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48 Hrs.

Ongoing

Location: Redstone Theater

Dir. Walter Hill. 1982, 96 mins. 35mm. With Nick Nolte, Eddie Murphy, Annette O’Toole. A crucial work in defining the “buddy cop” film that at the same time defies all of the clichés the formula would later acquire, action master Walter Hill’s action-comedy has a SFPD inspector and career con forced to work together to crack a case. The odd couple is played, respectively, by Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy, officially cementing his new superstar status with his delivery of the line “There’s a new sheriff in town.” Nolte and Murphy make a straight man–clown duo for the ages, but beneath the wisecracks and whiplash thrills is a movie that has keen insights into race relations in Reagan-era America.

Note: This 35mm print has Spanish subtitles and the color is fading.


Tickets: $15 ($11 seniors and students / $9 youth (ages 3–17) / free for children under 3 and Museum members at the Film Lover and Kids Premium levels and above). Order tickets online.(Members may contact [email protected] with questions regarding online reservations.)

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