A comedy about a veteran NYPD cop whose rare baseball card is stolen. Since it's his only hope to pay for his daughter's upcoming wedding, he recruits his partner to track down the thief, a memorabilia-obsessed gangster.
After a clumsy operation trying to capture a drug dealer, the N.Y.P.D Detectives Jimmy Monroe and Paul Hodges are suspended for one month by their Captain Romans. Jimmy decides to sell his rare baseball card to pay for his daughter's expensive wedding while his jealous partner believes that his wife is cheating on him with their next-door neighbor. When Jimmy sells his card to a memorabilia store, the place is burgled by two small-time thieves and the detective loses his card. They track down the thieves.
Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Variety incorrectly stated that the title had been changed from its original name "A Couple of Dicks" to "A Couple of Cops." Many news sites concluded that the change was a result of the studio disliking the double entendre nature of the original title. Kevin Smith's previous film,
Zack and Miri Make a Porno, had problems with its title as well. The title would up being changed anyway, due to major networks refusing to promote it before 9 P.M.
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Goofs
Continuity:
In order to push the tattoo artist for information, Jimmy holds a tattoo machine up to the artist's eye while they question him. During the close up shots of the artist the tattoo machine is directly in front of his eye but every time the shot moves to Jimmy and Paul, the tattoo machine is being held away from him.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Paul Hodges:
You know what today represents? Nine Jim. Nine years me and you been together. *Nine* we been main shit stains. I know some dogs that don't even live to be nine. You're lucky if you get seven years out of a Great Dane. But me and you been puttin' it together for nine...
[whips out a card]
Paul Hodges:
Happy anniversary Jim. Jimmy Monroe:
I don't celebrate anniversaries. Paul Hodges:
Jim, open it up. I wanna see the expression on your face. Jimmy Monroe:
You wanna see the expression on my face? The expression you're gonna see on my face is "fuck you". See more »