Another 48 Hrs. (1990)

It's seven years later, the times have changed, but for Jack Cates and Reggie Hammond… They didn’t. Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte and Director Walter Hill reunite in this 1990 sequel ANOTHER 48 HRS. While one is fighting for his job and the other for his life, Fate has pushed hard-nosed, chain smoking San Francisco cop Jack Cates (Nolte) and wisecracking ex-convict Reggie Hammond (Murphy) back together again and once again go on another shoot-‘em up, car-chasing, and fist-flying 48 hours to take down a ruthless drug lord who’s operating in the Bay area while a pair of dangerous bikers, who were hired by the drug lord, pursue them throughout the city streets and kill them. The film also stars Ed O’Ross (Red Heat) as Detective Frank Cruise, Kevin Tighe (Eight Men Out) as the harsh Internal Affairs Det. Lt. Blake Wilson, Andrew Divoff (Wishmaster) as biker Richard “Cherry” Ganz, David Anthony Marshall (Lock Up) as biker Willie Hickok, Brent Jennings (Red Heat) as the creepy small time dealer Tyrone Burroughs, Ted Markland (Wild Bill) as biker leader Malcolm Price, Bernie Casey (007 – Never Say Never Again) as the tough and influential prisoner Kirkland Smith, and Tisha Campbell-Martin (House Party) as Kirkland’s daughter Amy, and Brion James (Blade Runner) returns as Det. Sgt. Ben Kehoe. One minor note that Frank McRae, who played Nick Nolte's boss, Haden in the first 48 Hrs, was initially supposed to be in this film too. However, his part was almost completely cut from this picture. If you look closely in one of the shots in the police precinct, McRae appears on camera for a few seconds. As a result, he was uncredited for the role. Before the film grossed more at the US box office than its predecessor and made $72.7m from foreign markets for a total of $153.5m, Murphy received a salary of $7,000,000 for his role as Reggie Hammond (because of his success in Beverly Hills Cop and further films), an improvement over his mere $450,000 salary from the first film. And Nolte received a salary of $3,000,000 as an improvement over his original salary of $1,000,000 for the first film. ANOTHER 48 HRS. Is filled with more action and more comedy than the first one, and I make this one of the most entertaining sequels I’ve ever seen. I’m sure you’ll enjoy it too!