48 Hrs. is a 1982 American action comedy film directed by Walter Hill, starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy as a cop and convict, respectively, who team up to catch a cop-killer. The title refers to the amount of time they have to solve the crime. This was Murphy's film debut (in a Golden Globe-nominated role), and Joel Silver's first film as a film producer. The screenplay was written by Hill, Roger Spottiswoode, Larry Gross, Steven E. de Souza, and Jeb Stuart.
It is often credited as being the first "buddy cop" film. The genre evolved in subsequent decades with films such as Beverly Hills Cop, Running Scared, Lethal Weapon, Tango & Cash, and Rush Hour. The film spawned a 1990 sequel, Another 48 Hrs.
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