Showtime (2002)

Director:

Tom Dey

Writers (WGA):

Jorge Saralegui (story)
Keith Sharon (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

15 March 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Lights. Camera. Aggravation.

Plot:

A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based T.V. cop show.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Lapd | Drugs | Buddy Cop | Hidden Camera

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Robert De Niro	...	Det. Mitch Preston
Rachael Harris	...	Teacher (as Rachel Harris)
Eddie Murphy	...	Officer Trey Sellars
Zaid Farid	...	Police Captain Ben
Alex Borstein	...	Casting Director
Holly Mandel	...	Producer
Marshall Manesh	...	Convenience Store Owner
Nestor Serrano	...	Ray
T.J. Cross	...	ReRun (as TJ Cross)
Mos Def	...	Lazy Boy
James Roday	...	'Showtime' Cameraman
Joel Hurt Jones	...	Reporter #1
Chris Harrison	...	Reporter #2
Perri Peltz	...	Reporter #3
Amy Powell	...	Reporter #4

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action violence, language and some drug content.

Runtime:

95 min | Finland:96 min | Spain:96 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Iceland:12 | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG | Czech Republic:12 | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Material

Trivia:

The head shot photo of Eddie Murphy in the tuxedo is a still from The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002).

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: In the beginning of the movie when Trey is following Preston and thinks he is a bad guy, Trey crouches behind Preston's car the license plate is dark and suddenly it gets bright as if someone turned on a light.

Quotes:

[Why Mitch started doing pottery]
Detective Mitch Preston: My ex and I were on the rocks, and my marriage counselor said I needed to take up a hobby.
Trey Sellars: How come you never got good at it?
Detective Mitch Preston: Well, it's kind of like you and police work. I never took it that seriously.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "HBO First Look: The Making of 'Showtime' (#9.4)" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Showtime

Funny Movie!

I don't care what some of the reviews said, this movie was funny. The thing with this film is that you can't expect anything else except to be entertained. This is not some intellectual comedy, this is a clever popcorn movie. The three main cast members are great and work very well with each other. Shatner is a standout in the supporting cast as himself, a former TV cop, brought in by Russo's character to coach the cops on how to be "TV cops." Those are by far the funniest scenes. If you want to be entertained and just sit back for a laugh, then watch this movie.