ActionComedyCrime

National Security

- 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.

Release Date : 2003-01-17

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Columbia PicturesThe FirmIntermediaOutlaw Productions

Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Earl Montgomery

Original Name : Martin Lawrence

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hank Rafferty

Original Name : Steve Zahn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Frank McDuff

Original Name : Colm Feore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lieutenant Washington

Original Name : Bill Duke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nash

Original Name : Eric Roberts

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charlie Reed

Original Name : Timothy Busfield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Denise

Original Name : Robinne Lee

Gender : Female

Character Name : Heston

Original Name : Brett Cullen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hank's Lawyer

Original Name : Ken Lerner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Robert Barton

Original Name : Matt McCoy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Owen Fergus

Original Name : Joe Flaherty

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lola

Original Name : Mari Morrow

Gender : Female

Character Name : Woman in Car

Original Name : Cleo King

Gender : Female

Character Name : Booking Clerk

Original Name : Gerry Del Sol

Gender : Male

Character Name : Billy Narthax

Original Name : Stephen Tobolowsky

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ang

Original Name : Keith Cooke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Smith

Original Name : Mike Brady

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cain

Original Name : Troy Gilbert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eddie

Original Name : Anthony G. Schmidt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bratton

Original Name : Joe Bucaro III

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stanton

Original Name : Carl Ciarfalio

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ashcroft

Original Name : Bobby McLaughlin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cop at Impound Yard

Original Name : Robert Harvey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cop at Impound Yard

Original Name : John Henry Binder

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judge

Original Name : Margaret Travolta

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bailiff

Original Name : Wayne Morse

Gender : Male

Character Name : LAPD Cop

Original Name : Terry Logan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective at Interrogation

Original Name : Mark Lonow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Security Guard

Original Name : Jeff Ross

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sarcastic Cop

Original Name : Jocko Marcellino

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sarcastic Cop

Original Name : Jonathan Loughran

Gender : Male

Character Name : Latino Convict

Original Name : Noel Gugliemi

Gender : Male

Character Name : McDuff's Secretary

Original Name : Hiep Thi Le

Gender : Female

Character Name : Trucker Woman

Original Name : Leslie Jones

Gender : Female

Character Name : Woman at Impound Yard

Original Name : Dawn Lewis

Gender : Female

Character Name : Guard in Solitary

Original Name : Jackie Flynn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hal Fishman

Original Name : Hal Fishman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student Driver

Original Name : Andy Dugan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Driving Instructor

Original Name : Mickey Gilbert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective

Original Name : Richardson Morse

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective

Original Name : Ben Hernandez Bray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Obnoxious Guy

Original Name : Tom Forrest

Gender : Male

Character Name : Councilwoman

Original Name : Amy Aquino

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rich Lady

Original Name : Amanda Van Roberts

Gender : Female

Character Name : Training Cop

Original Name : Michael Grasso

Gender : Male

Character Name : Training Facility Officer

Original Name : Bruce Franklin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Training Facility Officer

Original Name : Daniel Sudick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jaguar Lady

Original Name : Maia Danziger

Gender : Female

Character Name : Carjacker

Original Name : Greg Serano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Security Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Martin Klebba

Gender : Male

Character Name : Taylor (uncredited)

Original Name : Kevin Beard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Opening Scene Motorist (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Beardsley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cadet Lopez (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Carlopio

Gender : Male

Character Name : Security Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Ray Huffman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bus Driver (uncredited)

Original Name : Errol Sack

Gender : Male

Reviews

r96sk

@r96sk

2025-01-12

'National Security' 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.