FILM
If these two can learn to stand each other... the bad guys don't stand a chance.
A veteran cop and an unstable detective become partners who must put their differences aside in order to bring down a heroin-smuggling ring run by ex-Special Forces.
Directed by Richard Donner
Starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Mitchell Ryan, Tom Atkins, Darlene Love, Traci Wolfe, Jackie Swanson
From TMDB release dates and JustWatch offers, as listed on 17 October 2026. Both change often; a missing date or offer means none is listed yet.
| In cinemas | 28 August 1987 |
|---|---|
| Digital release | No date listed |
| Physical release | No date listed |
| First cinema release anywhere | 6 March 1987 (Canada and the United States) |
Dates come from TMDB and can change. The digital date is the first rental, purchase or streaming date and does not confirm a launch on a particular service; the physical date does not confirm a Blu-ray or 4K edition. Both are often added closer to release.
| Country | In cinemas | Physical |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 6 Mar 1987 | – |
| United States | 6 Mar 1987 | – |
| Brazil | 28 May 1987 | – |
| Australia | 4 Jun 1987 | – |
| Philippines | 10 Jun 1987 | – |
| Argentina | 11 Jun 1987 | – |
| Japan | 13 Jun 1987 | – |
| Uruguay | 18 Jun 1987 | – |
| Hong Kong | 2 Jul 1987 | – |
| Colombia | 23 Jul 1987 | – |
| Netherlands | 23 Jul 1987 | 10 Jun 2011 |
| Denmark | 24 Jul 1987 | – |
| France | 5 Aug 1987 | – |
| Portugal | 7 Aug 1987 | – |
| Spain | 7 Aug 1987 | – |
| Sweden | 14 Aug 1987 | 25 Feb 1988 |
| United Kingdom | 28 Aug 1987 | – |
| Norway | 3 Sept 1987 | – |
| Germany | 10 Sept 1987 | – |
| Finland | 11 Sept 1987 | – |
| Italy | 11 Sept 1987 | – |
| Greece | 13 Sept 1987 | – |
| South Korea | 24 Dec 1987 | – |
| Poland | 31 Dec 1987 | – |
| Türkiye | 1 Oct 1989 | – |
| Mexico | – | 1 Dec 1998 |
| Russia | – | 26 Jun 2001 |
From our streaming checks, last checked 17 Oct, 06:53 Dublin time. "Expected" dates come from availability data, not the service; a "first detected" date is when a check first found it there, not its release date. See streaming releases this week in Ireland.
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