Midnight Run

Name: Midnight Run
Released: 1988-07-20

1988· R· 2h 6m· Comedy· Crime· Thriller

“This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.”

Midnight Run (1988) casts a sharp, humorous light on the cat-and-mouse game between bounty hunter Jack Gruber and IRS fugitive Alan Hunter, who leaps bail to evade not only the Feds but also his former mob boss and a competing bounty hunter. Director Martin Brest's high-octane comedy-drama plays out as a cross-country chase that tests the limits of both men's patience and integrity, transforming the relentless pursuit into a peculiar dance of survival and redemption.

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Key Crew

DirectorMartin Brest

ScreenplayGeorge Gallo

ProducerMartin Brest

Director of PhotographyDonald E. Thorin

Original Music ComposerDanny Elfman

EditorBilly Weber

Full cast & crew (30 cast · 50 crew)

Details

Released1988-07-20

Runtime2h 6m · R

StatusReleased

StudiosUniversal Pictures · City Light Films

Budget$30M

Box office$38M

LanguagesEnglish

CountriesUnited States of America

Rating7.2/10 · 1291 votes

Original languageen

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