In the film The Other Guys , detectives Allen Gamble and Terry Hoitz toil in obscurity while their heroic counterparts (the “Gators”) command resources, credit, and media attention. When the stars self-destruct in a comically absurd suicide (jumping off a building to prove they can “fly”), the “other guys” are forced to solve a $40 billion financial crime hidden in plain sight—a case the stars had dismissed as boring paperwork.
Allen Gamble is a forensic accountant—a "paper bitch," as he is affectionately called. He loves his job. He loves desk work. He plays the gentle acoustic guitar, drives a Prius ("It's literally the quietest car on the market"), and possesses a mysterious, suppressed history as a pimp in college (the legendary "Gator" persona). Gamble represents the domesticated, safety-first modern man. The Other Guys