Midnight Run (1988)

Regisseur:

Martin Brest

Drehbuchautor (WGA):

George Gallo (written by)

Premierendatum:

20. Juli 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Abenteuer | Komödie | Krimi | Thriller

Werbezeile:

Robert De Niro has to get the FBI off his case, the mob off his trail, and Charles Grodin off his back!

Plot:

An accountant is chased by bounty hunters, the FBI, and the Mafia after jumping bail.

Plot Keywords:

Exploding Helicopter | Road Movie | Mafia Accountant | Helicopter | Bathtub Scene

Filmpreise:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 win

Nutzerkommentare:

Sheer Excellence

Besetzung

Robert De Niro	...	Jack Walsh
Charles Grodin	...	Jonathan Mardukas
Yaphet Kotto	...	FBI Agent Alonzo Mosely
John Ashton	...	Marvin Dorfler
Dennis Farina	...	Jimmy Serrano
Joe Pantoliano	...	Eddie Moscone
Richard Foronjy	...	Tony Darvo
Robert Miranda	...	Joey
Jack Kehoe	...	Jerry Geisler
Wendy Phillips	...	Gail
Danielle DuClos	...	Denise Walsh
Philip Baker Hall	...	Sidney
Tom McCleister	...	Bill 'Red' Wood (as Thom McCleister)
Mary Gillis	...	Bus Ticket Clerk
John Toles-Bey	...	Monroe Bouchet

Alternativ:

Midnight Run - 5 Tage bis Mitternacht (Österreich) (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

126 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby

Altersfreigabe:

Iceland:12 | South Korea:18 | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (video rating) | USA:R | West Germany:12 | UK:15 (original rating) | Spain:T

Drehorte:

Cameron, Arizona, USA

Firma:

City Light Films

Dies und das:

Grodin's line "Have you ever had sex with a chicken" was an unscripted line he improvised on the spot to prepare De Niro for the scene.

Pannen:

Geographische Fehler: When Walsh and Mardukas are heading towards the train, they are first walking through Grand Central Terminal, then boarding an Amtrak train, which does not go to Grand Central Terminal. Penn Station is the Amtrak terminal in NYC.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
[Jack trying to pick door lock. He drops one of his picks. When he bends over to pick it up, a gun shot is fired through the door, right where his head had been previously]
Jack Walsh: Shit!

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in Midnight Run for Your Life (1994) (TV)

Sheer Excellence

They don't come any better than Midnight Run. It has everything except a few Academy Awards and that's a mystery in itself. Dialogue, action, comic timing, stunts and all around fabulous acting ability from everyone involved. If you haven't seen this film yet, dig up a copy from somewhere, get a few beers and prepare to be captivated from beginning to end. To think that only 10,000 or so have voted for this film on IMDb and it's not even in the top 250 is a complete travesty. I know, there are other films just as worthy that are not in the top 250 but this is the one that get's me riled up. There are no weak moments or poor scenes in the whole film and the ending is pure joy. Someone please explain why this didn't clean up when it was released because I can't see anything else that came out in '88 that comes close to Midnight Run.