MIDNIGHT RUN distributed by UNIVERSAL pictures (1988). It starred Robert DeNiro and Charles Grodin. The production budget climbed to $35 million and grossed $81 million at the box office. Film critics gave it a lukewarm response but movie audiences loved it. Plus, it went onto become a huge VHS Home Video Rental.
The story surrounds two men. Jack Walsh (Robert DeNiro) and Jonathan Mardukus (Charles Grodin). Jack is a bounty hunter who is hired to capture Jonathan and bring him back to Los Angeles. Jonathan is an accountant who embezzled $15 million from a mob boss. As both men return back to L.A. They are chased by the FBI.
This is a comedy from top to bottom in a road trip across the U.S. The chemistry between DeNiro and Grodin is absolutely hilarious. They don't know each other and when they meet. Both of them bicker like an old married couple. The whole cast is "angry" and out of it comes "laughter." Especially from Robert DeNiro whose angry words are reactions to everyone around him. It is fun to watch.
Check it out on Blu-Ray because it is worth the whole fun experience.
Below is the original Movie Trailer for "Midnight Run" 1988.
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