Paramount Pictures presents ; a Lawrence Gordon production ; written by Roger Spottiswoode and Walter Hill & Larry Gross and Steven E. de Souza ; produced by Lawrence Gordon and Joel Silver ; directed by Walter Hill. Another 48 hours / Paramount Pictures presents ; a Lawrence Gordon production ; in association with Eddie Murphy Productions ; story by Fred Braughton ; screenplay by John Fasano & Jeb Stuart and Larry Gross ; produced by Lawrence Gordon and Robert D. Wachs ; directed by Walter Hill.
48 hours: music, James Horner ; director of photography, Ric Waite.
Another 48 hours: music, James Horner ; director of photography, Matthew F. Leonetti.
general note
"Double feature."
48 Hours originally released as a motion picture in 1982.
Another 48 hours originally released as a motion picture in 1990.
performer
48 hours: Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Annette O'Toole, Frank McRae, James Remar.
Another 48 Hours: Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Brion James, Kevin, Tighe, Ed O'Ross.
abstract
48 hours: Hard-nosed cop Jack Cates reluctantly teams up with wise-cracking prison inmate Reggie Hammon (temporarily paroled to him for 48 hours) in order to track down the felon's ex-partners.
Another 48 hours: Hard-nosed cop Cates and ex-con Hammond team up together again--Cates to prove he's innocent of manslaughter in a drug bust gone wrong, and Hammond, who's just been released from prison, to fight those trying to take his life.
language note
English and French language soundtracks; English subtitles; closed-captioned.