Showtime Facts, Trivia, Actors, Actresses, and Composers

Showtime is a 2002 comedy film directed by Tom Dey and starring Robert De Niro and Eddie Murphy. The film centers on two cops, Det. Mitch Preston and Officer Trey Sellars , who are paired together for a reality police show and run into real trouble with a crime lord. The beginning of the story closely parallels that of the 1988 film The Dead Pool, in which Harry Callahan intentionally breaks a news camera and is subject to favors for the news channel as a result. In this film, Detective Mitch Preston breaks a news camera after a failed confrontation with a drug lord, who escapes by using an...
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quick facts

Release date:	March 11, 2002
Directed by:	Tom Dey
Rated:
Runtime:	117 Minutes
Producer:	Jane Rosenthal, Jorge Saralegui
Editor:	Billy Weber
Music by:	Alan Silvestri
Cinematography:	Thomas Kloss
Screenplay by:	Keith Sharon, Alfred Gough, Miles Millar
Estimated budget:	$85,000,000
Genre:	Comedy, Action

Award-winners from Showtime

Eddie Murphy

Character:Officer Trey Sellars

Born:April 3, 1961

Cast of Showtime

Robert De Niro

Det. Mitch Preston

Born:August 17, 1943

Age:68

William Shatner

Born:March 22, 1931

Age:81

Frankie Faison

Lt. Winship

Born:June 10, 1949

Age:62

Mos Def

Lazy Boy

Born:December 11, 1973

Age:38

Judah Friedlander

Julio

Born:March 16, 1969

Age:43

Kadeem Hardison

Kyle

Born:July 24, 1965

Age:46

Honors and Awards

Year	Award Won
2009	Razzie Award for Worst Actor of the Decade, Eddie Murphy

Year	Award Nomination
2002	Razzie Award for Worst Actor, Eddie Murphy
2002	Razzie Award for Worst Screen Couple, Eddie Murphy
2009	Razzie Award for Worst Actor of the Decade, Eddie Murphy

Film director of Showtime

Tom Dey

Born: April 14, 1965

Age: 47

Education: Brown University, American Film Institute

Thomas Ridgeway "Tom" Dey is an American film director. His credits include Shanghai Noon, Showtime, Failure to Launch and Marmaduke. Dey was born in Hanover, New Hampshire, the son of Phoebe Ann and Charles Frederick Dey, who was Associate Dean at Dartmouth College from 1963–1973 and...
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Title	Released	Genre
Marmaduke	2010	Comedy
Failure to Launch	2006	Comedy
Showtime	2002	Comedy
Shanghai Noon	2000	Western

Music contributors for Showtime

Alan Silvestri

Alan Anthony Silvestri is an American film composer and conductor. Silvestri is best known for his collaborations with director Robert Zemeckis,...
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Filming locations for Showtime

Los Angeles

Los Angeles with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in the state of California, and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of 468.67 square miles , and is located in Southern California. Often known by...
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q:
When was the premier of the movie "Showtime"?
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The movie was released in March, 2002.
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Who was the director of the motion picture "Showtime"?
A:
Tom Dey was the motion picture's director.
Q:
What was the estimated cost to make the movie "Showtime"?
A:
$85 million was the cost to make this movie.
Q:
Who wrote the music for the film Showtime?
A:
Alan Silvestri composed the music score for the soundtrack.
Q:
How many minutes is the runtime of the film "Showtime"?
A:
The total time for the film is 117 minutes.
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Who wrote the script for the film Showtime?
A:
Jorge Saralegui performed the film's screenwriting.
Q:
Which actors were the stars of the film, "Showtime"?
A:
Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy, Rene Russo, William Shatner and Drena De Niro played leading roles.
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Who was the distributor of the movie, "Showtime"?
A:
Warner Bros. Entertainment was the film's distributor.
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Who produced the movie, "Showtime"?
A:
Jane Rosenthal and Jorge Saralegui produced the movie.