Post by petrolino on Jun 5, 2021 23:06:14 GMT
My Top 10 Buddy-Buddy Cop Movies Of The 1980s
Opening to 'The Hidden'
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01) '48HRS' (1982 - Walter Hill)
Grizzled police detective, Inspector Jack Cates (Nick Nolte) of the San Francisco Police Department, enlists career criminal Reggie Hammond (Eddie Murphy) to settle a score that's personal. Followed by a sequel.
02) 'Running Scared' (1986 - Peter Hyams)
Unorthodox police officers Detective Danny Costanzo (Billy Crystal) and Detective Ray Hughes (Gregory Hines) run in to trouble when they encounter a drug czar fuelling Chicago's appetite for lethal intoxication.
03) 'The Hidden' (1987 - Jack Sholder)
Detective Thomas Beck (Michael Nouri) of the Los Angeles Police Department teams with FBI Special Agent Lloyd Gallagher (Kyle MacLachlan) to investigate a crime wave being instigated by respected citizens with no criminal record.
04) 'Lethal Weapon' (1987 - Richard Donner)
At the Los Angeles Police Department, veteran homicide detective Sergeant Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) is partnered with unstable police detective Sergeant Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) and becomes a mentor to the troubled narcotics expert. Followed by three sequels.
05) 'Number One With A Bullet' (1987 - Jack Smight)
Maverick cop Nick 'Berserker' Barzack (Robert Carradine) and suave investigator Detective Frank Hazeltine (Billy Dee Williams) investigate a new drug on the market.
Maverick cop Nick 'Berserker' Barzack (Robert Carradine) and suave investigator Detective Frank Hazeltine (Billy Dee Williams) investigate a new drug on the market.
06) 'Stakeout' (1987 - John Badham)
Detective Chris Lecce (Richard Dreyfuss) and Detetive Bill Reimers (Emilio Estevez) are assigned night shift duty on an important stakeout but become entangled in the case being investigated. Followed by a sequel.
Detective Chris Lecce (Richard Dreyfuss) and Detetive Bill Reimers (Emilio Estevez) are assigned night shift duty on an important stakeout but become entangled in the case being investigated. Followed by a sequel.
07) 'Dead Heat' (1988 - Mark Goldblatt)
Detective Doug Bigelow (Joe Piscopo) and Detective Roger Mortis (Treat Williams) take on a mad scientist and the undead during a crimewave in California.
08) 'The Presidio' (1988 - Peter Hyams)
When a crime occurs at the Presidio Army Base in San Francisco, Detective Inspector Jay Austin (Mark Harmon) must work alongside provost marshal Lieutenant Colonel Alan Caldwel (Sean Connery) to solve the case.
09) 'Red Heat' (1988 - Walter Hill)
Russian bodybuilder Captain Ivan Danko (Arnold Schwarzenegger) reluctantly joins forces with unkemkpt slob Detective Sergeant Art Ridzik (James Belushi) to bring down a drug smuggler working for a notorious Russian crime lord.
10) 'Tango & Cash' (1989 - Andrei Konchalovsky)
Beverly Hills slickster Lieutenant Raymond Tango (Sylvester Stallone) and uncouth yob Lieutenant Gabriel Cash (Kurt Russell) from Los Angeles' downtown scene team up to expose the source of the Los Angeles drug trade.
Beverly Hills slickster Lieutenant Raymond Tango (Sylvester Stallone) and uncouth yob Lieutenant Gabriel Cash (Kurt Russell) from Los Angeles' downtown scene team up to expose the source of the Los Angeles drug trade.
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Best Buddy-Buddy Cop Franchise : 'Vice Academy' (1989 - Rick Sloane)
Students Didi Fluffer (Linnea Quigley) and Holly Wells (Ginger Lynn Allen) are looking to graduate from police academy and become detectives in the vice department, but a series of unlikely events leads them to hit the streets prematurely as undercover police detectives. Followed by five sequels.
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12 Buddy-Buddy Variations On A Formula
01) 'Beverly Hills Cop' (1984 - Martin Brest)
02) 'Real Men' (1987 - Dennis Feldman)
03) 'Alien Nation' (1988 - Graham Baker)
04) 'Colors' (1988 - Dennis Hopper)
05) 'Feds' (1988 - Daniel Goldberg)
06) 'Midnight Run' (1988 - Martin Brest)
07) 'Shakedown' (1988 - James Glickenhaus)
08) 'Shoot To Kill' (1988 - Roger Spottiswoode)
09) 'Collision Course' (1989 - Lewis Teague)
10) 'K-9' (1989 - Rod Daniel)
11) 'Renegades' (1989 - Jack Sholder)
12) 'Turner & Hooch' (1989 - Roger Spottiswoode)
