Midnight Run

1988
15
2h 6m

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7.5/10

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Buddy Comedy Road Trip Action Comedy Crime Thriller

A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

97K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,361

545

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 5 nominations

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Midnight Run: See You In L.A.

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Midnight Run: See You In L.A.

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Midnight Run: Get Back Here!

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Midnight Run: You're Under Arrest

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Midnight Run: I Can't Fly

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Trivia
The boxcar scene--where Jack Walsh (Robert De Niro) and John Mardukas (Charles Grodin) discuss whether or not they could ever be friends--was almost entirely improvised on-set. Regarding Grodin's famous line, "You ever had sex with an animal, Jack?": he was told by director Martin Brest to come up with something that was guaranteed to make even Robert De Niro laugh.

Goofs
The action in the movie takes them through Amarillo, Texas in the Texas panhandle. Mountains are visible between the buildings in the background. The topography of the panhandle is a flat, treeless plain.

Quotes
Jimmy Serrano: Is this moron number one? Put moron number two on the phone.

Crazy credits
In the opening credits, Robert De Niro's name is spelled Robert DeNiro.

Alternate versions
Two cuts to remove lock-picking details were made to the UK video version, which was also upgraded from a 15 cinema certificate to an 18 on video. The British DVD release in 2000 restored the cuts made to previous UK versions.

Connections
Edited into Laser Optics II

Soundtracks
Come Fly with Me
(uncredited)
Music by Jimmy Van Heusen
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Sung by Robert De Niro

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10/10

They don't make 'em like the used to.

The first time I watched this movie, I immediately started it again after the credits rolled. Loved it just as much the 2nd time, and over the years, I can honestly say that almost anytime I watch Midnight Run, I usually end up watching it a 2nd (and sometimes 3rd) time within the next few days.

I'm fairly certain the reason for this is that it's evokes such a feeling, creates such a time and place, that I'm practically nostalgic for watching it the minute it ends. Part of that has to do with Danny Elfman's score, and part of it has to do with DeNiro's and Grodin's performances, but more than anything, it's the fact that they just don't make movies like this anymore.

Midnight Run is without a question a perfect movie, but more importantly, it's a time vessel back to an era where you could tell this kind of story, and make a movie like this, and everyone comes out on top.

I love this movie like I love my childhood.