48 Hrs. Page #2

Synopsis: Renegade cop Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) pulls bank robber Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy) from a federal prison on a 48-hour leave to help him capture Hammond's old partner, Albert Ganz (James Remar). Having escaped from a prison work crew, Ganz is on a killing spree around San Francisco, on the trail of half a million dollars that went missing after one of his robberies. The cocky Reggie knows where the money is, but spars with the hotheaded Jack as he enjoys his temporary freedom.
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Production: Paramount Home Video
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
71
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%
R
Year:
1982
96 min
781 Views


ELAINE:

Aren't you the one that thinks all

psychotherapy is bullshit?

CATES:

I do think all psychotherapy is

bullshit. But just because I think

it's bullshit doesn't mean I don't

know something about it.

ELAINE:

If this is your idea of

sympathetic interest in my

problems, I'll take brutal

indifference.

CATES:

Hey, you know what I really think?

ELAINE:

Tell me--I'm dyin' to hear it.

CATES:

I think you're ashamed to tend bar

which is sad because you look

great in that outfit they make you

wear... You pull down four bills

a week which is damn good, and you

mix the best Pina Coladas I've

ever had... I think that if you

need bigger and better things ...

then go for em.

She smiles at him after this. It looks like they'll kiss.

Their faces are close. Then she lightly moves back.

ELAINE:

You oversimplify every...

He stops her in the middle of the sentence by kissing her,

then pulls back...

CATES:

Some things are simple, right?

Their faces are very close ... but they don't touch for

another second.

ELAINE:

Right...

TRANSITION.

SAN FRANCISCO - DAWN

Titles continue.

Tugs churning across the bay... Quiet city streets. Parked

cars covered with early morning dew... A newspaper truck

slowly grinds by, drops a bundleand moves on.

EMBARCADERO - DAWN

The station wagon pulls up to a young punk, HENRY WONG, on a

motorcycle.

Billy Bear smiles and leans out the driver's side window.

BILLY:

You got somethin' for us, Henry?

Henry produces some credit cards. Billy passes them to Ganz

for inspection.

GANZ:

How hot are they?

HENRY:

Hot? Hey, they're not even room

temperature.

Ganz snorts derisively.

GANZ:

How ya doin'?

HENRY:

Can't complain.

GANZ:

We got a lot to talk about.

HENRY:

Yeah, old times.

GANZ:

We'll follow you. Take it

slow,okay?

HENRY:

Sure, right.

Ganz pockets the credit cards as Henry wheels away.

INT. STATION WAGON

GANZ:

I want to drive awhile.

BILLY:

I ain't tired yet.

INT. STATION WAGON

GANZ:

Maybe after we get done with him

I'm gonna buy us some girls.

BILLY:

Whaddya mean, buy?

GANZ:

Pros.

Ganz stares at Billy.

BILLY:

Pay money?

GANZ:

Yeah, dummy. Money.

BILLY:

I never paid for it in my life.

GANZ:

It's better when you pay... they

let you do anything.

BILLY:

They always let me do anything. I

don't want to pay for it. I never

paid for it in my life.

GANZ:

Just do what I say, okay? We'll

pay for the girls and have a good

time... Don't you trust me?

Billy smiles.

BILLY:

Sure, I trust ya.

They drive off.

NORTH BEACH - RESIDENTIAL STREET - DAWN

First light breaks over Telegraph Hill. A quiet row of

Victorian townhouses now converted into apartments.

APARTMENT BEDROOM - EARLY MORNING

Cates is sprawled across the double bed; Elaine is on the

verge of falling off the edge. Cates' eyes snap open. A

second later, his wrist watch alarm goes off. He turns it

off, gets out of bed and begins pulling on his pants. Elaine

sits up in bed, still wearing Cates' blue shirt... Cates

picks up a robe as Elaine gets out of bed on the opposite

side, throws the robe to Elaine... She takes off the shirt,

swaps it for the robe and throws the shirt to Jack.

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Roger Spottiswoode

Roger Spottiswoode is a British-Canadian film director, editor and writer. He was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and was raised in Britain. more…

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