Movie: Midnight Run.
Released: 1988.
IMDB rank: 7.4.
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Notes: Charles Grodin as the embezzling Jonathan Mardukas is an excellent comic foil, especially against Robert De Niro’s determined bounty hunter Jack Walsh, in this understated but entertaining movie. After jumping bail, Mardukas is being pursued by the Mafia, the FBI, and by bounty hunters. Jack Walsh catches “The Duke” and wants to collect his fee, but Mardukas’ other pursuers have their own plans. Walsh himself is getting tired of Mardukas’ nutty behavior, and realizes that capturing him wasn’t such a “midnight run” (easy job). He also has to contend with a rival bounty hunter creating all manner of hurdles.

Director: Martin Brest.
Categories: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller.
Writer(s): George Gallo.
Cast: Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, Dennis Farina, Joe Pantoliano.
Runtime: 126 min.

Trailer: Warning – NSFW language.