Car chases, bloody
bodies and a hard-core prison… all in a day’s work. Mel Gibson’s vacation plans take a turn for
the worse in the raw, explosive and action-packed GET THE GRINGO, arriving on Blu-ray,
DVD and digital download July 17 courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Home
Entertainment and Icon Productions.
Gibson stars as Driver, an
American criminal who violently crashes his car through the border wall as he
tries to outrun the U.S. Border Patrol.
Coming to a screeching halt in Mexico, Driver survives the crash only to
land inside a hard-core Mexican prison.
Here, Driver enters the strange and dangerous world of “El
Pueblito.” In the middle of this ruthless penal colony, Driver must do
whatever it takes to survive, depending on the unlikely guidance of a
10-year-old kid who shows him the ropes.
Not The Brightest Bulb On The Force
The stereotype of the ‘dumb cop’
has featured in countless films over the years - and Get the Gringo is
no exception! In this feature, we will list our five favorite dumb cops in
film, including Inspector Clouseau in Pink
Panther, Frank Drebin in Naked Gun and Super Troopers in Super
Troopers.
Officers Slaters
and Michaels, Superbad
In 2007’s Superbad, two cops – Officer Slater and Office Michael - run into
Fogell as he illegally tries to buy beer with his fake ID. They offer to give him a lift to the party
and instead make numerous stops along the way that exemplify inappropriate
behavior for an officer of the law, including stealing beers, drinking on the
job and improper use of their firearms.
Super Troopers, Super Troopers
Jay Chandrasekhar’s 2001 comedy Super Troopers centered around Vermont’s
five dumbest cops, who have a knack for screwing up and an affinity for
syrup-chugging contests for breakfast.
However, when budget cuts threaten their livelihood and a murder case
pops up, Thorny, Mac, Rabbit, Forster and Farva have to straighten up and quit
their silly ways.
Paul Bart, Paul Bart: Mall Cop
In Paul Bart: Mall Cop, Paul Bart fails his training to be a New
Jersey officer due to his severe hypoglycemia, which causes him to act
foolishly on multiple occasions. Still
keen for a career in uniform, he settles to work as a security guard – a mall
cop – in a local New Jersey Mall.
However, when a mall robbery occurs, it’s up to Bart to save the day
with the aid of his trusted Segway.
Frank Drebin, Naked Gun
Leslie Nielsen stars as Detective
Frank Drebin in the Naked Gun series,
a police officer with a unique approach, solving kidnappings and crazy murder
plots in a ludicrous fashion. The series
took a cue from the slapstick style of comedy, seeing Nielsen performing wacky
stunts and donning far-fetched “undercover” disguises.
Inspector Clouseau,
Pink Panther
A bumbling and incompetent police
inspector, Inspector Clouseau’s investigations are marked with chaos and
misfortunes for himself and others, with Clouseau typically is at fault . Though he’s not particularly intelligent and
will follow a completely idiotic theory to solve a crime, he can always be
relied on to solve the crime, even if only by accident!
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