National Security Page #3

Synopsis: Earl and Hank have only one thing in common: they're both L.A.P.D. rejects. One just got kicked out, the other can't even get in. After confronting each other on opposite sides of the law during a traffic stop that escalates out of control, these two luckless individuals end up partnered as lowly security guards. Despite being damned to the lowest rung of the law enforcement ladder, Earl and Hank uncover a sophisticated smuggling operation led by Nash and his band of thugs. When Earl and Hank get their hands on some hot property, they go on the run from, first the bad guys, then the L.A.P.D.--led by Lt. Washington and Detective McDuff. What these two unlikely partners do to law enforcement is a crime, but they just might save the day. That is, if they don't kill each other first.
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Director(s): Dennis Dugan
Production: Sony Pictures
 
IMDB:
5.6
Metacritic:
31
Rotten Tomatoes:
11%
PG-13
Year:
2003
88 min
$35,764,982
Website
1,394 Views


I'm calling this off. This is crazy...

Like it or not, Rafferty violated his rights.

People won't look the other way.

We can't go through this again.

Drop the prosecution and I guarantee

you got a riot on your hands.

Earl, do you work?

Do you have a steady job?

Yes, I work. I work in security, man.

- Ah.

- Until I get back in the academy.

- I see.

- You know what?

- Y'all need to investigate them...

- Mr. Montgomery...

...all allergies aside,

did Officer Rafferty assault you or not?

How many times I gotta say it?

All right. Let's get down to business.

Superior Court is now in session.

Please be seated.

The state of California

versus Henry Rafferty.

Case CV-34259.

Honorable Marsha Gailey presiding.

At this time the bee appeared.

Right here. There it is. It's coming in.

You can't...

You can't really see

it on the tape, but it's there.

Okay.

I'm swatting it with my stick.

There I am, stomping on it,

with the heel of my boot.

Kept missing it.

It's not a good angle.

Are you claiming there was no

bumblebee at the time of the incident?

No, I'm not.

- There was a bumblebee present, man.

- Oh, good.

And there were birds chirping.

There were dogs barking.

For all I know there was a chipmunk

in the bushes, humping a turtle.

You gotta be careful with them

chipmunks. They'll hump anything.

This is no laughing matter,

Mr. Montgomery.

Look, man, I came here for justice.

Okay, that man right there?

That man harassed and choked me.

He used excessive violence...

...way before there was or

was not a bumblebee, sir.

I know the score.

It's not the first time I been

pulled over for DWB.

- DWB?

- Driving While Black.

- Move to strike!

- Kiss my ass.

Will the defendant please rise?

The jury has found you

guilty as charged.

You are hereby sentenced to serve

six months in a state penitentiary.

Murphy. Okay, move along.

Keep it moving.

You must be that white cop, huh?

Beat up the black guy.

- What makes you say that?

- Them.

Oh, man.

Hey, se.

Save your strength.

You're gonna need it.

- You look cute, baby.

- Get going.

Look, don't mess with me or I'll

throw your ass in solitary.

All right, let's go.

You're out of the hole.

- Hey, how long have I been in here?

- Three months.

Congratulations.

You are the graduating class

of this third week of August.

Many people don't make it through

both days of intense training.

You are the elite.

Wherever you go, you'll be

part of this special fraternity.

You're equipped with everything

you'll need to do your job:

Flashlight.

Pepper spray.

And if things get really nasty...

...a coin holster full of quarters,

so you can call the police.

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