Funny / 48 Hrs.

• The original 48 Hrs. was full of Eddie Murphy at his best.
  • "Luther! Are you angry with me?"
  • "Jack... Tell me a story." "Fuck you!" "Oh, that's one of my favorites."
  • "I don't like white people. I hate rednecks. You people are rednecks. That means I'm enjoying this shit." (Helps that it comes on the heels of some lovely Fanservice.)
  • His legendary high-pitched and off-key rendition of Sting's "Roxanne" in his introductory scene.
• Jack has just taken custody of Reggie and they're leaving the police station when Reggie takes a stand and demands that Jack feed him. When Jack initially refuses, Reggie insists, stating that Jack may as well take him back to his cell, because he won't cooperate otherwise. Jack then seems to relent, stating that as he's hungry too, they can go somewhere to get something to eat. Reggie then starts saying he wants to go to a nice restaurant with candles and live music- then smash to a Gilligan Cut where we see Jack hand a disgusted looking Reggie a Zagnut candy bar out of a vending machine.
  Jack: There's your goddamn dinner! C'mon!
• Jack and Detective Algren's interchanges about Algren's wife:
  Algren: No, Jack- you make me nervous, you know that!
  Jack: Your wife makes you nervous, not me!
  • A little later...
    Jack: How's the wife?
    Algren: Mean as a snake.
• "I've been in prison for three years. My dick gets hard if the wind blows!"
• Jack and Reggie debate the merits of style over substance:
  Reggie: You ain't got no class, Jack.
  Jack: "Class"? Class isn't something you buy! Look at you- you've got a $500 suit on and you're still a lowlife!
  Reggie: "Yeah, but I look good!
• Luther (pretending to be Reggie) goes to claim "his" car:
  Attendant: This is three years old!
  Luther: Yeah. I've been BUSY!
• Reggie attempts to bond with Jack by discussing Jack's relationship problems:
  Reggie: Tell me about your girlfriend.
  Jack: I don't give out details.
  Reggie: I've been in prison for three years! I'm tired of hearing lies about pussy. Was it last week?
  Jack: Last night.
  Reggie: Was it fun?
  Jack: Yeah...Ah, in the morning, we got in a fucking argument.
  Reggie: At least you took care of business first, right Jack?
  Jack: Yeah.
  Reggie: Yo, does she have big, giant titties?
  Jack: I can see this is going to be a long fucking night, convict.
• Reggie Hammond entering a bar full of hostile, racist "country boys", and not only coming out unscathed, but gains the lead he and Jack needed and creates one of the funniest instances of weaponized Refuge in Audacity on cinema.
  • "Oh, you a big, tough country faggot, ain't you?"
  • A redneck tries to flee, and Jack knocks him flying.
  Reggie: What's your fucking problem?
  Fleeing Redneck: Hey, I'm on parole.
  Reggie: That's why you're running away?
  Fleeing Redneck: Yeah.
  Reggie: Sit your country ass down!
  • Reggie pats down a patron he has up against a wall:
  Reggie: You loaded here. Where you get all this money?
  Redneck: Tax refund.
  Reggie: Bullshit. You're too fucking stupid to have a job!
• Jack's sucker punch/last hit on Reggie after the fight is interrupted by cops.
• Jack's phone miscommunication with Elaine:
  Jack (thinking it's Reggie): Motherfucker, where are you?
  Elaine: I'm at work, asshole! Where else?
• Reggie uses his smooth, suave subtlety to convince his new acquaintance to engage in relations:
  Reggie: Look, Candy, if I don't get some trim tonight, I'm going to bust.
  Candy: Excuse me?
  Reggie: You know, some mogambo, some sex.
  Candy: Are you crazy? Can't you ask me any better than that?
  • After Jack lends him some money for a hotel room, Reggie tracks Candy down, only to find her with another, much larger, man:
    Reggie: This is my wife! Are you whispering in my wife's ear? [to Candy] I've got rent money for one night.
  • And as Candy leaves with Reggie, he delivers a last bit of wisdom:
    "Lack of pussy makes you brave, man!"
• Reggie and Jack have one last conversation where Jack promises Reggie he'll get the money he stole when he gets out of prison, so long as he goes straight, and promises he'll be there if Reggie crosses the line.
  Reggie: Hey, man, [lights Jack's cigarette] we both know I'm gonna be an honest man. But, hey, if I did go back to being a thief, what makes you think you could catch me?
  Jack: [Beat] Reggie, can I get my lighter back?
  Reggie: [laughs and takes it out of his pocket]

• This one scene here in Another 48 Hrs.:
  [While Jack is being beaten up by barroom toughs, Reggie fires a gun into the air. Everyone stops, and Jack collapses to the floor.]
  Reggie Hammond: All right, knock this shit off! I HAVE BEEN HAVING A VERY BAD DAY! I just got out of jail this morning! Already I've been shot at, I was on a bus that flipped over seventeen times, bitch tried to stab me in the bathroom, and somebody blew up my Porsche! I am in a BAD goddamn mood! Now I usually don't step in on things like this, but this man Jack Cates is gonna help me straighten out the rest of my day! So I suggest you all back up, and let us go about our business!
  Barroom Fighter: 'Cause you got a gun?
  Reggie Hammond: No, 'cause I have a gun and I'll pop a cap in your ass!
  Barroom Fighter: I don't think you have the guts to use it.
  [Reggie shoots him in the leg.]
  Reggie Hammond: Anybody else want a limp?