48 Hrs. - 1982 - 6/10
Buddy cop flick finds unorthodox detective paired with temp parolee.
Forty-eight hours to track down and cuff or kill a crime group.
Nick Nolte has the gravitas with the badge, but Eddie Murphy in his film debut is a ball of fire.
Loose, wise-cracking, with terrific lines. He more than held his own with a very macho cast.
Film, and dialogue, is not remotely “correct” or “woke”.
Nolte and Murphy are terrific, and launched a series of buddy films.