Story Line
For the past four years, San Francisco cop Jack Cates has been after an unidentified drug kingpin who calls himself the Ice Man. Jack finds a picture that proves that the Ice Man has put a price on the head of Reggie Hammond, who is scheduled to be released from prison on the next day.
“The boys are back in town.”
Top Cast
Eddie Murphy
Reggie Hammond
Nick Nolte
Jack Cates
Brion James
Ben Kehoe
Kevin Tighe
Blake Wilson
Ed O'Ross
Frank Cruise
David Anthony Marshall
Willie Hickok
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Rating
6.0/ 10
Release Date
1990-06-08
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
ThrillerActionComedyCrime
Part of the Series
48 Hrs. Collection
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User Reviews (3)
John Chard
5/10
•6/19/2014You got framed. That's what every convict says!
The theme tune says it all really, the boys are back in town. Nolte and Murphy are back together as cop and convict wading through a plot as lazy as it gets. Walter Hill directs once again and it's o...
JPV852
5/10
•7/2/2021A bit weak and the "conflict" between Nolte and Murphy was pretty convoluted (no reason for Cates to hold the money over Reggie's head to help with his investigation) but the action was okay including an over-the-top gun battle finale with a ton of b...
Andre Gonzales
6/10
•8/21/2023This one is better then the first in my opinion. He's funnier and there's a lot more action too.