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2002 film directed by Tom Dey

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Showtime is a 2002 American-Australian crime, action, and comedy film directed by Tom Dey. The screenplay was written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, with production by James Lassiter, Will Smith, and Jane Rosenthal. The cast features Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy, Rene Russo, and William Shatner. The narrative centers on the Los Angeles Police Department and is set in Los Angeles.

The film follows two different cops forced to team up for a reality-based television show. Its tagline is "Lights. Camera. Aggravation." Alan Silvestri composed the score, and Billy Weber edited the film. It has a runtime of 95 minutes and was rated PG-13. Distribution was handled by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix, with Village Roadshow Pictures as a production company.

Critical reception included a Rotten Tomatoes score of 25%, a Metacritic score of 32 out of 100, and an IMDb rating of 5.6. The film had a budget of $85,000,000 and generated $77,885,672 in revenue. It received one win and six nominations for awards.

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5.6

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.

Released: 2002-03-1495 minDir: Tom DeyAction, ComedyBudget: $85.0MBox office: $77.9M

Cast

  • Robert De Niro as Det. Mitch Preston
  • Eddie Murphy as Officer Trey Sellars
  • Rene Russo as Chase Renzi
  • William Shatner as William Shatner
  • Nestor Serrano as Ray
  • Joy Bryant as Lexi

Themes

  • police operation
  • fugitive
  • hilarious
  • amused
  • sardonic

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Ratings

IMDb

5.5/10

66,426 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

25%

Metacritic

32/100

Year
2002
Runtime
95 min
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime
Rated
PG-13
Awards
1 win & 6 nominations total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Australia
Original language
English language
Director
Tom Dey
Screenwriter
Miles Millar
Cast member
Nestor Serrano
Production company
Village Roadshow Pictures
Narrative location
Los Angeles
Filming location
Los Angeles
Duration
91
FilmAffinity ID
155916
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
2002-04-11
title
Showtime
film editor
Billy Weber
distributed by
Netflix
review score
32/100
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