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Company Press Release

World Premiere of Columbia Pictures' ''Blue Streak''

WHAT:   The World Premiere of Columbia Pictures' "Blue Streak," with a
        party immediately following

WHERE:  premiere: The Mann Village Theater
                  961 Broxton Ave.  (Westwood)

        party:    The Blue Streak Impound
                  1031 Broxton Ave. (Westwood)

WHEN:   Monday, Sept. 13
        premiere: 7:30 p.m.
        party: immediately following

WHO:    Attending from the cast will be Luke Wilson, Dave Chappelle,
        Peter Greene and William Forsythe, and we are hopeful that the
        film's star, Martin Lawrence, will be able to attend. Also in
        attendance from the film will be director Les Mayfield,
        co-producers Michael Fottrell and Peaches Davis, costume
        designer Denise Wingate, director of photography David Eggby,
        executive producers Dan Melnick and Allen Shapiro, producers
        Toby Jaffe and Neal H. Moritz, and screenwriters Michael Berry
        and John Blumenthal.

        Other celebrities expected to attend are:

        Ben Affleck          Kirsten Dunst        Sinbad
        Casey Affleck        Omar Epps            Leelee Sobieski
        Debbie Allen         Jamie Foxx           So Plush
        Drew Barrymore       Mark-Paul Gosselaar  Ben Stiller
        Bill Bellamy         Djimon Hounsou       Lynne Thigpen
        Nathan Bexton        Felicity Huffman     Tyrese
        Lucas Black          Jonathan Jackson     Casper Van Dien
        Selma Blair          Kellie Martin        Lark Voorhies
        Zachery Ty Bryan     Norm Nixon           Donnie Wahlberg
        Lisa Nicole Carson   Mekhi Phifer         Mark Wahlberg
        China Chow           Freddie Prinze, Jr.  Malcolm-Jamal Warner
        Coolio               Phylicia Rashad      Damon Wayans
        Heavy D              Salli Richardson     Owen Wilson
        Kim Delaney          Sherri Shepherd

Two years ago, talented jewel thief Miles Logan (Martin Lawrence, ``Life'' and ``Bad Boys'') was forced to hide his stolen, precious diamond at a construction site when his $20 million heist went bad. Today, Logan is out of jail -- and willing to go to outrageous lengths to get that diamond back.

The problem? The site where he hid the diamond is now an L.A. police precinct. In ``Blue Streak,'' a hilarious comedy packed with high-voltage action directed by Les Mayfield (``Flubber,'' ``Encino Man''), Miles impersonates a detective in the hopes of making a quick and easy getaway with the rock. But teamed with rookie partner, Carlson (Luke Wilson), Logan instead becomes the toast of the department -- and ``fails upward'' to become head of detectives -- when his criminal expertise ends up inadvertently solving cases and winning the admiration of his ``fellow cops.''

Columbia Pictures presents ``Blue Streak,'' an Original Film/IndieProd Company/Toby Jaffe production, starring Martin Lawrence. Directed by Les Mayfield, the film also stars Luke Wilson, Peter Greene and Dave Chappelle. Written by Michael Berry & John Blumenthal and Steve Carpenter. Toby Jaffe and Neal H. Moritz are producers with Michael Fottrell and Peaches Davis co-producing. Daniel Melnick and Allen Shapiro are executive producers. David Eggby is director of photography and Bill Brzeski is production designer. Denise Wingate is costume designer and Michael Tronick is editor. The special effects supervisor is Clayton W. Pinney. R.A. Rondell and Alan Oliney are stunt coordinators. The visual effects supervisor is Mat Beck.

``BLUE STREAK'' IN THEATERS FRIDAY, SEPT. 17

Columbia Pictures
Tammy Sandler, 310/244-8099