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Strangest Movie Duos: Harrison Ford, Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, And More (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post     First Posted: 02/ 9/2012 9:21 am   Updated: 02/ 9/2012 9:22 am

This weekend, "Safe House" -- starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds -- opens in theaters. This may seem strange for those familiar with each star. After all, Washington, an Oscar winner, has been in films such as "Training Day," "Malcolm X" and "Glory," whereas People's Choice Award-winner Reynolds has starred in "The Green Lantern," "Van Wilder" and "Blade: Trinity."

Obviously, "Safe House" is not the first movie to tinker with the "opposites attract" method. Putting two random actors together in front of a camera is a quick way to guarantee either big box office numbers ("Rush Hour") or one giant flop of a film ("Hollywood Homicide").

In honor of the Ryan-Denzel connection, Moviefone presents the Strangest Movie Duos in action films.*

*We included action-comedy in there, because no one does "strange movie duo" like an action-comedy.

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James Belushi and Jerry Lee in "K-9"
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This movie is about a goofy cop, played by James Belushi, taking down an international drug dealer with the help of his dog. Really, the voiceover for the "K-9" trailer says it all:

"This is Mike Dooley and his new partner -- meet, Officer Lewis [camera pans to German Shepherd]. He's a lover. He's a rebel. He's amazing. He's a hit in high society. But when he goes undercover, he has his own way of making a collar. They're the two toughest cops in town -- one's just a little smarter than the other."

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hbhawaii
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05:50 PM on 02/11/2012
How 'bout Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges in Thunderbolt and Lightfoot?
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butchcliff
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06:25 AM on 02/10/2012
Thought Willis & Hartnette in Slevin was an odd pairing tho not outrageous. Liked the movie tho
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Redhunteur
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04:55 AM on 02/10/2012
What the heck is so odd about Leon or Terminator 2? The story called for a child and they got a child actor. That's not odd, that's just relevant to the script.
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JustinP213
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10:04 PM on 02/09/2012
Hartnett and Ford duo is, by far, the oddest movie duo in the past 40 years.
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hbhawaii
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05:48 PM on 02/11/2012
Just watched the movie -- it's really not bad at all, and there is a fair amount of chemistry between Ford and Hartnett. I've certainly seen worse.
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JustinP213
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12:14 PM on 02/17/2012
Note how I didn't comment on the "quality" of the movie. I don't think that it's a bad movie. It's just a really odd duo.
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Squiriferous
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06:00 PM on 02/09/2012
What ever happened to Josh Hartnett? He simply dropped off the face of the earth it seems.
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04:58 PM on 02/09/2012
There are many more. What about Clint Eastwood and Charlie Sheen (the Rookie)? Arnold Swartzenneger and Danny Devito (Twins)?
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So, just where is this micro-bio? This it?
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01:15 PM on 02/09/2012
Balushi and a dog made more sense than Baluhsi and Courtney Thorne Smith.
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craftycrow
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01:11 PM on 02/09/2012
Harrison Ford has made a lot of bombs in the last 15 years. I guess he just got lucky with Indiana Jones and Star Wars.
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WoodsideCraig
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11:27 AM on 02/09/2012
I liked Cop Out. The presence of Bruce Willis forced Morgan to tone it down and blend with his co-star . . . a bit. It worked.

It did not hurt at all to have Guillermo Diaz as the villian. He's a great actor. I'd like to see him play something beyond gangsters though. I think he's better than that.
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