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1988 Certificate 18
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Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin star in this hilarious action-packed blockbuster. Jack Walsh (De Niro) is a cynical ex-cop turned bounty hunter who is offered $100,000 to bring Jonathan "the Duke" Mardukas (Grodin) to justice. Jonathan is a sensitive accountant who embezzled from the mob, gave the money to charity, and jumped .. Read more

Starring Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, John Ashton, Dennis Farina
Director Martin Brest
Genres Comedy

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Midnight Run

Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin star in this hilarious action-packed blockbuster. Jack Walsh (De Niro) is a cynical ex-cop turned bounty hunter who is offered $100,000 to bring Jonathan "the Duke" Mardukas (Grodin) to justice. Jonathan is a sensitive accountant who embezzled from the mob, gave the money to charity, and jumped bail. Jack begins what he believes will be a relatively standard trip with his prisoner from New York to Los Angeles until he learns that Jonathan owes 15 million dollars to mobster Jimmy Serrano (Dennis Farina), who has put a hit out on the neurotic and wimpy accountant and will stop at nothing to capture the wanted man. To complicate matters, the FBI is also after the accountant to testify against the mob. The two unlikely partners suffer a hysterical trip via plane, train, and car as they attempt to outrun Jonathan's enemies, forced to endure many outrageous twists and turns as a bickering team. MIDNIGHT RUN features great comic timing and fast-pasted banter between Grodin and De Niro as they lead the chase, set to a fabulous soundtrack by Danny Elfman.

Starring Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, John Ashton, Dennis Farina, Yaphet Kotto, Joe Pantoliano, Tracey Walter
Director Martin Brest
Studio UCA
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 1 min
Certificate Certificate 18
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Dubbed French, German, Italian, Spanish
Subtitles DVD: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish
Released DVD: 06 Jul 2009
Production year: 1988
Format DVD

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  • 4 stars out of 5

    Robert De Niro played this action picture for laughs and, as a result, had his first hit in years. Made by Martin Brest, director of the original Beverly Hills Cop, it's a variant on the odd-couple theme, as De Niro's bounty hunter goes on the run with an accountant who has embezzled $15 million from the Mob. The accountant is Charles Grodin, whose underplaying is an absolute joy: he looks like a puppy that's lost its poop tray. As with all the best road movies — and this is one of the best — the picture really moves, as a simple air trip from New York to LA turns into a saga of trains and automobiles, car crashes, and skirmishes with the FBI and a dozen other interested parties.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • That old formula, handcuffed captor and captive who become buddies on the run, gets an injection of new life from the... read more on Time Out

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    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 15 out of 15 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Please don't bury the phone in my head

    Normally I would spend around ten minutes writing this review, pontificating on the splendid plot, striking cinematography and fantastic supporting cast. This is not necessary. Midnight Run is possibly the best De Niro film ever. It is worth viewing just to see the interplay between between De Niro and Grodin, a masterclass in repressed rage and bating. The plot races along, and has the simplicity of a brick (in a good way), never getting in the way of the superb perfromances. Each part of this piece perfectly complements the others; from Yaphet Koto as the incendiary Mosley to Dennis Farina, as probably the best mob villian in history (a role he reprises in Get Shorty). The film manages to evoke peels of laughter, whilst at the same time allowing for an exploration of the complex nature of male friendship that is sadly lacking in most other 'buddy movies'. This is a film that I make liefestyle decisions by, meaning that if you cannot see the excellence on show, your opinion is not worth listening to and I will forever vanquish you to the margins of society.

      • Kenneth Day from Dundee
      • Posted 24 Mar 2005 19:00

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  • 3 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Comdey genius

    De Niro and Grodin - superstars. The action in this film is excellent, but it still comes second to the comedic genius of both lead actors fully supported by the rest of the cast.

    Watching Grodin's face tut-tutting as De Niro attempts to use his fake FBI badge to buy a bus ticket is just one of many joys contained in this film. You'll laugh, in fact you may even cry with laughter - and Martin Brest's direction keeps you involved in the action all the way. Great ending too.

    If you don't want to watch this film again and again, stick to musicals or documentaries.

      • dan6705 from London
      • Posted 28 Dec 2003 14:10

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