Jack Walsh is a Los Angeles based bounty hunter. It's a job he hates, he a former Chicago police officer who was, if rumors are true, run out of town by mob boss Jimmy Serrano. The reasons for his release from the force led to the dissolution of his marriage, his wife and daughter who he has not seen in nine years but who he still loves. Eddie Moscone, a bail bondsman for who Jack often works, convinces him to pick up a specific bail jumper, Jonathan Mardukas, whose whereabouts are unknown. Although Jack negotiates a lucrative contract with Eddie for this job - Eddie who will lose his business if Jonathan is not brought in within five days - Eddie believes Jonathan having been Serrano's accountant should be enough of a drawing card for Jack, Jonathan who embezzled $15 million from his mob boss. Using some contacts and a stolen ID, Jack is able to locate and capture Jonathan on the first day in New York. Out of circumstance, Jack and Jonathan are forced to travel by the proverbial planes, trains and automobiles to get back to LA as many others are also on their tail trying to get their hands on Jonathan. They include: Alonzo Mosely, an FBI agent, and his associates, who have been leading an operation against Serrano for several years; Serrano and his men who do not want to see Jonathan testify in court; and Marvin Dorfler, a rival bounty hunter who Eddie also hires just in case Jack fails, there being no love lost between Jack and Marvin. Some try to persuade Jack to give Jonathan up, using the "carrot" of more money than Eddie would be paying, while others have their own moles to be able to follow Jack and Jonathan's whereabouts as they snake west across the country. But the biggest obstacle in Jack getting Jonathan back to Los Angeles within five days may be mild mannered Jonathan himself. Beyond knowing he is an easy target for Serrano if he is in prison and thus who does whatever he can can either to persuade Jack not to turn him in or elude him, Jonathan, based on differences in personality with Jack including having a multitude of phobias, may drive Jack crazy and crazier the longer they are within each other's company. Jack Walsh (<a href=">Robert De Niro) is a former cop from Chicago, who was framed by criminal Jimmy Serrano (<a href=">Dennis Farina) whom he was investigating and about to arrest. He is now a bounty hunter based in Los Angeles. The bail bondsman (<a href=">Joe Pantoliano) wants him to find Jonathan "The Duke" Mardukas (<a href=">Charles Grodin) who was an accountant working for Serrano and stole millions of dollars from him and gave it away to charity. The bail bondsman was the one who bailed him out,and now unless he can get him back in L.A. in the next 5 days, he will forfeit the bond and be placed out of business. So he sends Jack to get him, which is Midnight Run or easy job in the bail bond business. Except for the fact that the man The Duke stole the money from, wants to get him, and he is also the same man who framed Jack. And also the FBI wants to get Mardukas so that they can use him to get his boss, so they warn Walsh not to get in their way. But Walsh nevertheless finds The Duke and is about bring him back but when The Duke claims that he has difficulty with flying the airline throws them out of the plane, so they have to go back on the road. When Walsh's boss learns that he didn't arrive when he was suppose to, he sends another bounty hunter, Marvin Dorfler (<a href=">John Ashton), who is Jack's greatest adversary, to get The Duke. Marvin cancels Walsh's card, they don't have enough funds to make it all the way, so they have to scrape everything they have. And it doesn't help that The Duke is doing everything he can to escape because he says that Serrano can get him, even in jail. What a great film. Brought to us by the director of Beverly Hills Cop,another classic. For me this is one of DeNiro's most underrated films and Charles Grodin gives his best performance here. Also John Ashton as the inept bounty hunter Marvin,Yaphet Kotto as FBI agent Mosley and Joe Pantoliano as Eddie the bail bondsman are superb. All other supporting roles are played to perfection. The comedy timing and one liners are brilliantly delivered especially by tough guy DeNiro. Many films of this genre come and go but this film will certainly not be forgotten. This is a marvellous film that will never be tedious to watch. This is a film that has to be seen to be fully appreciated. Robert DeNiro and Charles Grodin make a perfect pair in "Midnight Run," one of my personal favorites. Bounty hunter Jack Walsh (DeNiro) must bring back "the Duke," (Grodin) a man who has run out while on bail. What results is a very funny trip across the country that transitions from plane to train to automobile (no reference to another title). Nearly everything about this film is made funny, especially DeNiro repeatedly pretending to be an agent he met up with earlier and Grodin's attempt to act like an agent while the two of them rob a store. You will remember many lines after seeing this film, and you'll find yourself laughing at more than you usually do in a movie. There's not much more I can say about this film, as it must be seen to understand why it is so funny and worthwhile. I can almost guarantee this movie has got something enjoyable for everyone. Nearly perfect.<br/><br/>***1/2 out of **** Graciously filmed by Martin Brest and imaginatively performed by Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin, the tired concept yields a steady stream of little discoveries and surprising insights that add up to some uncommonly rich comedy. [20 July 1988] 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 bounty hunter slang, a midnight run is an easy job. The phrase has been used from time to time on the TV show <a href="/title/tt0424627/">Dog the Bounty Hunter (2003)</a>. In the movie, bond agent Moscone (<a href="/name/nm0001592/">Joe Pantoliano</a>) promises Walsh (<a href="/name/nm0000134/">Robert De Niro</a>) that his assignment will be an easy job, ie 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. At the start of the movie, when Jack Walsh brings Monroe Bouchet (<a href="/name/nm0866019/">John Toles-Bey</a>) to the police station to be booked, a policeman says to Jack, "Hey Jack, the Soda machine's been out for a week and a half." Jack responds to this comment with a contemptuous smirk. It is likely that the policeman means it as a sign of disrespect to Jack. He is saying something like "You must be here to fix the soda machine, because you sure don't work here." It's an acknowledgment that Jack used to be a cop, but has now fallen on hard times, and has no real business in a police station. It is most likely a nickname which originated in his real name—Jonathan Mardukas. His surname is pronounced Mar-Duke-Is, with the stress naturally falling on the second syllable (Duke), hence the nickname of the Duke. Jack Walsh (<a href="/name/nm0000134/">Robert De Niro</a>) finds Mardukas (<a href="/name/nm0001301/">Charles Grodin</a>) relatively easily by checking his police booking slip, and finding the number Mardukas called immediately after he was arrested. Jack then has his police contact find out where the house is to which the number belongs. Jack then taps the phone line in the house and calls the house pretending to be an FBI agent looking into the Mardukas case. This prompts the woman who lives in the house to immediately call Mardukas himself. However, because Jack has tapped the line, he is then able to discover exactly where Mardukas is staying. As such, Jack is able to find Mardukas easily, in contrast to the FBI and the mob, both of whom are unaware of what city Mardukas is even in. Obviously, in reality, this is preposterous, the FBI would easily have been able to do what Jack did, and the Mob, one would imagine, would have their own contacts with access to police files. However, in the context of the film, the incident is simply a way of presenting Jack as resourceful and determined, whilst the FBI and the mob are shown to be quite inept, always a few steps behind Jack. Marvin Dorfler (<a href="/name/nm0039226/">John Ashton</a>) is able to cancel Jack's (<a href="/name/nm0000134/">Robert De Niro</a>) credit card simply by calling the credit card company, giving his name and card number, and saying he has lost his card. In 1988, there were few checks in place to stop such things. Credit card issuers were interested in stopping unauthorized use of cards, not unauthorized cancellations. The question of how could Marvin have known Jack's credit card number in the first place is left open, but some hints are given. Marvin is shown several times during the movie as being thoroughly unscrupulous, it is probable that Marvin simply got Jack's card number at some stage in the past and kept it for just such an incident as is seen in the film. Because, as Mardukas says, it's not a bribe, it's a gift; Jack has already let Mardukas go before Mardukas gives him the money, so taking the money from Mardukas does not violate Jack's moral code in any way. The R1 US DVD, released by Universal Home Entertainment in 2003, contains the following special features:<br/><br/>An untitled 7-minute behind-the-scenes featurette made in 1988, featuring interviews with <a href="/name/nm0000134/">Robert De Niro</a>, <a href="/name/nm0001301/">Charles Grodin</a>, <a href="/name/nm0001433/">Yaphet Kotto</a>, <a href="/name/nm0039226/">John Ashton</a>, <a href="/name/nm0001199/">Dennis Farina</a>, <a href="/name/nm0286561/">Richard Foronjy</a>, <a href="/name/nm0592188/">Robert Miranda</a>, <a href="/name/nm0000976/">Martin Brest</a> and <a href="/name/nm0303032/">George Gallo</a>.<br/><br/>Original Theatrical Trailer<br/><br/>The R2 UK DVD, released by Universal Home Entertainment (UK) in 2003 has the trailer, but loses the featurette. Yes, it is. The Region B locked UK edition, released in 2015, contains the following special features:<br/><br/>• "We Got the Duke" - an interview with Charles Grodin<br/><br/>• "Moscone Bail Bonds" - an interview with Joe Pantoliano<br/><br/>• "Hey Marvin!" - an interview with John Ashton<br/><br/>• "Midnight Writer" - an interview with screenwriter George Gallo<br/><br/>• "I'm Mosely!" - an interview with Yaphet Kotto<br/><br/>• The original 7-minute "making of" featurette<br/><br/>• The Region A locked US edition, released by Shout! Factory in 2016, contains all the special features from the UK edition, plus<br/><br/>• A new 2K resolution scan of the original film elements<br/><br/>• "Being Jack Walsh" - an interview with Robert De Niro a5c7b9f00b Power Rangers R.P.M. in hindi 720pShowdown at Casa Diablo: Part 2 movie free download in hindiVantage Point 720pMegoladon full movie 720p downloadCase File 44 'Dead Judy' full movie kickass torrentDias de Trov o 720p torrentDen of Thieves malayalam full movie free downloadtamil movie dubbed in hindi free download Hyena Roadhindi The Wraith free downloadLost in Wrestling in hindi free download
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