Los Angeles, June 16: Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett joined the rest of the cast of "Hollywood Homicide" on Tuesday night for the West Coast premier of this action comedy that was filmed entirely in Los Angeles.


"Hollywood Homicide" is a fast paced action comedy that tells the story of two Los Angeles Policemen and how they juggle the demands of the job with life at home. Joe Gavilan (Harrison Ford) is a veteran detective at the top of his career, whose personal life is a complete mess. He drinks too much, stays up too late and is being investigated by his own department.


His partner K.C. Calden (Josh Hartnett) really couldn`t give a damn about the LAPD. He`s more interested in teaching yoga and learning to become an actor than he is in detective work. When four rap singers are murdered at a club the two cops are assigned to the case.

The music industry, particularly hip hop and rap scene are scrutinized by Gavilan and Calden, who dig around behind the scenes to try and solve the case. Relations between veteran cop Gavilan and his young partner are stormy at best, they have very different priorities and that leads to constant tension, even while they are investigating a major crime. But the very fact that they are odds with each other is what brings out the comedy in the movie.


The movie is full of colorful characters and a host of stars play cameo roles, Eric Idle, Robert Wagner, Martin Landau and Gladys Knight are all part of this tinseltown story. Ruby (Lena Olin) is a sexy radio psychic who gives personal and professional comfort to Ford`s character, and the Oscar nominated actress "listened to psychic radio shows and watched TV programs like "Crossing Over" to get the gist of how it all works.


Lou Diamond Phillips is perhaps the most colorful of all, he plays a vice squad officer who dresses in drag. The transformation was a whole new experience for the actor, but he says most of all he found "the mini skirt a bit disconcerting, especially sitting down" in one. Harrison Ford may be a veteran in the acting world, but he still takes time out to prepare for each role, and for "Hollywood Homicide" he spent some time with the LAPD in Hollywood "to get the style of the department" right.


Action film fans will be relieved to hear that there`s a raft of car chases in the movie, and although Josh Hartnett admits to "crashing one" during filming, he absolutely denies "almost killing Harrison Ford"



"Hollywood Homicide" opens in theaters nationwide on June 13, 2003.


Bureau Report