National Security

Theatrical Release Date: 2003 01 17 (USA)

UPC: 043396263642

Studio: Sony Pictures

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Violence, Adult Language, Adult Humor, Sexual Situations]

Summary: Adversaries become wary allies in this free-wheeling action comedy. Hank Rafferty (Steve Zahn) is a Los Angeles Police Department officer who finds himself out of a job after he becomes involved in a violent altercation with police academy flunk-out Earl Montgomery (Martin Lawrence), escalating into a media event which brings the LAPD a wealth of bad publicity. Unable to find work, Hank finally takes a job as a "rent-a-cop" with a private security firm -- and discovers to his annoyance that his new partner is Earl. While neither of them are thrilled to be working together on the lowest strata of the law enforcement community, the two find themselves dealing with bigger crime than they expected when they stumble across evidence of a elite smuggling network operated by criminal mastermind Nash (Eric Roberts). Hank and Earl want to put Nash out of business, and they try without success to persuade the police of the importance of the case. But before long they discover it's not just Nash's men who are after them, but two high-ranking LAPD officials, Lt. Washington (Bill Duke) and Detective McDuff (Colm Feore). National Security was directed by Dennis Dugan, who'd previously helmed antic comedies starring Adam Sandler and Chris Farley; this film also marked Martin Lawrence's entry into the elite of Hollywood's comedy stars, with Lawrence taking home a 20-million-dollar paycheck for his work on the picture. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Comedy

Features: Alternate ending
"N.S.E.W." by Disturbing Tha Peace - music video
Deleted scenes
Director commentary

National Security

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 11/18/2008

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 88 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Portuguese,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish,Portuguese

Cast and Crew: John Henry Binder  Actor 
Gerry Del Sol  Actor 
Mike Brady  Actor 
Hal Fishman  Actor 
Mark Lonow  Actor 
Terry Logan  Actor 
Carl Ciarfalio  Actor 
Troy M. Gilbert  Actor 
Richardson Morse  Actor 
Hiep Thi Le  Actor 
Jackie Flynn  Actor 
Tom Forrest  Actor 
Benjamin Hernandez  Actor 
Mickey Gilbert  Actor 
Mari Morrow  Actor 
Margaret Travolta  Actor 
Greg Serano  Actor 
Andy Dugan  Actor 
Ken Lerner  Actor 
Daniel Sudick  Actor 
Bruce Franklin  Actor 
Keith Cooke  Actor 
Robert Harvey  Actor 
Anthony Schmidt  Actor 
Noel Guglielmi  Actor 
Wayne Morse  Actor 
Leslie Jones  Actor 
Maia Danziger  Actor 
Jocko Marcellino  Actor 
Bobby McLaughlin  Actor 
Mike Grasso  Actor 
Amy Aquino  Actor 
Dawnn Lewis  Actor 
Jonathan Loughran  Actor 
Joe Bucaro III  Actor 
Amanda Van Roberts  Actor 
Jeffrey Ross  Actor 
Martin Lawrence  Executive Producer 
Moritz Borman  Executive Producer 
Dennis Dugan  Director 
Randy Edelman  Composer (Music Score) 
Jeffrey Silver  Producer 
Nigel Sinclair  Executive Producer 
Guy East  Executive Producer 
Bobby Newmyer  Producer 
Jay Scherick  Screenwriter 
David Ronn  Screenwriter 
Michael Green  Producer 
Martin Lawrence  Actor 
Steve Zahn  Actor 
Colm Feore  Actor 
Bill Duke  Actor 
Eric Roberts  Actor 
Timothy Busfield  Actor 
Robinne Lee  Actor 
Matt McCoy  Actor 
Brett Cullen  Actor 
Cleo King  Actor 
Stephen Tobolowsky  Actor 
Joe Flaherty  Actor 

Country: USA