyanide? There's a reason real cops don't taste drugs.
- Crazy creditsOuttakes are played before the closing credits
- ConnectionsFeatured in HBO First Look: The Making of 'Showtime' (2002)
- SoundtracksShowtime
Written by Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds (as K. Edmonds), Shaggy (as D. Burrell) and R. Griffin
Produced by Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds (as Babyface)
Performed by Shaggy featuring Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds (as Babyface)
Shaggy appears courtesy of MCA Records
Babyface appears courtesy of Arista Records
In 2002, Murphy tried to move away from the kid friendly movies to disastrous box office effect. He started off the year by teaming with Robert De Niro (who was reinventing himself as a comic actor) in this Buddy Cop Picture.
Plot In A Paragraph: Two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based television cop show, while tracking down the manufacturer and distributor of an illegally made semi-automatic firearm.
It starts off well (especially the first 30 minuted or so) and I was enjoying myself. Sadly, it ends up becoming the type of movies it is making fun of. So it's early promise is not fully lived up to, but I still liked it.
There is decent chemistry between the two leads. Every good scene in this movie features De Niro and Murphy. Usually without specially effects or action. William Shatner shows up to give Murphy and De Niro acting tips which is a lot of fun.
All in all, it's an enjoyable action comedy for me.
Showtime ended 2002 as the 70th highest grossing movie of the year, with a domestic haul of $38 million dollars. Against an $85 million budget.
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Шоу починається
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $85,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $38,082,712
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $15,011,430
- Mar 17, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $77,885,672
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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