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National Security

National Security

They only look like cops.

20036.01h 29m

Overview

Earl Montgomery, a bombastic police academy reject, and Hank Rafferty, a disgraced, mild-mannered cop, can't seem to escape each other. They met on opposite sides of the law during a routine traffic stop that escalated out of control; now as lowly security guards they're thrown together to bust a smuggling operation.

Directed by Dennis Dugan
Written by David Ronn, Jay Scherick
Produced by Robert Newmyer, Jeffrey Silver, Michael Green
Box Office0Revenue: $50.1M

Top Cast

Martin Lawrence

Martin Lawrence

Earl Montgomery

Steve Zahn

Steve Zahn

Hank Rafferty

Colm Feore

Colm Feore

Detective Frank McDuff

Bill Duke

Bill Duke

Lieutenant Washington

Eric Roberts

Eric Roberts

Nash

Timothy Busfield

Timothy Busfield

Charlie Reed

Robinne Lee

Robinne Lee

Denise

Brett Cullen

Brett Cullen

Heston

Ken Lerner

Ken Lerner

Hank's Lawyer

Matt McCoy

Matt McCoy

Robert Barton

Themes & Keywords

safetypatrolconflictpolice academysecurity guardbuddy coplapd

About National Security

National Security is a action, comedy, crime film released in 2003 exploring themes of safety, patrol, conflict, police academy, security guard, buddy cop. Directed by Dennis Dugan, it stars Martin Lawrence, Steve Zahn, Colm Feore. Earl Montgomery, a bombastic police academy reject, and Hank Rafferty, a disgraced, mild-mannered cop, can't seem to escape each other. They met on opposite sides of the law during a routine traffic stop that escalated out of control; now as lowly security guards they're thrown together to bust a smuggling operation.

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