>80s cop movie, is always a buddy cop flick
>protag is white, sidekick is black
>first they don't get along, but by the end they're best friends
>antagonist is either some corrupt senator or a central european
>if the bad guy's aren't peddling dope, it has to be a dirty bomb, no inbetween
>silly one liners
>gratuitous topless scene @ strip club