National Security
“They only look like cops.”
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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Cast
56 people
Martin Lawrence
Earl Montgomery
Known for
Bad Boys II
Open Season
Steve Zahn
Hank Rafferty
Known for
Silo
War for the Planet of the Apes
Colm Feore
Detective Frank McDuff
Known for
The Umbrella Academy
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Bill Duke
Lieutenant Washington
Known for
Predator
Black Lightning
Eric Roberts
Nash
Known for
The Odyssey
The Expendables
Timothy Busfield
Charlie Reed
Known for
For Life
Field of Dreams
Jeffrey Ross
Security Guard
Robinne Lee
Denise
Known for
Seven Pounds
Hitch
Brett Cullen
Heston
Known for
Joker
Narcos
Ken Lerner
Hank's Lawyer
Known for
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Undisputed II: Last Man Standing
Matt McCoy
Robert Barton
Known for
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
The Mosquito Coast
Joe Flaherty
Owen Fergus
Known for
Freaks and Geeks
Heavy Metal
Dennis Dugan Director · David Ronn Writer Jay Scherick Writer
Worldwide gross $50M · United States release January 17, 2003 · Produced in United Kingdom, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$50,097,949
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
The Firm
Production
Intermedia Films
Production
Outlaw Productions
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 17, 2003
Theatrical
Australia
May 8, 2003 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 6, 2003 · Theatrical
France
April 2, 2003 · Theatrical
Germany
February 27, 2003 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 13, 2003 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 21, 2003 · Digital
Japan
May 10, 2003 · Digital
Kazakhstan
February 28, 2003 · Theatrical
Romania
March 21, 2003 · Digital
Slovakia
February 27, 2003 · Theatrical · English
April 30, 2010 · TV · Slovak · Markíza
South Korea
March 10, 2003 · Physical
Spain
January 31, 2003 · Theatrical
Switzerland
February 27, 2003 · Digital
United Kingdom
September 22, 2003 · Physical
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