Let's Be Cops

Overview

Pals dressed as police officers for a costume party are thrown into the real and dangerous world of cops and robbers when they are mistaken for actual law enforcement.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/11/2014
UPC:	0024543970866
Original Release:	2014
Rating:	R
Source:	BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:44:00
Sales rank:	16,904

Special Features

Closed Caption; Commentary by Director Luke Greenfield and Commentary by Co-Writer Nicholas Thomas; Brothers in blue; Still gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Damon Wayans Jr.	Justin
Jake Johnson	Ryan
Rob Riggle	Segars
Nina Dobrev	Josie
James D'Arcy	Mossi
Andy Garcia	Brolin
Keegan-Michael Key	Michael Key-Pupa
Tom Mardirosian	Georgie
Natasha Leggero	Annie
Rebecca Koon	Lydia
Joshua Ormond	Little Joey
L. Warren Young	Jackson
Nelson Bonilla	Pasha
Brian Oerly	Goran
Jeff Chase	Leka
Alex Rayme	Misha,Misha
Randall P. Havens	Dave,Dave
Chas Robert Skees	Creative Executive #1
Dane Davenport	Creative Executive #2
Raven Baker	Creative Executive #3
Chelsea Hayes	Female Kiss-Ass Executive
Kara Michele Wilder	Gorgeous Woman
Briana Venskus	Precious
Jwaundace Candece	JaQuandae
Samuel Medina	Tough Guy,Tough Guy
Americus Abesamis	Samoan Guy
Wilson Schwarz	Mississippi Kid
Andrew Kochman	Upset Kid
Hoke Faser	8th Grader
Ron Caldwell	Ron
Ted Huckabee	Father
Jackie Costello	Wife #1
Joy Glover Walters	Wife #2
Daniel Parvis	Husband #1
Justin Miles	Husband #2
Michael Scialabba	Old Teammate #1
Matt Mangum	Old Teammate #2
Desmond Phillips	Mike
Corey Wright	Paul
Rebecca Galarza	Hot Bachelorette
Katie Deal	Frozen Wife
Ryan Girard	Frozen Husband
Jamie Moore	Frozen Guy #1
Jamie Renell	Frozen Guy #2
Michael McCormick	Punk Skateboarder
Adam Rosenberg	Dude #1
Elliott Dixon	Dude #2
Allie Brown	Bachelorette #1
Brittany Susko	Bachelorette #2
Courtney Patterson	Receptionist
Marc Farley	Random Neighbor
Patricia Hammet Taylor	Random Neighbor's Wife
Patricia French	Police Clerk
Matt "Horshu" Wiese	Pupa's Rival
Bob Jennings	Basement Sergeant
Jessica Luza	Clipboard Girl
Jason Pendergraft	Officer Thomas
Patch Darragh	Officer Kaplan
Daniel Flores	Tattooed Gangster
Antwan Mills	Commercial Actor #1
Jennifer Stearns	Commercial Actor #2
Mary Jo Catlett	Old Lady
Collin Dennard	Pizza Guy
Damon Sementelli	Expensive Car Guy
Chen Tang	The Real Chang
Jake Monaco	Composer
Jon Lajoie	Todd Cutter
Christophe Beck	Composer
Luke Greenfield	Insanely Handsome Police Tech
Bill Pankow	Police Captain
Damon Sementilli	Expensive Car Guy
Damon Wayans Jnr.	Actor
Chas Harvey	Creative Executive #1
Kara Flowers	Gorgeous Woman

Technical Credits

Luke Greenfield

Nicholas Thomas

Luke Greenfield	Screenwriter,Director,Producer
Nicholas Thomas	Screenwriter,Executive Producer
Simon Kinberg	Producer,Director
Aditya Sood	Producer,Executive Producer
Jeremiah Samuels	Executive Producer,Producer
Nancy Foy	Casting
Alexa L. Fogel	Casting
Mark Weingarten	Sound Mixer
Jonathan S. Gaynor	Sound Mixer
Steven T. Ritzi	Stunts
Sean Garnhart	Sound Effects
Alex Soto	Sound Effects
Genevieve Camilleri	Special Effects
Shaun Brennan	Sound Effects
Timothy Cargioli	Sound Effects
Aaron 'Cujo' Cooley	Sound Effects
Christian Kaplan	Casting

Editorial Reviews

An unabashed pretext for letting New Girl co-stars Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr. put their comedic chemistry to use between seasons, Let's Be Cops is good, stupid fun. The ridiculous story takes a backseat to the nutty characters, and the nutty characters take a backseat to the slapstick humor. The result is what it would be like if they made an entire movie about the two cops from Superbad. Roommates and best buds Ryan (Johnson) and Justin (Wayans) are on the verge of lamenting their directionless thirties: Justin is a video-game designer who's too timid to pitch his best ideas, while Ryan is careerless, living off of the residuals from a fluke acting job for a herpes PSA. When they get invited to a costume party thrown by their old college friends, they briefly consider dressing up as Charlie Brown-style sheet ghosts, but ultimately decide to raid Justin's collection of real police gear (which he's been collecting for research on a game). Of course, as soon as they don the uniforms, the guys discover how cool it is that everybody on the street obeys when they yell "Freeze!" And later, they just can't resist shouting down the tracksuit-wearing mobsters that keep hounding their favorite pizza joint. Next thing you know, Ryan is using his ample free time to study YouTube clips about police jargon and SWAT procedure, and the two friends are in over their heads trying to entrap a crime syndicate -- all the while risking a potentially hefty prison sentence for Impersonating an Officer if they get caught. Filled out with supporting appearances by comic heavyweights like Natasha Leggero, Keegan-Michael Key, and Rob Riggle, Let's Be Cops moves the story along quickly enough so that things never drag. The filmmakers seem well aware that the plot is only barely necessary in the first place. Watching regular guys simultaneously celebrate and mock the fantasy that carrying a badge automatically makes you a major badass is a classic template for getting laughs -- from Police Academy to Super Troopers -- and Let's Be Cops is no exception.