National Security Summary
MPAA Rating: PG13
Director: Dennis Dugan
Genres: Action, Comedy
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Adversaries become wary allies in this free-wheeling action comedy. Hank Rafferty (Steve_Zahn) is a Los Angeles Police Department officer who finds himself out of a job after he becomes involved in a violent altercation with police academy flunk-out Earl Montgomery (Martin_Lawrence), escalating into a media event which brings the LAPD a wealth of bad publicity. Unable to find work, Hank finally takes a job as a "rent-a-cop" with a private security firm -- and discovers to his annoyance that his new partner is Earl. While neither of them are thrilled to be working together on the lowest strata of the law enforcement community, the two find themselves dealing with bigger crime than they expected when they stumble across evidence of a elite smuggling network operated by criminal mastermind Nash (Eric_Roberts). Hank and Earl want to put Nash out of business, and they try without success to persuade the police of the importance of the case. But before long they discover it's not just Nash's men who are after them, but two high-ranking LAPD officials, Lt. Washington (Bill_Duke) and Detective McDuff (Colm_Feore). National Security was directed by Dennis_Dugan, who'd previously helmed antic comedies starring Adam_Sandler and Chris_Farley; this film also marked Martin_Lawrence's entry into the elite of Hollywood's comedy stars, with Lawrence taking home a 20-million-dollar paycheck for his work on the picture. Mark Deming, Rovi
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