Midnight Run is a 1988 American action comedy film starring Robert De Niro (in his Golden Globe-nominated performance) as a bounty hunter and Charles Grodin as his prisoner.
The film was later followed by three made-for-TV movies produced in 1994, which did not feature any of the principal actors, although a few characters are carried over from the first film. The sequels also had a much lighter tone than the original film, and did not seem to di...
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Midnight Run is a 1988 American action comedy film starring Robert De Niro (in his Golden Globe-nominated performance) as a bounty hunter and Charles Grodin as his prisoner.
The film was later followed by three made-for-TV movies produced in 1994, which did not feature any of the principal actors, although a few characters are carried over from the first film. The sequels also had a much lighter tone than the original film, and did not seem to directly follow the canon established in the first film.
A "midnight run" is originally a slang term for a quick, late-night shopping trip to the corner store for beer, cigarettes or snacks. In the movie, bond agent Moscone (Pantoliano) promises bounty hunter Walsh (De Niro) that his assignment will be an easy job, viz a "midnight run". In addition, to fulfill the contract, the fugitive has to be brought in by Friday midnight, lending further meaning to the movie title.
Jonathan "The Duke" Mardukas (Grodin) is an accountant who embezzled $15...
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