Showtime (2002)
Director
Tom Dey
Main cast
Robert De Niro; Rachael Harris; Eddie Murphy; Zaid Farid; William Shatner
Genres
Action, Comedy
Description
A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based T.V. cop show.
Tom Dey
Main cast
Robert De Niro; Rachael Harris; Eddie Murphy; Zaid Farid; William Shatner
Genres
Action, Comedy
Description
A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based T.V. cop show.
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