The Other Guys [Unrated]

Director: Adam McKay Adam McKay

Overview

A desk-jockey detective and his tough-talking partner get their moment to shine in this buddy police comedy starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, and directed by Adam McKay (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby). New York City detective Allen Gamble (Ferrell) is more comfortable pushing pencils than busting bad guys. A meticulous forensic accountant, his numbers are never off. Detective Terry Hoitz (Wahlberg) is Gamble's reluctant partner. Try as Detective Hoitz might to get back on the streets, an embarrassing encounter with Derek Jeter has left a sizable black mark on his permanent record. Detectives Danson (Dwayne Johnson) and Highsmith (Samuel L. Jackson) are the complete opposites of Gamble and Hoitz: unwaveringly confident, they always get their man, and they do it with style to spare. When the time comes for Gamble and Hoitz to prove their mettle and save the day, their incompetence becomes the stuff of legend.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/14/2010
UPC:	0043396350021
Original Release:	2010
Source:	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMT
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	3:43:00
Sales rank:	31,914

Special Features

Includes both theatrical & unrated film versions; Deleted & extended scenes; Bed, bath & way beyond - watch captain mauch in action!; Crash and burn! - stunt featurette

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Will Ferrell	Det. Allen Gamble,Precinct Detective #2
Mark Wahlberg	Det. Terry Hoitz
Eva Mendes	Dr. Sheila Gamble
Michael Keaton	Capt. Gene Mauch
Dwayne Johnson	Det. Christopher Danson
Samuel L. Jackson	Det. P.K. Highsmith
Steve Coogan	David Ershon
Ray Stevenson	Roger Wesley
Lindsay Sloane	Francine
Natalie Zea	Christinith
Rob Riggle	Martin
Damon Wayans Jr.	Fosse
Bobby Cannavale	Jimmy
Zoe Lister-Jones	Therapist
Adam McKay	Dirty Mike
Viola Harris	Mama Ramos
Brooke Shields	Herself
Rosie Perez	Herself
Derek Jeter	Himself
David Gideon	Mayor
Michael Delaney	Bob Littleford,Bob Littleford
Zach Woods	Douglas
Andy Buckley	Don Beaman
Rob Huebel	Officer Watts
Brett Gelman	Hal
Danielle Cell	Brenda
Brianne Moncrief	Ershon's Assistant
Oliver Wood	Captain Salty
Ben Schwartz	Beaman's Assistant
Jake Quinn	Precinct Detective #1
Will Lyman	Frontline Narration,Narrator
Larnell Stovall	Rasta
Jalil Jay Lynch	Rasta
Roy T. Anderson	Rasta
Andrew Secunda	Press Conference Reporter
Sara Chase	Press Conference Reporter
Alison Becker	Financial News Anchor
Warren Kelley	NYSE Official
Sean Heilig	Therapy Cop
Matthew J. McCarthy	Therapy Cop
Adam Phillips	Therapy Cop
Tess Kartel	Brazilian Woman
Rob Mars	Wesley's Guard
C.C. Taylor	Wesley's Guard
Elizabeth Kaledin	NY1 Reporter
Peter R. Thewes	Hazmat Officer
Robin Ng	Waiter
Malachy McCourt	Old Man at Irish Bar
Barry Carl	Irish Singer
Benjamin Magnuson	Irish Singer
Thomas McDonnell III	Irish Singer
Jimmy O'Donnell	Irish Singer
Kevin Osborne	Irish Singer
Pierce Turner	Irish Singer
James Archie Worley	Irish Singer
Shakiem Evans	Dancer
James Mazzola	Homeless Dude
Patrick Crowley	Homeless Dude
Tara Copeland	Police Dispatcher
Eamon Speer	Ice Cream Man
Patrick Reale	Beaman Tow Cop
Zak Orth	Accountant
Pete Antico	Chechen Rebel
Jamie Dugal	Schoolgirl
Chris Gethard	Clerk
Michael Fawcett	Minister
Pilar Angelique	Stunning Woman
Leroy Wilson Jr.	Actor
Joshua Church	Hot Dog Guy
Anne Heche	Pamela Boardman
Ice-T	Narrator
The Rock	Actor
Damon Wayans	Actor
Jon Brion	Composer

Technical Credits

Adam McKay

Chris Henchy

Adam McKay	Director,Screenwriter,Producer
Chris Henchy	Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Patrick Crowley	Producer
Will Ferrell	Producer
Jimmy Miller	Producer
David Householter	Executive Producer,Producer
Kevin Messick	Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Producer
Allison Jones	Casting
Brad Martin	Stunts
Mark Hawker	Special Effects
Danny Cangemi	Special Effects
Jeff Brink	Special Effects
Don Abbatiello	Stunts
Joshua Church	Producer
Jessica Elbaum	Producer
George H. Anderson	Sound Effects
Tammy Fearing	Sound Effects
Marc Fishman	Sound Effects
Lee Gilmore	Sound Effects
William M. Connor	Producer
Rizelle Mendoza	Producer
Christopher 'Critter' Antonucci	Stunts

Editorial Reviews

The opening sequence of the 2010 action comedy The Other Guys follows two hardcore, badass New York cops, Highsmith and Danson (Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson), as they plow a pristine '71 Chevelle SS into a double-decker bus in recklessly awesome pursuit of some sharp-shooting collars. These smack-talking cowboys are the toast of the town, the gods of their precinct, the envy of their peers. They're also not the stars of the movie. The stars are Gamble and Hoitz, a couple of police desk jockeys who spend most of their work hours filling out the paperwork that hot-property cops like Highsmith and Danson never bother with. This is fine by Gamble (Will Ferrell), an accountant at heart who chiefly handles crimes like building permit violations and listens to a steady stream of Little River Band. It's less fine by Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg), who was once on the fast track to action-hero greatness as an officer, but whose career was derailed when he got a little nervous working crowd control at a Yankees game, and pissed off the entire city by shooting Derek Jeter. Hoitz's unexercised reserves of testosterone often come out in explosions of impotent rage about his wasted potential ("I am a peacock! You've got to let me fly!") and threats that he'll punch his mild-mannered partner in the head. Soon enough, however, Gamble and Hoitz find themselves embroiled in an elaborate and sometimes convoluted plot surrounding a corrupt investor (Steve Coogan). After a little routine investigation, the case proves to be huge, giving the two a second chance to become law-enforcement hotshots, complete with slow-motion boardroom gunfights, dangerously close explosions, and kickass one-liners. But, of course, this is an absurdist comedy, so the fact that the story oscillates between standard and inscrutable is 100 percent irrelevant. The script was clearly just a template for increasingly insane and non sequitur comedic improvisation, which runs the gamut from enjoyably silly to weirdly Dada-esque. A bizarre running joke about Ferrell's impossibly hot wife (Eva Mendes) gets funnier every time the movie revisits it, and Wahlberg might be even better at playing a hilariously exasperated, shvitzing parody of a tough guy than he is at playing the real thing. All this is to say, if you're interested in a Will Ferrell comedy in the first place (à la Talladega Nights, Step Brothers, etc.), this movie has what you're looking for -- and if you've seen enough buddy cop movies that you just want the chance to lampoon the whole genre a little bit, it's got that too.