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They only look like cops.
Earl Montgomery, a bombastic police academy reject, and Hank Rafferty, a disgraced, mild-mannered cop, can't seem to escape each other.They met on opposite sides of the law during a routine traffic stop that escalated out of control; now as lowly security guards they're thrown together to bust a smuggling operation.
- Director
- Dennis Dugan
- Worldwide
- $50M
Who's in it
Cast
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What It's About
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Earl Montgomery, a bombastic police academy reject, and Hank Rafferty, a disgraced, mild-mannered cop, can't seem to escape each other. They met on opposite sides of the law during a routine traffic stop that escalated out of control; now as lowly security guards they're thrown together to bust a smuggling operation.
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Box Office & Release
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- Worldwide gross
- $50M
- Release date
- Jan 17, 2003
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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