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7.2A 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.
Cast
- Robert De Niro as John Wesley “Jack” Walsh
- Charles Grodin as Jonathan Mardukas aka “The Duke”
- Yaphet Kotto as Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
- John Ashton as Marvin Dorfler, Headhunter
- Dennis Farina as Jimmy Serrano, Chicago mobster
- Joe Pantoliano as Eddie Moscone, Bail Bonder
Themes
- crooked lawyer
- road trip
- buddy
- buddy comedy
- bail jumper
- mafia accountant
- stretch limousine
- manhattan, new york city
- southwestern u.s.
- bus station
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Martin Brest
- Written by
- George Gallo
- Produced by
- Martin Brest
- Starring
- Robert De Niro Charles Grodin Yaphet Kotto John Ashton Dennis Farina Joe Pantoliano
- Cinematography
- Donald E. Thorin
- Edited by
- Chris Lebenzon , Michael Tronick , Billy Weber
- Music by
- Danny Elfman
- Production company
- City Light Films
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- Release date
- July 20, 1988 ( 1988-07-20 )
- Running time
- 126 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $30 million
- Box office
- $81.6 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 121
- FilmAffinity ID
- 675065
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- publication date
- 1988-12-03
- title
- Midnight Run
- review score
- 78/100
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Midnight Run is a 1988 American action-comedy thriller film directed by Martin Brest from a screenplay by George Gallo. It stars Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton, Dennis Farina, and Joe Pantoliano. In the film, bounty hunter Jack Walsh (De Niro) attempts to take accountant Jonathan Mardukas (Grodin), who is wanted by mob bosses and the FBI, from New York City to Los Angeles.
Midnight Run was initially developed by Gallo, who worked with Brest to revise the screenplay. De Niro was the first to be cast, seeking to star in a comedy and play against type from his crime and gangster film roles during the 1970s and 1980s. Paramount Pictures, which distributed Brest's previous film, Beverly Hills Cop (1984), was set to act as Midnight Run's distributor but backed out after casting disagreements with Brest. Universal Pictures picked up the project. Principal photography took place between 1987 and 1988, with filming locations including New York, Los Angeles, Arizona, and New Zealand.