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1986·107 min·Released

Running Scared

“Two of Chicago's finest?”

Comedy
Crime
Thriller
Action

Two street-wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer that nearly killed them in the past.

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Cast & Crew

Gregory Hines

Gregory Hines

Ray Hughes

Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal

Danny Costanzo

Steven Bauer

Steven Bauer

Det. Frank Sigliano

Darlanne Fluegel

Darlanne Fluegel

Anna Costanzo

Joe Pantoliano

Joe Pantoliano

Snake

Dan Hedaya

Dan Hedaya

Captain Logan

Jon Gries

Jon Gries

Det. Tony Montoya

Tracy Reed

Tracy Reed

Maryann

Jimmy Smits

Jimmy Smits

Julio Gonzales

John DiSanti

John DiSanti

Vinnie

Larry Hankin

Larry Hankin

Ace

Don Calfa

Don Calfa

Women's Room Lawyer

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John Chard

Written on 3/27/2019

Show me another career they let you shoot people. Running Scared is directed by Peter Hyams (also on cinematography duties) and written by Gary DeVore, Gary DeVore and Jimmy Huston. It stars Billy Crystal, Gregory Hines, Steven Bauer, Darlanne Fluegel, Joe Pantoliano, Dan Hedaya, Jon Gries, Tracy Reed and Jimmy Smits. Music is by Rod Temperton. The buddy buddy action/comedy cop formula has proved to be a most viable filmic commodity over the years. It gathered apace in the 1980s and right at the forefront is this often forgotten fun little treasure. Plot has Hines and Crystal as Chicago cops, tough and full of wise cracks, they are tasked with trying to bring down high profile drug dealer Julio Gonzales (Smits). The timing is unfortunate because after a holiday in Key West the boys decide they have had enough of police work and want to retire there. Can they bring down Julio Gonzales? Can they stay alive in the process? Questions to be answered in an entertaining hour and forty five minutes. The chemistry between Hines and Crystal is set in stone, they are a great pairing and very quickly you warm to them. As per genre requirements some of their character's methods are unconventional. the gags are thick and fast, and crucially very funny - while the support slots are nicely filled (Pantoliano a joy). In the mix as the two cops ponder retirement is the looming presence of two younger cops ready to step into their shoes, which of course makes for sparky rivalry. There's the emotional beat of "the ex-wife" as a critical plot development, though amazingly Fluegel is under written and hardly in the piece! And Smits never fully convinces as the chief villain, but he also is weirdly under written. Basically if you have a kink for this type of genre piece, especially ones produced in the 80s - and to have an understanding of that decades style of film making - then there's a good time to be had here. 7/10

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Car Chase On The Train Tracks

Car Chase On The Train Tracks

No Pants, No Negotiation

No Pants, No Negotiation

Briefcase Full Of Cash

Briefcase Full Of Cash

Official Trailer

Official Trailer