22 Jump Street

Theatrical Release Date: 2014 06 13 (USA)

UPC: 043396439641

Studio: Sony Pictures

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Violence, Brief Nudity, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Drug Content]

Summary: When their department is relocated across the street to 22 Jump Street, undercover cops Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) are tasked with posing as college students, and rooting out an elusive campus drug dealer. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Comedy

Features: 5 deleted & extended scenes
The perfect couple of directors
Line-o-rama
Commentary with directors Phil Lord & Chris Miller, Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum

Blu-ray exclusives:
17 additional deleted & extended scenes
4 additional line-o-ramas
Joke-a-palooza
Everything is better in college
Jenko split video
The perfect line: ad-libbing on set
The dramatic interpretation of 22 Jump Street - the version without the jokes!
Don't cut yet: the Mr. Walters prison scene
New recruits: casting 22 Jump Street
Janning and Chonah
Extended ook & McQuaid football video

22 Jump Street

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 11/18/2014

Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 2.40:1

Audio: DHMA, DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 112 Minutes

Sides: 2

Number of Discs: 2

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Chapters: Disc #1 -- 22 Jump Street
1. Scene 1
2. Scene 2
3. Scene 3
4. Scene 4
5. Scene 5
6. Scene 6
7. Scene 7
8. Scene 8
9. Scene 9
10. Scene 10
11. Scene 11
12. Scene 12
13. Scene 13
14. Scene 14
15. Scene 15
16. Scene 16

Jason Buchanan

By all accounts, 2012's 21 Jump Street should have been a total disaster. Yet by openly acknowledging the absurdity of adapting a TV show that had been off the air for 20 years, and eschewing the angsty melodrama of the original series for hip meta humor, the filmmakers managed to turn out an enjoyably self-aware comedy that benefitted tremendously from the unlikely chemistry between stars Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum. For that reason, it came as no surprise when a sequel was announced shortly after its release.

Flash forward two years, and the same creative team behind that unlikely hit return with a sequel that has a different satirical target in its sights. Yes, this time screenwriter Michael Bacall and Hill (who are again credited with the story) are singling out the concept of sequels for derision, and with the help of new co-writers Oren Uziel and Rodney Rothman, they mock everything that makes follow-ups feel repetitive and superfluous. At the same time, they add an extra helping of juvenile farce that keeps the laughs coming even (or perhaps especially) as the film flirts with contemporary comedy's most feared scourge -- the two-hour mark.

The movie opens to find undercover cops Schmidt (Hill) and Jenko (Tatum) breaking character and botching a major bust. As a result, a notorious criminal known as the Ghost (Peter Stormare) manages a clean getaway, and Deputy Chief Hardy (Nick Offerman) sends the not-so-fresh faced cops back to Captain Dickson (Ice Cube) for a new assignment. Operating out of 22 Jump Street, which is directly across the street from their old headquarters, Schmidt and Jenko are tasked with posing as college students in order to identify the source behind a dangerous new drug known on the streets as WhyPhy (Work Hard Yes, Play Hard Yes -- a potent blend of Adderall and Ecstasy).

Once the duo settle into their new dorms, the search for suspects leads them in different directions: While Jenko falls in with the jock fraternity, led by star football players Rooster (Jimmy Tatro) and Zook (Wyatt Russell), Schmidt investigates the liberal-arts students and finds himself falling for pretty Maya (Amber Stevens). In time, this divergent approach leads to an ever widening gap between the formerly tight-knit cops, which is further exacerbated by Jenko's blossoming bro-mance with Zook. But later, just when it looks like the case has been cracked, a new wrinkle appears that requires Schmidt and Jenko to repair their fractured partnership in order to catch their man (or woman).

By opening with a ridiculous action sequence that emphasizes the bigger budget, followed by Offerman's Deputy Chief Hardy delivering a speech that calls out everything that's wrong with sequels, writers Bacall, Uziel, and Rothman make their target as clear as a paper perpetrator in a police shooting range. Fortunately, they also realize that hammering away at this one point could grow tiresome over the course of two hours; by following both characters down their separate paths, they allow the story to meander in the best sense of the word. Often in comedies (especially those marked by improvisation), it's easy to get the impression that the cast were having a riot on the set. That can be dangerous if the good vibes don't end up on the screen as well, but here, as in the first film, Hill and Tatum exhibit an infectious playfulness that seems to extend to their co-stars (especially in the cases of Cube, Russell, and Jillian Bell as Maya's caustically deadpan roommate) and their audience.

This is complimented by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the rising directorial duo who -- coming off the success of The Lego Movie -- keep the pacing brisk while adding a dash of visual flair as they riff on increasingly larger action clichés. Though it could be said that Lord and Miller abuse split screen more than anyone since Brian De Palma in his prime, a hallucinogenic detour early on and a post-credits forecast for the future both offer dazzling visuals that don't feel out of place despite their stylistic divergence. And even if 22 Jump Street feels 22 minutes too long, chances are you'll be laughing hysterically though 12 of them, and fighting to find your breath during the rest. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Michael Bacall  Executive Producer 
Michael Bacall  Screenwriter 
Stephen J. Cannell  Executive Producer 
Mark Mothersbaugh  Composer (Music Score) 
Neal H. Moritz  Producer 
Brian Bell  Executive Producer 
Rodney Rothman  Screenwriter 
Jonah Hill  Producer 
Channing Tatum  Producer 
Benjamin Waisbren  Executive Producer 
Tania Landau  Executive Producer 
Phil Lord  Director 
Phil Lord  Executive Producer 
Christopher Miller  Director 
Christopher Miller  Executive Producer 
Reid Carolin  Executive Producer 
Oren Uziel  Screenwriter 
Jonah Hill  Actor 
Channing Tatum  Actor 
Peter Stormare  Actor 
Ice Cube  Actor 
Amber Stevens  Actor 
Wyatt Russell  Actor 
Jillian Bell  Actor 
Keith Lucas  Actor 
Kenny Lucas  Actor 
Nick Offerman  Actor 
Jimmy Tatro  Actor 
Caroline Aaron  Actor 
Craig Roberts  Actor 
Marc Evan Jackson  Actor 
Joe Chrest  Actor 
Eddie J. Fernandez  Actor 
Rye Rye  Actor 
Johnny Pemberton  Actor 
Stanley Wong  Actor 
Dax Flame  Actor 
Diplo  Actor 
Tyler Forrest  Actor 
John Bostic  Actor 
Richard Grieco  Actor 
Dustin Nguyen  Actor 
Ian Hoch  Actor 
Kate Adair  Actor 
Drew Cross  Actor 
Katrina DeSpain  Actor 
Oscar Gale  Actor 
Janeline Condez Hayes  Actor 
Jackie Bohne  Actor 
Jason Richard Allan Foster  Actor 
Toby Nichols  Actor 
Toby Holguin  Actor 
Eddie Perez  Actor 
Mickey Facchinello  Actor 
Tom Ventura  Actor 
Brian Schacter  Actor 

Country: USA