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After Danny Rizzo loses yet another wisecracking maverick partner to an explosion, he dreads being paired up with still another loose cannon who gets things done. Instead, he gets James Flynn, a cop who likes to do everything the same way he does. When they find themselves reading suspects their Miranda rights in unison, they know this partnership was meant to be.

Together, they hit the streets and play it safe, steering responsibly away from things outside their jurisdiction and always calling for backup.



Drivers going 36, watch out! Rizzo and Flynn are on the case!

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The film follows their careers together, traffic stop after traffic stop after noise complaint, until the last day before retirement.

They arrive to find a suspiciously empty office. Sensing something is wrong, they hurry to the chief's office, where the whole department surprises them with a party, and the chief winkingly tells them they can head home a day early and count it as a free "sick day" on him. After retiring, they move to Florida with their wives.