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Midnight Run (1988)
Released By: MCA Universal Home Video   Rating: R   In Theaters: N/A
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Studio: MCA Universal Home Video
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Martin Brest
Language: English
Official Website: N/A
Theatrical Release: N/A
Home Video Release: N/A
Cast: Charles Grodin, Dennis Farina, Joe Pantoliano, John Ashton, Robert DeNiro, Yaphet Kotto
Published ID: 1745
UPC: 014381427127, 025192274923, 025193281425,
Plot: Director Martin Brest, of Going in Style and Beverly Hills Cop fame, was in charge of Midnight Run. Robert De Niro stars as Jack Walsh, a hard-bitten bounty hunter offered $100,000 to bring in embezzler Jonathan Mardukas (Charles Grodin). Handcuffed to the wimpy Mardukas, Walsh assumes that the extradition trip from New York to Los Angeles will be an uneventful one. But the prisoner hasn't told Walsh the whole story: the embezzler owes $15 million to a mobster (Dennis Farina), and he's been targeted for assassination. It's a toss-up as to what is the most entertaining aspect of Midnight Run: the slam-bang action and chase sequences or the verbal byplay between DeNiro and Grodin. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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midnight run
Added 9/22/2009

This a very nice movie, and I got real good service from amazon they are the people to do bussws with Thank You.
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Midnight Run
Added 9/8/2009

Robert DeNiro...Charles Groden...priceless...funny comedy with Bobby being a bounty hunter, forget Dog the Bounty hunter and check Bobby out as one...if anything can go wrong it does go wrong...you will laugh.
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Midnight Run
Added 11/3/2008

One of the best fun movies of the 80's. I had the honor of driving Mr. Brest, the director, on this film. He also gave me a small part. I am the Amarillo Policeman that releases John Ashton's character. I send him on to Flagstaff. This is one you can watch over and over. We shot all over the country. New York, Chicago (train), in Arizona (Globe, Flagstaff, Clarkdale, etc), LA and Vegas. I had a great time helping make this film and you will have a great time watching it many, many times.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
"We got him, We got the Duke!!!"
Added 5/18/2008

Wow! How we LOVE this film to pieces, and I scratch my head at those who don't get it. I never saw this lovely gem back in the `80s, "But I was just a kid..." My dad took me to see "Roger Rabbit," and that was my main interest. I actually do remember seeing a theatrical TV spot for "Midnight" at the time. "These guys have 5 days to get from New York to Los Angeles..." For years; I pondered what film that commercial was for. I'd skipped many syndicated viewings of "Midnight" over time (probably best I missed the edited `cut' anyway), until a couple years ago. My sister & mother had tuned-in on of the 100+ movie channels, and I sat in for the latter half. Both the "In the next life" & "The desert run chase" scenes were what clinched it for me. I also scratch my head as to `how?' this film escaped me for 20 years.

As of this date; I am a total devotee to "Midnight." I recently won a vintage `Advance' poster off E-Bay, which was put out right before the movie was released. I've nicknamed it "The White Poster." It's 27X40, and has this same pose (from an actual still) of De Niro & Grodin fleeing. The day-by-day taglines are listed above the picture. Sorry; this poster seems to be one-of-a-kind. Good news is that the Nostalgia Factory has "Midnight" press kits/stills available, for those of you hunting merchandise. I bought the soundtrack album from an Amazon seller as well. If you Google "Erasing Clouds - Midnight Run," you'll find a nice little article about the film too.

I don't own the HD version, but my thanks to those of you who've written reviews. Hopefully; Universal will put out a Blu-ray copy in the future? Like most of you; I hold great hope for a future commentary track + those deleted scenes we all know exist. I'd love to hear Martin Brest's own story about his "baby." For those of you who see the "Rain Man (Special Edition)," check out the commentary tracks by both Barry Morrow & Ron Bass. They will give you some insight into Brest's involvement in both "Rain Man" and "Midnight."

"The tough bounty hunter & the sensitive criminal" are definitely at the heart of this film. It's a true labor of love from the creators/crew & all the actors. They're what really make this film a lasting gem! The icing on the cake are Danny Elfman's score, and also Grodin's facial expressions. I can't help but think about "Midnight," whenever I see a package of Chorizo at my supermarket. That's still on my taste-test list.

"See you in the next life": the Blu-ray review.

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Max Entertainment
Added 5/18/2008

I will admit to more than a little bias, as this is my favorite film, period. The byplay between DeNiro (in his first comedic role) and Charles Grodin is just precious -- Grodin as the carping accountant-on-the-lamb who drives bounty hunter DeNiro crazy in their cross-country jaunt. The dialog is snappy, the action first rate, and the supporting cast (Joe Pantoliano as the sleazy bail bondsman, Yaphet Kotto as the frustrated federal agent, and John Ashton as the competing bungling bounty hunter -- oh yes, and Dennis Farina as a truly nasty mob boss) could not be better. I watch it probably twice a year, and my daughter and I quote dialog which seems to apply to a myriad of our own life situations. First rate entertainment.Midnight Run [HD DVD]Midnight Run
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midnight run
Added 9/22/2009

This a very nice movie, and I got real good service from amazon they are the people to do bussws with Thank You.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Midnight Run
Added 9/8/2009

Robert DeNiro...Charles Groden...priceless...funny comedy with Bobby being a bounty hunter, forget Dog the Bounty hunter and check Bobby out as one...if anything can go wrong it does go wrong...you will laugh.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Midnight Run
Added 11/3/2008

One of the best fun movies of the 80's. I had the honor of driving Mr. Brest, the director, on this film. He also gave me a small part. I am the Amarillo Policeman that releases John Ashton's character. I send him on to Flagstaff. This is one you can watch over and over. We shot all over the country. New York, Chicago (train), in Arizona (Globe, Flagstaff, Clarkdale, etc), LA and Vegas. I had a great time helping make this film and you will have a great time watching it many, many times.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
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