I first saw Showtime on video way back when it was first released to buy (on video) that was over 20 years ago. I liked Showtime then & laughed my ass-off but then just completely forgot about it for ages & ages until i started re-watching the buddy-cop genre again, as the buddy-cop genre is my favourite sub-genre of Cinema.
Now watching Showtime with fresh & older eyes as of now in 2024 i can honestly say that this gem of a movie is nearly a forgotten Classic.
No one ever mentioned Showtime like ever & yet it starred two of the biggest stars of Cinema History. Eddie Murphy is a childhood hero of mine i grew up watching him in the Beverly Hills Cop films & Trading Places & The Nutty Professor & Metro & so many more. By the 2000's Eddie Murphy had stepped into more family friendly films like Dr. Dolittle 2, The Haunted Mansion, I Spy, Pluto Nash, Meet Dave & more. Eddie's is a king of comedy & is absolutely hilarious in this buddy-cop action comedy gem.
Also we have the legendary titan & veteran Robert De Niro, the legend that gave us Masterpieces such as Taxi Driver & The Deer Hunter & Cape Fear & many, many more.
Also by the late 90's & early 2000's Robert De Niro himself had taken on more Comedy roles & family fun with hits like Analyze This & Meet The Parents & Meet The Fockers & Shark Tale, to name a few.
The teaming of Eddie Murphy & Robert De Niro is absolutely brilliant & is one of the greatest team ups of the buddy-cop genre.
Eddie Murphy stars as fast-talking, smooth & cocky LAPD Rookie officer Trey Sellers, a uniformed cop on the beat that is so a wannabe actor & gets a chance at a "Reality" TV show about Cops when he's partnered up with veteran no-nonsense grumpy LAPD Detective Mitch Preston (Robert De Niro) who is pretty much a modern day Dirty Harry type. The ridiculously beautiful Rene Russo (Lethal Weapon 3&4) plays the show's excited producer, Chase Rensi. Together the mismatched pair of cops are poised to big the next big hit reality-based show.
For Mitch it's an embarrassing nightmare but for Trey it's a dream come true & hilarious situations become the norm for the pair.
Honestly the chemistry is perfectly done, you can tell De Niro is loving it & Murphy is in his element bouncing off of the legend. These two legends of Cinema are so much fun together & the there's also a hilarious part for William Shatner playing himself!!!
Honestly Showtime is such a blast, such a fun ride & is deserving of Cult Classic status in my opinion.
Every buddy-cop cliché is sprinkled throughout the film in a very knowing & funny way. The cameras are everywhere & Murphy's Trey loves it & shows off & De Niro's Mitch has to go along with it all & he's so funny.
There's loads of action, shootouts & car chases & everything that makes a buddy-cop movie & buddy-cop movie is in Showtime.
A top notch exciting score by the great Alan Silvestri (Predator 1&2, Judgment Night, i, Robot, Who Framed Roger Rabbit? & many many more) & with gorgeous Cinematography & produced by WILL SMITH, all the ingredients are here & work perfectly to create a fun Action-packed cop comedy.
Now watching Showtime with fresh & older eyes as of now in 2024 i can honestly say that this gem of a movie is nearly a forgotten Classic.
No one ever mentioned Showtime like ever & yet it starred two of the biggest stars of Cinema History. Eddie Murphy is a childhood hero of mine i grew up watching him in the Beverly Hills Cop films & Trading Places & The Nutty Professor & Metro & so many more. By the 2000's Eddie Murphy had stepped into more family friendly films like Dr. Dolittle 2, The Haunted Mansion, I Spy, Pluto Nash, Meet Dave & more. Eddie's is a king of comedy & is absolutely hilarious in this buddy-cop action comedy gem.
Also we have the legendary titan & veteran Robert De Niro, the legend that gave us Masterpieces such as Taxi Driver & The Deer Hunter & Cape Fear & many, many more.
Also by the late 90's & early 2000's Robert De Niro himself had taken on more Comedy roles & family fun with hits like Analyze This & Meet The Parents & Meet The Fockers & Shark Tale, to name a few.
The teaming of Eddie Murphy & Robert De Niro is absolutely brilliant & is one of the greatest team ups of the buddy-cop genre.
Eddie Murphy stars as fast-talking, smooth & cocky LAPD Rookie officer Trey Sellers, a uniformed cop on the beat that is so a wannabe actor & gets a chance at a "Reality" TV show about Cops when he's partnered up with veteran no-nonsense grumpy LAPD Detective Mitch Preston (Robert De Niro) who is pretty much a modern day Dirty Harry type. The ridiculously beautiful Rene Russo (Lethal Weapon 3&4) plays the show's excited producer, Chase Rensi. Together the mismatched pair of cops are poised to big the next big hit reality-based show.
For Mitch it's an embarrassing nightmare but for Trey it's a dream come true & hilarious situations become the norm for the pair.
Honestly the chemistry is perfectly done, you can tell De Niro is loving it & Murphy is in his element bouncing off of the legend. These two legends of Cinema are so much fun together & the there's also a hilarious part for William Shatner playing himself!!!
Honestly Showtime is such a blast, such a fun ride & is deserving of Cult Classic status in my opinion.
Every buddy-cop cliché is sprinkled throughout the film in a very knowing & funny way. The cameras are everywhere & Murphy's Trey loves it & shows off & De Niro's Mitch has to go along with it all & he's so funny.
There's loads of action, shootouts & car chases & everything that makes a buddy-cop movie & buddy-cop movie is in Showtime.
A top notch exciting score by the great Alan Silvestri (Predator 1&2, Judgment Night, i, Robot, Who Framed Roger Rabbit? & many many more) & with gorgeous Cinematography & produced by WILL SMITH, all the ingredients are here & work perfectly to create a fun Action-packed cop comedy.