Showtime

2005 • 91 minutes

About this movie

Veteran L.A.P.D detective, Mitch Preston is a man of few words and even less style. But what he lacks in charisma, he makes up for in skill - skill that is about to lead to one of the city's biggest ever drug busts. That is until fast-talking, slow thinking police patrolman and wannabe actor, Trey Sellars manages to botch the entire operation. Furious at the outcome and aggravated by the television crews at the scene, Mitch shoots at a camera. Instantly he becomes a media celebrity and catches the eye of reality TV producer, Chase Renzi. Knowing the police need some positive PR, she sells the benefits of a crew following Mitch and Trey around to the Chief of Police. He agrees and instead of giving Mitch a suspension, he gives him an ultimatum: do it for the cameras or don't do it at all. It's not going to be pretty, but it's going to be fun, when real cop Mitch is thrown into the unreal world of television complete with phony people, bad sets and a partner who would rather act a cop than be one! Lights, camera, action and shoot - it's SHOWTIME! 2002 Village Roadshow Films Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

Ratings and reviews

Not bad. De Niro is kicking ass