National Security (2003)
Director:
Dennis Dugan
Tagline:
« They only look like cops. »
Actors:
Earl Montgomery
Hank Rafferty
Detective Frank McDuff
Lieutenant Washington
Nash
Rating:
(57’918 votes)
(57’918 votes)
Quotes:
[Earl is trying to reach for the keys in his car and Hank is walking up to him]
« Hank: Need some help?
»
« Earl: Are you asking me if I need some help or am I stealing this car?
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« Hank: Are you stealing this car?
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« Earl: Does it look like I'm stealing this damn car?
»
« Hank: A little bit.
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« Earl: Why, 'cause I'm black? If you saw a white guy doing this you'd give him a reward.
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« Hank: Let me see your license.
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« Earl: I ain't showin' you a damn thing! This is my car and I didn't do anything wrong. You owe me an apology.
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« Hank: You're in dangerous grounds here, bub, I'd be careful what comes out of your mouth next!
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« Earl: Oh, you want to hear what comes out of my mouth next? You're… a… fucking… pig!
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« Earl: Your partner got killed. You lost your job. You went to jail. Your girlfriend walked. You got a job as a security guard at a hundred and eighty-two dollars a week. You know what you are, Hank? You're a black man.
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« Hank: Do you actually believe the crap that comes out of your mouth?
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« Earl: I'm not really sure until I'm finished talkin'.
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Trailer:
National Security
Runtime:88 minutes
Plots:
Two mismatched security guards are thrown together to bust a smuggling operation.
Earl and Hank have only one thing in common: they’re both L.A.P.D. rejects. One just got kicked out, the other can’t even get in. After confronting each other on opposite sides of the law during a traffic stop that escalates out of control, these two luckless individuals end up partnered as lowly security guards. Despite being damned to the lowest rung of the law enforcement ladder, Earl and Hank uncover a sophisticated smuggling operation led by Nash and his band of thugs. When Earl and Hank get their hands on some hot property, they go on the run from, first the bad guys, then the L.A.P.D.–led by Lt. Washington and Detective McDuff. What these two unlikely partners do to law enforcement is a crime, but they just might save the day. That is, if they don’t kill each other first.
