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Cinema: The Other Guys - The Right stuff

Malta Independent Friday, 24 September 2010, 00:00 Last update: about 12 years ago

Detectives Christopher Danson and P.K. Highsmith (Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson) are the baddest and most beloved cops around. They don’t get tattoos – other men get tattoos of them. Two desks over and one back, sit Detectives Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg). You’ve seen them in the background of photos of Danson and Highsmith, out of focus and eyes closed. They’re not heroes – they’re “the Other Guys.”

But every cop has his or her day and soon Gamble and Hoitz stumble into a seemingly innocuous case no other detective wants to touch that could turn into the city’s biggest crime. It’s the opportunity of their lives, but do these guys have the right stuff?

Columbia Pictures presents a Gary Sanchez/Mosaic production, The Other Guys. The film stars Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan, Ray Stevenson, with Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson. Directed by Adam McKay. Produced by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Jimmy Miller, and Patrick Crowley. Written by Adam McKay & Chris Henchy. Executive Producers are David Householter, Chris Henchy, and Kevin Messick. Director of Photography is Oliver Wood. Production Designer is Clayton Hartley. Editor is Brent White, A.C.E. Costume Designer is Carol Ramsey. Music by Jon Brion.

Classification 14

Detectives Christopher Danson and P.K. Highsmith (Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson) are the baddest and most beloved cops around. They don’t get tattoos – other men get tattoos of them. Two desks over and one back, sit Detectives Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg). You’ve seen them in the background of photos of Danson and Highsmith, out of focus and eyes closed. They’re not heroes – they’re “the Other Guys.”

But every cop has his or her day and soon Gamble and Hoitz stumble into a seemingly innocuous case no other detective wants to touch that could turn into the city’s biggest crime. It’s the opportunity of their lives, but do these guys have the right stuff?

Columbia Pictures presents a Gary Sanchez/Mosaic production, The Other Guys. The film stars Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan, Ray Stevenson, with Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson. Directed by Adam McKay. Produced by Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Jimmy Miller, and Patrick Crowley. Written by Adam McKay & Chris Henchy. Executive Producers are David Householter, Chris Henchy, and Kevin Messick. Director of Photography is Oliver Wood. Production Designer is Clayton Hartley. Editor is Brent White, A.C.E. Costume Designer is Carol Ramsey. Music by Jon Brion.

Classification 14

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