48 Hrs.' and 'Another 48 Hrs.' is a series of two films about Jack Cates, a hard-nosed cop, who reluctantly teams up with Reggie Hammond, a wise-cracking criminal, in order to solve crimes.

A child accused. Everyone left to answer.

Oddball cop and tough guy, Jack Cates is the only survivor of a cop shooting and in hunting down the murderer collects Reggie Hammond from jail for 48 hours. Hammond is oddly motivated to help.

But few lit up the screen as fast as Eddie Murphy did in his 1982 cinematic debut, 48 Hrs. Murphy was the rare case of a comedian to become an overnight movie star when he played Reggie Hammond in ...