About this episode
The episode discusses the film '48 Hrs.' and its impact on the buddy cop genre.
This week on Film Sack, a grumpy cop springs a smooth con man from prison for 48 hours to help catch a killer. They bicker constantly but get the job done. It basically invented the buddy cop genre and made Eddie Murphy famous. Kid got out of jail, helped me catch a guy. Wasn't happy about it. Still ain't. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Scott Johnson
Topics covered
- buddy cop genre
- crime
- comedy
- action
- film history
Keywords
- 48 Hrs.
- Eddie Murphy
- buddy cop
- grumpy cop
- smooth con man
- film analysis
- comedy film
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: 48 Hrs.
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