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The first “buddy cop” film was made because two egos couldn’…
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The first “buddy cop” film was made because two egos couldn’t fit in one role.
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The buddy cop genre developed over time in film, with several movies in the 1970s and 1980s popularizing it. No single first one is agreed on.
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