Showtime Page #7

Synopsis: LAPD Detective Sergeant Mitch Preston cares only about doing his job and nailing crooks. LAPD Patrol Officer Trey Sellars joined the force as a day job until his acting career took off. During an undercover drug buy Mitch was working that Trey botched by calling in for backup and drawing media attention, Mitch's partner is shot with a very exotic 12-gauge automatic weapon; Mitch then shoots the video camera out of the hands of a reporter filming the action when the cameraman refused to shut it down. Faced with a $10 million lawsuit, the department agrees to let producer Chase Renzi film Mitch's investigation for a new reality TV show, and constantly tries to make everything more "viewer friendly" by changing everything about Mitch's life to fit the stereotypical view of police officers--and partners him with Trey.
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Director(s): Tom Dey
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  1 win & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.5
Metacritic:
32
Rotten Tomatoes:
25%
PG-13
Year:
2002
95 min
$37,904,545
Website
361 Views


King Rental Trucks,

may I help you?

This is Detective Mitch Preston--

You mean the Mitch Preston?

The one on Showtime?

- That's me.

- Oh, my God!

Calm down, we just need some

information about a truck.

- Did you rent one to a Charles Hertz?

- I'll just check, honey.

Mr. Hertz picked one up this morning.

- Was there a tracking device on it?

- Yes, Mitch, there was.

Is Trey with you?

Can I speak to him?

Sure, here.

- Trey? This Trey?

- Yeah.

I love you, baby!

Say, "showtime. "

It's showtime!

This b*tch is crazy.

Okay, all right. Bye-bye.

See how popular I am?

All right, thanks.

We got a hit on the truck

at the Bonaventure.

- What's going on?

- Gun show.

Nice guns.

Come on back.

It's okay.

- Thanks for the call.

- Find that footage?

Here are the printouts.

Good luck.

You went out on a limb.

I want to help. Plus I need

an ending for the finale.

Excuse me.

Hello, gun lovers.

My name is Chase Renzi

from the hit series Showtime.

That's sweet. Very sweet, very sweet.

I'm here because we need your help.

We believe these two men

are in the building.

They are armed

and extremely dangerous.

What the hell?

There they are!

Vargas!

Don't move.

Oh, sh*t!

Mitch!

Guys, wait up!

- Roger that.

- Ghost 3, Bonaventure Hotel.

Why don't I go up and

make a nice list of demands?

I can help you here.

- Get in!

- Just take it easy, all right? Easy!

Vargas? There's no way out.

I've got a list of demands.

Let us in and tell us what they are.

All right. But first, slide your

weapons in here.

- What did you say?

- I don't know. What?

Slide your weapons in here.

- What?

- What'd you say?

You don't understand English?

Slide in your weapons.

Slide the weapons.

It's okay. I got a backup.

Hold on. I gotta change the tape.

- You thinking what I'm thinking?

- Yeah, I am.

- What are you doing?

- Shut up.

Mitch, no.

- Did you hear me?

- Hold on.

Don't do that. Man!

I've got demands.

See those news choppers out there?

We're hooked in live.

We have a cameraman out here so

you can tell the world what you want.

Okay. Throw in your weapons.

Here they come.

Ready?

There are the guns.

- Stay there.

- Easy.

- Stay there.

- Okay. Just take it easy.

- Where's the cameraman?

- He's afraid.

We don't want to put him in danger,

so he'll do the shooting.

I'll do it.

You ever been on TV before?

It's very simple.

Look at the red light.

Tell the people what's on your mind.

You got him all lined up?

Yeah. Let's shoot.

Okay. All right.

It's showtime.

You okay?

Mitch?

- Trey! Where are you?

- Over here!

- What are you doing?

- Hold on!

Oh, God!

Now it's your turn to smile

for the cameras.

- Get that camera out of here!

- Keep that camera where it is!

Annie, you deal with it, girl.

What's going on

with your new recruits?

I'm tired of your voice.

You're on my last nerve.

- They're not bonding.

- They don't have our chemistry.

Which is why you ought

to guest star in the next episode.

- Not in a million years.

- That's a yes.

I know, and believe me,

I'm working on him.

See you at 8, Mitch.

Look at what you get. What do I get?

Nothing. I'm going to work.

I made you something.

For passing the detective exam.

That is nice of you to do that.

Mitch, that's nice.

What is that?

- What is it? It's a loose change dish.

- Of course it's a loose change dish.

I haven't seen this level of

craftsmanship since kindergarten.

It's appreciated, partner.

- Detectives, your suspect's waiting.

- Be right with you.

"Detective Sellars."

It has a nice ring to it.

Come on, Top Cop, it's showtime.

Hi. I'm Detective Mitch Preston.

No!

I'm sorry, I can't...

Book 'em, Danno.

You're under arrest!

You under arrest, motherer!

I'm sorry.

This Preston character

needs to come to life.

He doesn't have any balls.

Well, he has balls.

They gotta come out.

Bada-bing, bada-boom balls.

Do you feel lucky, punk?

Who said that?

I know you know, Mitch.

You're gonna see this--

Get that camera out of here!

Could you come a little closer?

I'm sorry, I did the wrong thing.

Wrap me up in caution tape,

wrap me up in caution tape, Cop Top?

- You don't think we're--

- Say that in Ebonic!

I'm tired.

- Who are you?

- I'm Annie.

You need a daddy?

Yes or no?

"Oh, Bill." That's what I get now.

It used to be "Oh, yeah,"

now it's "Oh, Bill."

It's showtime!

It's showtime.

Get that camera out of here!

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