Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell recently suited up for this summer’s buddy cop flick The Other Guys. Which makes us ponder, if we had the power, who would we cast as a buddy cop duo? We’ve sorted our suggestions by cop personalities, but we think each twosome could combine in a number of entertaining ways.

So here they are, off the top of our heads, after way too many cups of coffee (so judge us accordingly).

Crazy Cop, Crazier Cop: Kristen Wiig, Russell Brand
What Wiig character would be the perfect foil to Brand’s decadent rock star schtick? Or can Brand reinvent himself as a man in blue? Once these two join forces we think sparks will fly.

Robert Downey Jr., Brad Pitt
We’re talking 12 Monkeys and Tropic Thunder bonkers.

Good Cop, Baby Cop: Pearl, Will Ferrell
We know Pearl’s probably already in therapy trying to erase the damage from Funny or Die‘s Baby Cop series. But we confess we still want to see more of the twisted team. (And Pearl scaring the pants off a big-time bad guy. How about Willem Dafoe?)

Angry Cop, Angrier Cop: Mel Gibson, Christian Bale
How many curse words and adult temper tantrums can you cram in a cop flick?

Brainy Beefcake Cop, Not-So-Brainy Beefcake Cop: Bradley Cooper, Mark Wahlberg
They’re both lovely to look at. As to who can pull off brainy law and order man the best, everyone’s entitled to their opinion. We’ll contemplate ours silently.

Cute Cop, Cuckoo Cop: Bradley Cooper, Zach Galfianakis
They clicked in The Hangover, so why not as chummy cops? Imagine the the interrogation room hijinks when Cooper flirts with the accused while Galfianakis offers them a roofie soda.

Dumb Cop, Dork Cop: Danny Pudi, Donald Glover
Maybe they’re not movie stars, but their Community characters Abed and Troy have such charisma together we imagine Hollywood could do worse than give them a whirl. Troy’s ditziness and Abed’s ability to interpret the world through movies make them an especially appealing couple — though we’d watch any wacky personas they’d invent.

Neurotic Cop, Lazy Cop: Zach Galifianakis, Jason Schwartzman
Their connection is clear in the silly Raymond Chandler-esque sleuth TV series Bored to Death.

Geek Cop, Geekier Cop: Jay Baruchel, Michael Cera
We’re tired of beauty or brawn and the geek. How about some geek on geek action?

Ballbuster Cop, Bombshell Cop: Tilda Swinton, Marion Cotillard
Have you seen Julia? Have you seen Marion Cotillard? Enough said.

Magic Cop, Screw-up Cop: Will Arnett, Simon Pegg
Pegg’s a pro at underdogs who finally have their day. Arnett can pull off pitch-perfect silliness or seriousness in any situation. But we’re itching for him to tackle a law officer that uses fumbled magic tricks to fight crime. Or maybe Arnett could finally revive the Pink Panther franchise with Pegg as his ambushing ally Cato.

Sexy Cop, Sexy Cop: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Marisa Tomei
We know any men reading this don’t need an explanation. To the ladies we say, how about some gals in blue that turn heads and kick ass?

Sex-Crazed Cop, Uptight Cop: Jemaine Clement, Paul Rudd
Say what you will about Dinner for Shmucks, ex-Flight of the Concords rocker Jemaine nailed megalomaniac, sex-crazed artist Kieran. We’d like to stuff him and Rudd into a cop car and see what happens.

Werewolf Cop, Vampire Cop: Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
What are they fighting for (or over) this time? Not Bella Swan.

Zombie Cop, Human Cop: Woody Harrelson, Simon Pegg
We’re not sure who would be the zombie, but we think either could make it work.

Alien Cop, Human Cop: Keanu Reeves, Jeff Bridges
Of course Reeves would play the alien (The Day The Earth Stood Still may have been his pinnacle performance). Bridges could help coach Keanu thanks to his Starman experience.

Sultry Rookie, Smart Rookie: Dakota Fanning, Ellen Page
We’re not saying Page isn’t pretty, but after The Runaways we’re betting Fanning generates oodles of Heather Locklear-like lady cop lustiness.

Bad-Ass Cop, Nervous Cop: Ben Stiller, Sam Elliott
We’d love to see a mustachioed Elliott mess with Stiller.

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