Blue Streak
Blue Streak is a 1999 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Les Mayfield. Inspired by the 1965 film The Big Job, the film stars Martin Lawrence, Luke Wilson, Dave Chappelle, Peter Greene, Nicole Ari Parker and William Forsythe. Lawrence plays Miles Logan, a jewel thief who tries to retrieve a diamond he left at a police station, whereupon he disguises himself as detective named Malone and gets paired with real policeman Detective Carlson to investigate burglaries. The film was shot on location in California. The prime shooting spot was Sony Pictures Studios, which is located in Culver City, California.
Plot
Jewel thief Miles Logan and his crew—best friend Eddie, getaway driver Tulley, and new recruit Deacon—steal a $17 million diamond during a heist in Los Angeles. During the escape, Deacon betrays the crew, killing Eddie and trying to take the diamond for himself. As the police arrive, Miles hides the diamond inside the air ducts of a building under construction before being arrested. Deacon escapes.
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| author | Stephen Carpenter |
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| contentLocation | California Los Angeles |
| director | Les Mayfield |
| editor | Michael Tronick |
| events | Los Angeles Police Department |
| genre | action comedy crime thriller |
| keywords | armed robbery armored truck arrest build drug deal evidence room fbi federal bureau of investigation federal police force getaway driver id internal affairs jewel thief kill lapd learning the truth mexican border new recruit patrol car pizza delivery report sting operation test think true identity |
| musicBy | Edward Shearmur |
| producer | Neal H. Moritz |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures Daniel Melnick Original Film |
| publisher | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| theme | action comedy buddy comedy buddy cop crime comedy heist police comedy |