Midnight Run
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.
Plot
Bounty hunter Jack Walsh is enlisted by bail bondsman Eddie Moscone to find accountant Jonathan Mardukas and bring him to Los Angeles. Mardukas embezzled $15 million from Chicago mob boss Jimmy Serrano and donated it to charity before jumping on the $450,000 bail Moscone posted for him. Moscone offers Walsh $50,000 to bring Mardukas back within five days. Walsh asks for $100,000, despite Moscone's assurance that the job is easy, a "midnight run". Walsh is approached by FBI Special Agent Alonzo Mosely, who needs Mardukas to testify against Serrano. Mosely orders Walsh to stay away from Mardukas. Walsh ignores Mosely's order and pockets Mosely's ID, which he uses to pose as an FBI agent during his journey. Serrano's henchmen offer Walsh $1million to give them Mardukas, but Walsh declines.
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| author | George Gallo |
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| award | National Board of Review: Top Ten Films |
| contentLocation | Chicago Los Angeles |
| director | Martin Brest |
| editor | Billy Weber Chris Lebenzon Michael Tronick |
| genre | action comedy crime thriller |
| keywords | accountant bail bondsman bounty hunter cancel captain computer disk corrupt cop credit card detective divorce drug dealer fbi fbi agent fear of flying federal bureau of investigation fly force hear hitchhike id identity document jump married mob boss money belt new york city panic attack pittsburgh police captain police lieutenant police officer special agent stealing car task force undercover police officer walk |
| musicBy | Danny Elfman |
| producer | Martin Brest |
| productionCompany | City Light Films |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| recordedAt | Chicago |
| theme | action comedy buddy comedy chase comedy thriller crime comedy road movie |