Earl and Hank have only one thing in common: they're both L.A.P.D. rejects. One just got kicked out of the force--the other can't even get in. After confronting each other on opposite sides of the law, during a traffic stop that escalates out of control, these two luckless individuals end up partnered as lowly security guards. Despite being damned to the lowest rung of the law enforcement ladder, Earl and Hank uncover a sophisticated smuggling operation led by Nash and his band of thugs. When Earl and Hank get their hands on some hot property, they go on the run from, first, the bad guys, then, the L.A.P.D.--led by Lt. Washington and Detective McDuff. What these two unlikely partners do to law enforcement is a crime, but they just might save the day. That is, if they don't kill each other first.
Production Columbia Pictures Corporation; Outlaw Productions (I); Intermedia Films [gb]; Firm, The;
Cast Names Martin Lawrence; Steve Zahn; Colm Feore; Bill Duke; Eric Roberts; Timothy Busfield; Robinne Lee; Matt McCoy; Brett Cullen; Cleo King; Gerry Del Sol; Ken Lerner; Mari Morrow; Stephen Tobolowsky; Joe Flaherty; Keith Cooke; Mike Brady; Troy Gilbert; Anthony G. Schmidt; Joe Bucaro III; Carl Ciarfalio; Bobby McLaughlin; Robert Harvey; John Henry Binder; Margaret Travolta; Wayne Morse; Terry Logan; Mark Lonow; Jeffrey Ross; Jocko Marcellino; Jonathan Loughran; Noel Gugliemi; Hiep Thi Le; Leslie Jones; Dawn Lewis; Jackie Flynn; Hal Fishman; Andy Dugan; Mickey Gilbert; Richardson Morse;
Box Office USD 35,764,982
Release Date 2003-01-15 (Westwood, California) (premiere) 2003-01-17
Genres Action; Comedy; Crime; Thriller;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated PG-13 for violence, language and some sensuality.