National Security

Name: National Security
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Released: 2003-01-17
Duration: 1 h 29 min
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Steve Zahn, Colm Feore, Bill Duke, Eric Roberts

They only look like cops.

National Security (2003)

Timing: 1:29 (89 min)

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Release date

2003-01-17

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Production

Columbia Pictures, Intermedia, Outlaw Productions, The Firm

Genre

Action, Comedy, Crime

Budget

Revenue

$50 051 510

Website

https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/nationalsecurity

Director

Dennis Dugan

Actors

Martin Lawrence, Steve Zahn, Colm Feore, Bill Duke, Eric Roberts, Timothy Busfield, Robinne Lee, Brett Cullen, Ken Lerner, Matt McCoy
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

David Ronn, Jay Scherick

Producer

Jeffrey Silver, Robert F. Newmyer, Michael Green, Guy East, Nigel Sinclair, Martin Lawrence, Moritz Borman

Operator

Oliver Wood

Composer

Randy Edelman

Artist

Audition

Mary Vernieu, Anne McCarthy, Felicia Fasano

Editing

Debra Neil-Fisher, Michelle Morrissey
All team (126)

Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

The DVD version of the film features a different ending.
Steve Zahn shaved the front of his hair to look as intimidating as possible. Both the hairstyle and the actor's appearance were copied from real police officers that Zahn had specifically studied. One evening, the actor and his brother went to a bar and noticed that people were trying to stay away from them. The actor's brother told him: "That's because they think you're a cop. Just plainclothes."
Martin Lawrence's character wields a Glock 17 modified for fully automatic fire. The Glock 18 C pistol has a selector switch for firing modes.
Over 400,000 bottles of beer and soft drinks were used as props during the warehouse shootout scene.
Steve Zahn shaved the front of his head to look as intimidating as possible. Both the hairstyle and the actor's appearance were copied from real police officers that Zahn specifically studied. One evening, the actor and his brother went to a bar and noticed that people around them were trying to stay away. The actor's brother said to him: "That's all because they think you're a cop. Just plainclothes."

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