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Showtime (2002)  link to Showtime on IMDb  

Number: 6

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IMDb Rating:
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5.5/10 (55K votes)

Country: United States, 95 minutes

Spoken languages: English

Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime

Director(s): Tom Dey

Storyline:
LAPD Detective Sergeant Mitch Preston cares only about doing his job and nailing crooks. LAPD Patrol Officer Trey Sellars joined the force as a day job until his acting career took off. During an undercover drug buy Mitch was working that Trey botched by calling in for backup and drawing media attention, Mitch's partner is shot with a very exotic 12-gauge automatic weapon; Mitch then shoots the video camera out of the hands of a reporter filming the action when the cameraman refused to shut it down. Faced with a $10 million lawsuit, the department agrees to let producer Chase Renzi film Mitch's investigation for a new reality TV show, and constantly tries to make everything more "viewer friendly" by changing everything about Mitch's life to fit the stereotypical view of police officers--and partners him with Trey.

Cast:

Robert De Niro Det. Mitch Preston
Rachael Harris Teacher
Eddie Murphy Officer Trey Sellars
Alex Borstein Casting Director
Marshall Manesh Convenience Store Owner

Medium: DVD R/RW, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Location: Book 1 Page 2

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1