Jack Walsh is a former cop from Chicago, who was framed by criminal he was investigating and about to arrest. He is now a bounty hunter based in Los Angeles. His boss wants him to find, Jonathan "The Duke" Mardukas, an accountant, who was working for Las Vegas mobster, who stole millions of dollars from him and gave it away. His boss was the one who bailed him out, and now unless he can get him back in L.A. in the next 5 days, he will forfeit the bond and be placed out of business. So he sends Jack to get him, which is Midnight Run or easy job in the bail bond business. Except for the fact th... at the man The Duke stole the money from, wants to get him, and he is also the same man who framed Jack. And also the FBI wants to get Mardukas so that they can use him to get his boss, so they warn Walsh not to get in their way. But Walsh nevertheless finds The Duke and is about bring him back but when Mardukas claims that he has difficulty with flying the airline throws them out of the plane, so they have to go back on the road. When Walsh's boss, learns that he didn't arrive when he was suppose to, he sends another bounty hunter, Marvin, who is Jack's greatest adversary, to get Mardukas. And when Marvin cancels Walsh's card, they don't have enough funds to make it all the way, so they have to scrape everything they have. And it doesn't help that Mardukas is doing everything he can to escape, cause he says that his former boss can get him even in jail.
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I saw this film upon its original release and thought it was fantastic. However with most 'buddy' movies of the 80's these have seriously been affected by time, garish clothing, an electro pop soundtrack and homosexual references between the characters that nowadays are totally cringe worthy.
I'm pleased to say that Midnight Run has none of this and was still as good as when I first viewed it 18 years ago. The films of the 80’s are the most dated than any other decade in time, but given that the only mentionable difference from this and the films of today is the use of mobile phones, we use pay phones in this film, should give an indication of how well this stands...
De Niro and Grodin star in this hugely enjoyable combination of cop thriller and road movie from Beverly Hills Cop director Brest. The former is the cop turned bounty hunter who has to transport Grodin's money launderer from NY to LA (which he does with the use of some strategically placed handcuffs), all the while unaware that the Mafia are on their tail. Despite being dependent on the age-old buddy-movie cliché - De Niro and Grodin are sworn enemies who develop a grudging respect, nay affection, for each other by the end of the film - scriptwriter Gallo affords both of them plenty of scalpel-sharp one-liners. And there is the added novelty of having the pair ha...
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Reminds me of 17 Blocks. DeNiro was the best thing about this movie. Surprisingly the supporting actor to Bobby's character was very irritating. I wanted DeNiro to go Goodfella's on him. Just to shut him up. I don't know this actors name, but he's usually really good and funny in his roles.
Excellent, fun, entertaining, action-packed movie! It could have had so many other titles.. A Series of Unfortunate Events.. If It Weren't For Bad Luck.. Trains, Planes, and Automobiles.. The Odd Couple.. Nice Guys Don't Always Finish Last!
Excellent crime comedy, entertaining from start to finish. Lots of action, solid script and a very good cast with the ever-great De Niro at the helm. Well worth watching..4.5/5 rating.
