Overview
Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New York City Police Capt. Brix, who by chance is one of his fans. Nick will be paired with detective Lt. John Moss and learn how to act like a real cop. But when Nick drives John crazy with questions and imitating him, he gets in the way of John's pursuit of a serial killer.
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Crew
DirectorJohn Badham
WriterDaniel Pyne, Lem Dobbs
Cast
Michael J. Fox
Nick Lang
James Woods
John Moss
Stephen Lang
Party Crasher
Annabella Sciorra
Susan
John Capodice
Grainy
Luis Guzmán
Pooley
LL Cool J
Billy
Mary Mara
China
Delroy Lindo
Captain Brix
Conrad Roberts
Witherspoon
Christina Ricci
Bonnie
Penny Marshall
Angie
George Cheung
Drug Dealer
Frank Geraci
Newsman
Sophie Maletsky
Pizza Waitress
Lewis Black
Banker
Rand Foerster
Banker
Anderson Matthews
Banker
Kathy Najimy
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Yasiin Bey
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Keywords
dual identityundercover agentpoliceidentitydetectiverole reversalmovie starbuddy copmanhattan, new york city
Details
Budget
$24M
Revenue
$66M
TMDb Votes
474
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026