Let's Be Cops
Short description
Ryan and Justin are friends whose acting careers have not gone as they hoped, a disappointment made plain when they attend a college reunion. Having dressed as police officers for what they believed was a costume party, they discover that the uniforms draw far more respect and attention than they ever get as themselves. Ryan talks Justin into keeping up the act, and the two are soon caught up with real criminals and corrupt detectives, leaving them to decide how far to take the pretence.
Luke Greenfield directed and co-wrote the film with Nicholas Thomas, and produced it with Simon Kinberg. It was Greenfield's fourth feature, following The Animal, The Girl Next Door and Something Borrowed, and it was released in August 2014, running 104 minutes. Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr. play Ryan and Justin, with Rob Riggle, Nina Dobrev, James D'Arcy and Keegan-Michael Key in supporting roles.
Made for about 17 million dollars, the film took roughly 138 million dollars worldwide, a strong return on its budget. Audiences rate it 6.4 out of 10 on IMDb from around 144,000 votes and 6.5 out of 10 on TMDB from roughly 3,000 votes, while its critics' score stands at 3.9 out of 10 from 82 reviews, so it found a wider audience than its reviews would suggest.
What's left behind the scenes
- While staking out the mobster in the apartment and photographing the suspects, Jake Johnson's character is initially dressed as a detective, but midway through the stakeout, right before Andy Garcia's character appears, his outfit changes back to a police uniform.
- When Ryan plays football with the kids for the first time, his hoodie is inside out. After a while, it is right side out.
- When the heroes arrived to stake out the mobster, they were in a red car. But when pursuing the truck, they switched to a police car.
- Jake Johnson, Damon Wayans Jr., John LaJoie, Rob Riggle, and Keegan-Michael Key, all of whom are stand-up comedians, improvised much of their dialogue.
- Several times during the film, characters fire firearms in small, enclosed spaces without any hearing protection. This would have caused them hearing loss.
- Many police officers in the film hold their weapons with their finger on the trigger – a mistake no real law enforcement officer would make.
- When Jake Johnson's character practices self-defense techniques with a child, sergeant's chevrons are visible on his clothing. In the next scene, during patrol, these chevrons are no longer there. And he is "promoted" to sergeant during patrol the next day.
- At the 69th minute of the film, during the club fight, the hero is hit in the jaw, and it is the only hit. Later, throughout the film, Justin walks around with a bruise near his eye.
- When, on the 56th minute, the 'Mexican' spits at a Black police officer, the 'Mexican' does not have gold teeth at that moment. They appear during the waterboarding scenes.
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