Another 48 Hrs. is a 1990 action-comedy film and a sequel to the 1982 film 48 Hrs.. It was directed by Walter Hill and stars Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Brion James, Andrew Divoff, and Ed O'Ross. Nolte returns as San Francisco police officer Jack Cates, who has 48 hours to clear his name from a potential manslaughter charge. To so do, he needs the help of Reggie Hammond (Murphy), who is now a newly released convict. But at the same time a notorious mastermind known only as The Iceman has hired a bunch of bikers to kill Reggie.
Plot
Another 48 Hrs. takes place several years after the events of the first film, with Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy) having served another prison term for robbing a payroll (a crime for which Reggie claims complete innocence). Veteran police officer Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) has to reunite with his imprisoned buddy Reggie who is about to be released from prison. Together they have to find an unscrupulous drug dealer who calls himself "The Iceman". Once again they only have 48 hours to fulfill their task.
For the past four years, San Francisco cop Jack Cates has been after an unidentified drug kingpin who calls himself the "Ice Man". At the Hunter's Point Raceway, Jack confronts Tyrone Burroughs (Brent Jennings) and Arthur Brock. Jack kills Brock in self defense, but Burroughs escapes, and Jack is in danger of going to prison because Brock's gun can't be found. Jack finds a picture that proves that the Ice Man has put a price on the head of Reggie Hammond, who is scheduled to be released from prison on the next day.
Jack tries to convince Reggie to help him clear his name and find the Ice Man, but Reggie says he won't help unless Jack gives Reggie the $500,000 that Jack has been holding on to for Reggie. Jack refuses to give Reggie the money unless Reggie helps him. After the bus that is transporting Reggie away from the prison is forced to crash by two bikers and Jack gets shot by the same two bikers, Jack forces Reggie to help him by having the hospital release Reggie into his custody. Reggie recognized one of the bikers as Richard "Cherry" Ganz (Andrew Divoff), the brother of Albert Ganz, the escaped convict Jack killed in the first film. Jack got shot because Cherry wants revenge for Albert's death, and Cherry and his partner Willie Hickok (David Anthony Marshall) are the hitmen who have been hired to kill Reggie. Burroughs, who works for the Ice Man, was trying to hire Brock as insurance, just in case Cherry and Hickok fail. Blake Wilson (Kevin Tighe), the head of the Internal Affairs division, obviously doesn't like Jack, because Wilson will stop at nothing to prosecute Jack for manslaughter in Brock's death, and it turns out that the Ice Man put a price on Reggie's head because Reggie knows who the Ice Man is -- Jack's friend and fellow cop, Ben Kehoe (Brion James).
Jack confronts the trio of villains at a local nightclub where Reggie is being held (after being captured by Cherry and his partner). Jack and Reggie dispose of Cherry and his partner, but Reggie is grabbed by Kehoe and used as a human shield. Jack shoots Reggie in the shoulder, wounding him (which causes blood coming out of his wound) and throwing him off of Kehoe. Jack then empties his gun into Kehoe, who falls backward and his head is crushed by one of the stripper cages. Reggie is being transported to the hospital and he and Jack share a few parting words. As the ambulance leaves with Reggie, Jack realizes that Reggie (as in the conclusion of the first film) has once again stolen his lighter.
Ties to 48 Hrs.
- The "sky blue" 1964 Cadillac DeVille convertible from the original movie makes a return appearance. In the film Cates claims he bought another Caddy (same year, color and model) with his share of Reggie's money; its predecessor was accidentally destroyed from being driven through a plate-glass window chasing Albert Ganz and Billy Bear.
- The ending of this film is similar to the first film, when Jack takes Hammond's words seriously. In the original film, Hammond told Cates to "blow his fucking brains out", which Jack did. In this film, Hammond told Jack to "Shoot me, Jack!", which Jack did.
- It is curious that "Ice Man Kehoe" did not recognize the name and photograph of Reggie Hammond during the opening minutes of the original film. Of course we know this is because the second film had not been scripted yet, but it does leave a major plot hole un addressed.
Cast
- Eddie Murphy .... Reggie Hammond
- Nick Nolte .... Det Sgt. Jack Cates
- Brion James .... Det. Sgt. Ben Kehoe
- Kevin Tighe .... Det. Lt. Blake Wilson
- Ed O'Ross .... Frank Cruise
- David Anthony Marshall .... Willie Hickok
- Andrew Divoff .... Richard "Cherry" Ganz
- Bernie Casey .... Kirkland Smith
- Brent Jennings .... Tyrone Burroughs
- Ted Markland .... Malcolm Price
- Tisha Campbell .... Amy Kirkland
- Felice Orlandi .... Warden
- Edward Walsh .... Det. Joe Stevens
- Page Leong .... Angel Lee
Nick Nolte (Cates), Eddie Murphy (Hammond) and Brion James (Kehoe) all reprise their original roles from the first film. Frank McRae, who played Nick Nolte's boss, Haden in the first 48 Hrs. movie, was initially supposed to be in Another 48 Hrs. too. However, his part was almost completely cut from this picture. If you look closely in one of the shots in the police precinct, McRae appears on camera for a few seconds. As a result, he was uncredited for the role.[citation needed]
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