National Security (2003)

Director:

Dennis Dugan

Writers (WGA):

Jay Scherick (written by) &
David Ronn (written by)

Release Date:

17 January 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

They only look like cops.

Plot:

Two mismatched security guards are thrown together to bust a smuggling operation.

Plot Keywords:

Buddy Comedy | Desert Eagle | Product Placement | Auto Impound Lot | Auto Theft

Cast

Martin Lawrence	...	Earl Montgomery
Steve Zahn	...	Hank Rafferty
Colm Feore	...	Detective Frank McDuff
Bill Duke	...	Lieutenant Washington
Eric Roberts	...	Nash
Timothy Busfield	...	Charlie Reed
Robinne Lee	...	Denise
Matt McCoy	...	Robert Barton
Brett Cullen	...	Heston
Cleo King	...	Woman in Car
Gerry Del Sol	...	Booking Clerk
Ken Lerner	...	Hank's Lawyer
Mari Morrow	...	Lola
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Billy Narthax
Joe Flaherty	...	Owen Fergus

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, language and some sensuality.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba) | South Korea:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Hungary:14 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Malaysia:18PL | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38105) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | UK:12A

Filming Locations:

Fire Station 23 - 225 E. 5th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

More than 400,000 bottles of soft drinks and beer were used as background scenery, during the shootout in the warehouse.

Goofs:

While Hank is trying to call the big rig company on the cell phone, Earl puts his glasses away twice.

Quotes:

Hank: Do you actually believe the crap that comes out of your mouth?
Earl: I'm not really sure until I'm finished talkin'.

Movie Connections:

References Planet of the Apes (1968)

One of Lawrence's BEST in a long time!!

This is probably his best or one of his best in a long....long time. This is much better than Blue Streak and Lawrence plays the act well. His partner in the biz, Steve Zahn plays the angry white man great. This is a hilarious film and everyone couldn't stop laughing in the sold-out theater I was watching it from. I went with a couple of friends and we were laughing and repeating quotes all the way home. One quote that sent the crowd roaring was when Lawrence is talking to Nash (Julia Robert's Brother Eric) when they are out of the van with the certain items (watch the movie to find out).