They only look like cops.
Earl Montgomery, a bombastic police academy reject, and Hank Rafferty, a disgraced, mild-mannered cop, can't seem to escape each other. They met on opposite sides of the law during a routine traffic stop that escalated out of control; now as lowly security guards they're thrown together to bust a smuggling operation.
- 6.0
- 2003
- Released
- 1h 29m
Martin Lawrence
Earl Montgomery
Steve Zahn
Hank Rafferty
Colm Feore
Detective Frank McDuff
Bill Duke
Lieutenant Washington
Eric Roberts
Nash
Timothy Busfield
Charlie Reed
Robinne Lee
Denise
Brett Cullen
Heston
Ken Lerner
Hank's Lawyer
Matt McCoy
Robert Barton
Joe Flaherty
Owen Fergus
Mari Morrow
Lola
Cleo King
Woman in Car
Gerry Del Sol
Booking Clerk
Stephen Tobolowsky
Billy Narthax
Keith Cooke
AngMike Brady
SmithBobby McLaughlin
Ashcroft
Robert Harvey
Cop at Impound Yard
John Henry Binder
Cop at Impound Yard
Margaret Travolta
JudgeWayne Morse
BailiffTerry Logan
LAPD Cop
Mark Lonow
Detective at Interrogation
Jeff Ross
Security Guard
Jocko Marcellino
Sarcastic Cop
Jonathan Loughran
Sarcastic Cop
Noel Gugliemi
Latino Convict
Hiep Thi Le
McDuff's Secretary
Leslie Jones
Trucker Woman
Dawn Lewis
Woman at Impound Yard
Jackie Flynn
Guard in SolitaryHal Fishman
Hal FishmanRichardson Morse
Detective
Ben Hernandez Bray
DetectiveTom Forrest
Obnoxious Guy
Amy Aquino
CouncilwomanAmanda Van Roberts
Rich LadyMichael Grasso
Training Cop
Maia Danziger
Jaguar Lady
Greg Serano
Carjacker
Martin Klebba
Security Guard (uncredited)
Michael Beardsley
Opening Scene Motorist (uncredited)Frank Carlopio
Cadet Lopez (uncredited)Ray Huffman
Security Officer (uncredited)
Errol Sack
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Released
en
$50,097,949.00
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<em>'National Security'</em> isn't terribly adrift from being a standard Martin Lawrence flick, which would be a compliment as he is an actor I've mildly enjoyed in said sorta roles down the years. This one just doesn't work, which is a shame as I also like co-star Steve Zahn in other films too. Zahn feels miscast, Lawrence is the one that stops this from truly falling through the floor. There