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Director Martin Brest rocketed to the top of Hollywood's A list with the blockbuster success ofBeverly Hills Cop, and this 1988 follow-up is even better.Midnight Runis a genuine rarity--an action comedy that's dramatically satisfying--thanks to a sharp script by George Gallo, the superb teaming of Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin, and Brest's consummate skill in combining suspense and humor with well-developed characters. De Niro plays a maverick bounty hunter whose latest assignment is Grodin, an accountant accused of embezzling from the Mob. De Niro thinks he's in for an easy job, transporting Grodin (who's afraid to fly) from New York to Los Angeles, but soon discovers that both the FBI and the Mafia are hot on Grodin's trail. Equal parts road trip, action thriller, and a quirky character study,Midnight Runmoves at a breakneck pace but still gives De Niro and Grodin time to create rich, memorable performances as two men who seem to be opposites, but gradually develop mutual respect and admiration. Mainstream entertainment at its best.--Jeff Shannon
De Niro's funniest movie, funnier than Analyze This and Meet the Parents This Movie is exellent from start to finish. Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin are so funny together. De Niro is fed-up bounty hunter Jack Walsh. He is working for backstabbing Los Angeles Bail Bondsman Eddie Moscone played by Joe Pantoliano. Moscone agrees to pay big bucks to Walsh for bringing back mob accountant and bail jumper Jonathan (The Duke) Mardukas played by Charles Grodin. The Duke was in jail for stealing 15 million dollars from his employer, mobster Jimmy Cerano played by Dennis Farina, then giving the money to charity, then hiding from the angry mobster in NY after skipping bail. Walsh finds the Duke with the intent to bring him back to LA. The plot unfolds as Cerano wants to kill the Duke and meanwhile the FBI, lead by agent Alanzo Mosley played by Yaphet Kotto, also wants to find Mardukas to testify against Cerano. So, to get his money from the bail bondsman, Walsh must fight off Cerano, the FBI and an intrusive bounty hunter named Marvin Dorfler played by John Ashton. Everyone is after the Duke while Walsh brings him back to LA. As a result, the trip accross the country for Walsh and the Duke is a crazy, hilarious and exhausting trip. It is a trip to be remembered for sure. Grodin and DeNiro will be friends in the next life. The question is, how will the trip accross the country end in this life? Finding that out will make you laugh and keep you on the edge of your seat. Enjoy
deniro's greatest "B" movie this may not rank with de niro's dramatic classics made with scorcese, but it is one of the all time great B movies starring an A actor.
it's a funny, bittersweet tale that transcends buddy&cop movie cliches due to clever writing and superb realistic acting by the stars and the supporting cast.Outstanding Film, great condition, good price. De Niro was at his bext in this film. Charles Grodin's dead pan humor produced a terrific chemistry with De Niro. Outstanding film. Funny, sad, dramatic, comic, it has everything.
