Movie: 48 Hrs. (1982)

• Director: Walter Hill
• Release Date: 27 May 1983 (Hong Kong)
• Writers: Roger Spottiswoode (written by) and Walter Hill (written by) …  
• Run Time: 96 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Action , Comedy , Crime , Drama , Thriller  

Tagline: When a tough cop has a cool convict as a partner and 48 hrs to catch a killer, a lot of funny things can happen in . . . 48 HRS. [Australia Theatrical]  

Trivia: There are a couple of scenes that were shot but not included in either the theatrical or video/DVD releases. In the first scene, Jack and Elaine are walking through Chinatown during the daytime after the scenes in the police station following the hotel shooting and before Jack goes to get Reggie out of prison. In the scene, Jack apologizes for the way he snapped at Elaine (at the beginning of the film) and expresses his concerns about going after Ganz. The second is an extended version of the existing scene of Reggie at Vroman’s as he’s trying to hit on women at the bar. While both scenes are not included in the released version, parts of them are shown in the trailer and are often inserted during TV broadcasts to fill time due to the edited action scenes.
 

Goofs: Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): During the “class isn’t something you buy” scene when Jack & Reggie are following Luther, Jack says to Reggie class isn’t something you buy and then says “…look at you, you’ve got a 500 dollar suit on and your still a lowlife.” But earlier in the film when Reggie is first released and is wearing the suit he tells Jack that it was a $900.00 suit which Jack should have known later in the film.
 

“Oddball cop and tough guy, Jack Cates is the only survivor of a cop shooting and in hunting down the murderer collects Reggie Hammond from jail for 48 hours. Hammond is oddly motivated to help. The killer is searching for his stash of cash. Cates and Hammond who have the Black-white, cop-crook thing to work out make surprisingly good partners as they navigate through the city looking for their suspect. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>”