3.5 Score

2005 • 1h 23min • PG-13 • Action, Comedy, Crime

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"One guy walks the walk. The other talks and talks."

A case of mistaken identity forces a Federal agent and a dental supply salesman to team up as they speed through the streets of Detroit to pull off a sting operation and solve the murder of the agent's former partner.

IMDb 5.5

RT 12%

MC 33

Director

Les Mayfield

Writers

Jim Piddock

Margaret Oberman

Stephen Carpenter

Composer

John Murphy

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Samuel L. Jackson

Derrick Vann

Eugene Levy

Andy Fiddler

Luke Goss

Joey Kane

Miguel Ferrer

Agent Peters

Susie Essman

Lt. Rita Carbone

Anthony Mackie

Booty

Gigi Rice

Susan

Rachael Crawford

Dara Vann

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Samuel L. Jackson Derrick Vann

Eugene Levy Andy Fiddler

Luke Goss Joey Kane

Miguel Ferrer Agent Peters

Susie Essman Lt. Rita Carbone

Anthony Mackie Booty

Gigi Rice Susan

Rachael Crawford Dara Vann

Philip Akin Second I.A. Agent

Christopher Murray Homeless Man

Joel S. Keller Laptop Guy

Kathryn Greenwood Flight Attendant

George Ghali Cab Driver

Matt Cooke Uniform Cop on PA

Joe Sacco Rookie

Neville Edwards Tall Agent

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