National Security
They only look like cops.
2003 | 89m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Dennis Dugan |
|---|---|
| Writer: | David Ronn, Jay Scherick |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 17, 2003 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Dennis Dugan |
| Writer: | David Ronn, Jay Scherick |
| Genres: | Comedy, Action, Crime |
| Keywords | safety, patrol, conflict, police academy, security guard, buddy cop, lapd |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, Intermedia Films, Outlaw Productions, The Firm |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $50,097,949
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 | Ang |
| Mike Brady | Smith |
| Troy Gilbert | Cain |
| Anthony G. Schmidt | Eddie |
| Joe Bucaro III | Bratton |
| Carl Ciarfalio | Stanton |
| Bobby McLaughlin | Ashcroft |
| Robert Harvey | Cop at Impound Yard |
| John Henry Binder | Cop at Impound Yard |
| Margaret Travolta | Judge |
| Wayne Morse | Bailiff |
| Terry 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 Solitary |
| Hal Fishman | Hal Fishman |
| Andy Dugan | Student Driver |
| Mickey Gilbert | Driving Instructor |
| Richardson Morse | Detective |
| Ben Hernandez Bray | Detective |
| Tom Forrest | Obnoxious Guy |
| Amy Aquino | Councilwoman |
| Amanda Van Roberts | Rich Lady |
| Michael Grasso | Training Cop |
| Bruce Franklin | Training Facility Officer |
| Daniel Sudick | Training Facility Officer |
| Maia Danziger | Jaguar Lady |
| Greg Serano | Carjacker |
| Martin Klebba | Security Guard (uncredited) |
| Kevin Beard | Taylor (uncredited) |
| Michael Beardsley | Opening Scene Motorist (uncredited) |
| Frank Carlopio | Cadet Lopez (uncredited) |
| Ray Huffman | Security Officer (uncredited) |
| Errol Sack | Bus Driver (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bruce Franklin | First Assistant Director |
| Stan Lee Rice | Stunt Coordinator |
| Susan Bierbaum | Script Supervisor |
| Dennis Seawright | First Assistant Camera |
| Vincent Mata | Second Assistant Camera |
| Peter Thoren | Video Assist Operator |
| Debra Denson | Makeup Department Head |
| JoAnn Stafford-Chaney | Key Hair Stylist |
| Scott Kidner | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Tommy Noroian | Dolly Grip |
| Ray Milazzo | Second Assistant Camera |
| Patrick J. Don Vito | Associate Editor |
| Murray Miller | Location Manager |
| Chris Silver Finigan | Production Accountant |
| Lorrie Campbell | Set Designer |
| Michael O'Farrell | Sound Effects Editor |
| Jonathan Klein | Foley Supervisor |
| Joel Kramer | Stunt Coordinator, Stunts |
| Bo Greigh | Stunts |
| Tony Donno | Stunts |
| Joe Bucaro III | Stunts |
| Bob Brown | Stunts |
| Scott Waugh | Stunts |
| Larry Fulton | Production Design |
| Mickey Gilbert | Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator |
| Douglas A. Mowat | Set Decoration |
| Kris Krosskove | Camera Operator |
| Debra Neil-Fisher | Editor |
| Felicia Fasano | Casting |
| Conte Mark Matal | Second Assistant Director |
| Christa Munro | Art Direction |
| Joe Chess | Camera Operator |
| Maricella Ramirez | First Assistant Camera |
| Mike Cahoon | Camera Loader |
| Paula Truman | Costume Supervisor |
| Nadyne Peoples | Key Makeup Artist |
| Andrea Young | Hairstylist |
| Aaron Katz | Video Assist Operator |
| David Ferry | Costumer |
| Denise Fischer | Makeup Artist |
| James B. Crawford | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Charles W. Wayt | Dolly Grip |
| Todd Bassman | Boom Operator |
| Michelle Morrissey | Production Supervisor |
| Dennis DeWaay | Construction Coordinator |
| Lynda Reiss | Property Master |
| Carol McConnaughey | Unit Publicist |
| Joel Renfro | Transportation Captain |
| James Matheny | Dialogue Editor |
| Larry Kemp | ADR Supervisor |
| Derek Jan Vermaas | Production Coordinator |
| Chad S. Frey | Set Designer |
| Angela M. Whiting | Assistant Property Master |
| Nicola Goode | Still Photographer |
| David S. Clark | First Assistant Editor |
| Cherie Tamai | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Cindy Marty | Sound Effects Editor |
| Howard London | ADR Recordist |
| Matthew Dettmann | Foley Artist |
| Greg Orloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gary Robert | Utility Stunts |
| David D. Johnson | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Hans Berggren | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Don McCuaig | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Jeff Ervin | Assistant Editor |
| Bob Bowman | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Lane Burch | Foley Mixer |
| Bob Muñoz | Key Grip |
| Jon Taylor | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Mo Henry | Negative Cutter |
| George A. Sack Jr. | Stunt Driver |
| Joyce McNeal | Stunts |
| Michael Justice | Stunts |
| Peter Horak | Stunts |
| John Finklea | Music Editor |
| Glen Yrigoyen | Stunts |
| Jeff Sanders | Stunt Double |
| Kris A. Jeffrey | Stunts |
| Hollis Hill | Stunts |
| J. Armin Garza II | Stunts |
| Michael T. Brady | Stunts |
| David Ronn | Writer |
| Chuck 'Chaz' Hosack | Stunts |
| Joe Finnegan | Stunts |
| Clarke Coleman | Stunts |
| Kevin Beard | Stunt Driver |
| Jay Scherick | Writer |
| Charlie Estepp | Stunts |
| Matt Byrne | Stunts |
| Christine Anne Baur | Stunts |
| Tony Lee Boggs | Stunts, Stunt Double |
| Dennis Dugan | Director |
| Randy Edelman | Original Music Composer |
| Oliver Wood | Director of Photography |
| Mary Vernieu | Casting |
| Anne McCarthy | Casting |
| April Ferry | Costume Design |
| Michelle Kuznetsky Silverman | Music Supervisor |
| Mary Ramos | Music Supervisor |
| Jeffrey Silver | Unit Production Manager |
| Joseph Geisinger | Production Sound Mixer |
| Daniel Sudick | Special Effects Coordinator |
| George H. Anderson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Gary A. Hecker | Foley Artist |
| Gary C. Bourgeois | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Terry Haggar | Color Timer |
| Garrett Warren | Stunt Double |
| Matthew Taylor | Stunts |
| Errol Sack | Stunts |
| Pat Romano | Stunts |
| Clint Lilley | Stunts |
| Paul M. Lane | Utility Stunts |
| Troy Gilbert | Stunts |
| Charlie Brewer | Stunts |
| Charlie Picerni | Stunts |
| Jim Lewis | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Guy East | Executive Producer |
| Peaches Davis | Co-Executive Producer |
| Scott Strauss | Co-Producer |
| Michael Green | Producer |
| Moritz Borman | Executive Producer |
| Andy Given | Co-Producer |
| Nigel Sinclair | Executive Producer |
| Jeff Kwatinetz | Co-Executive Producer |
| Sharon Dugan | Co-Producer |
| Robert Newmyer | Producer |
| Jeffrey Silver | Producer |
| Martin Lawrence | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 30 | 68 | 17 |
| 2024 | 5 | 33 | 61 | 17 |
| 2024 | 6 | 28 | 37 | 21 |
| 2024 | 7 | 30 | 42 | 19 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 17 |
| 2024 | 10 | 29 | 48 | 16 |
| 2024 | 11 | 23 | 59 | 11 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 28 | 56 | 16 |
| 2025 | 2 | 15 | 35 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
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r96sk
6.0
<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 are good jokes in there, albeit via the overly relied upon race humour, and it features some solid practical effects/stunts. I just never really got into it, nor did I sense that the leads were a satisfactory match for each other.
Jan 12, 2025