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Running Scared Review

Very short review, this is, with the possible and sole exception of the Redford/Newman "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", the best "buddy" movie EVER made. Crystal and Hines are *perfectly* matched, the surrounding cast of people like Daniel Hedaya and Joe Pantoliano are as hilarious as they are spectacular. A very young Jimmy Smits makes a great villain (and an even younger Jon Gries ... also great and almost unrecognizable). If you don't LOVE this movie, there's something very wrong with you. The on screen chemistry between Crystal and Hines is amazing. It is my understanding that they always wanted to do another project together, but Hines tragically died before they got the chance. Peter Hyams does a great job of directing and the opening theme by Doobie Brother alum Michael McDonald fits the film like a glove. I've watched this movie at least 100 times in the nearly 25 years since it came out and I still find it to be a thoroughly enjoyable film. If you have not seen it, get some popcorn, sit down, crank the stereo WAY up and enjoy it.

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Running Scared Overview

Dynamite screen team ( CBS Morning News ) Gregory Hines (The Cotton Club, White Nights) and Billy Crystal (City Slickers) star in the motion picture that asks the question, How come the bad guys always drive the good cars? The answer has them Running Scared in this lightning-paced comic thriller. Ray and Danny are the wild men of the Windy City's police force. The pair's unorthodox methods get results in a tough townuntil they come up against Julio Gonzales (Jimmy Smits, NYPD Blue ), a smooth-talking drug dealer who is bucking to become Chicago's first Spanish Godfather. Trying to nail Gonzales, they blow a delicate undercover operation and are sent on a forced vacation to Key Westwhere they discover the good life of warm weather and warmer women. The new locale makes them decide to retire but not before putting Gonzales behind bars first!

Running Scared Specifications

This moody 1986 buddy picture and police drama represented a change of pace for both stars. Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines play two Chicago police detectives who, feeling gun-shy about the inherent danger of their jobs, contemplate retirement in Florida. They just can't shake the allure of their work, however, particularly when their pursuit of a notorious drug dealer (Jimmy Smits) turns personal and deadly. While there are more than enough light moments generated by the easy and convincing rapport between Crystal and Hines, director Peter Hyams (The Star Chamber, 2010) succeeds in straddling the two disparate moods to create a taut and engaging action picture. --Robert Lane

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