Director: Martin Brest
Cast: Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin
Defining moment: The mighty Dennis Farina threatening one of his underlings with ‘I’ll stab you through the heart with a fuckin’ pencil’ is pretty memorable.
The movie that silenced those critics who complained Robert De Niro could not play comedy, 'Midnight Run' sees the method man as a bounty hunter taking bail jumper Charles Grodin on a cross-US trip back to prison, pursued by the mafia, the FBI and memories of his broken past. De Niro's streetwise belligerence is perfectly matched by Grodin’s deadpan suavity, and they’re beautifully served by Martin Brest's punchy direction and the salty, wisecracking script. So after this splendidly funny turn, De Niro only ruined it with those 'Focker' films. Edward Lawrenson
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