Friday March 8, 6:17 pm Eastern Time

Press Release

ADVISORY/``Showtime'' World Premiere Monday, March 11th

WHAT:   The world premiere of "Showtime," starring Eddie Murphy,
        Robert De Niro and Rene Russo, presented by Warner Bros.
        Pictures, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures and
        NPV Entertainment.

WHO:    From the film: Eddie Murphy, Robert De Niro, Rene Russo,
        William Shatner, Kadeem Hardison, Pedro Damian, Drena De Niro,
        Johnnie Cochran. Producers Jorge Saralegui and Jane Rosenthal.
        Executive Producers Will Smith, James Lassiter, Eric McLeod
        and Bruce Berman.

        Other Celebrity Guests: Lisa Kudrow, Eriq LaSalle, Minnie
        Driver, Owen Wilson, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Keenan Ivory
        Wayans, Sugar Ray Leonard, Dr. Dre, Kelly Lynch, Holly
        Robinson-Peete, Cedric The Entertainer, Rayvon, Bill Bellamy,
        Jane Seymour and more ...

WHEN:   Monday, March 11th
        Arrivals -- 6:00 p.m.
        Screening -- 7:00 p.m.

WHERE:  Grauman's Chinese Theatre
        6925 Hollywood Blvd.
        Hollywood

        When a no-nonsense LAPD detective (Robert De Niro) is forced
        to star on a reality-based television show with a frustrated
        actor-turned-LAPD-patrolman (Eddie Murphy), they find their
        lives turned upside down by a powerhouse producer (Rene Russo)
        and her very intrusive camera crew.

                Your coverage of this event is invited.

     Press Credentials must be picked up outside the theater after
    4:30 p.m. on the day of the event. There will be no exceptions.

          "SHOWTIME" OPENS IN THEATERS NATIONWIDE MARCH 15TH.

     "Showtime" is rated PG-13 by the MPAA for "action, violence,
                   language and some drug content."
             www.showtimemovie.com / AOL Keyword: Showtime