Another 48 Hrs.

Another 48 Hrs. is an action crime film about a San Francisco police officer, Jack Cates, who has spent years trying to identify a drug lord known as the Ice Man. When Jack learns that the Ice Man has ordered a hit on Reggie Hammond, a convict about to leave prison, he arranges for Reggie's release and asks for his help. Reggie, who aided Jack on an earlier case, is reluctant to get involved again, but the threat against him soon becomes real, and the two men have limited time to track down the man behind it.

The film was directed by Walter Hill, the thirteenth of the twenty-two features he has directed in chronological order, following Johnny Handsome and preceding Trespass. The screenplay is credited to Larry Gross, Jeb Stuart and John Fasano, with Lawrence Gordon and Robert D. Wachs producing for Paramount and Eddie Murphy Productions. Eddie Murphy returns as Reggie Hammond and Nick Nolte as Jack Cates; Brion James, Kevin Tighe, Ed O'Ross and David Anthony Marshall appear in supporting roles, among a credited cast of seventy.

Made for a budget of 38 million dollars, the film took about 154 million dollars worldwide, a strong return though well below the first film's performance. On IMDb it holds a 6 out of 10 from 1,039 votes, while critics were far harsher, giving it 4.3 out of 10 across 36 reviews. That gap places it firmly in the commercially successful but poorly reviewed corner of Hill's 1990s output.