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ActionComedyCrime

Running Scared

- Two of Chicago's finest?

Two street-wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer that nearly killed them in the past.

Release Date : 1986-06-27

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Turman-Foster CompanyDavid Foster ProductionsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Gregory Hines

Character Name : Ray Hughes

Original Name : Gregory Hines

Gender : Male

Billy Crystal

Character Name : Danny Costanzo

Original Name : Billy Crystal

Gender : Male

Steven Bauer

Character Name : Det. Frank Sigliano

Original Name : Steven Bauer

Gender : Male

Darlanne Fluegel

Character Name : Anna Costanzo

Original Name : Darlanne Fluegel

Gender : Female

Joe Pantoliano

Character Name : Snake

Original Name : Joe Pantoliano

Gender : Male

Dan Hedaya

Character Name : Captain Logan

Original Name : Dan Hedaya

Gender : Male

Jon Gries

Character Name : Det. Tony Montoya

Original Name : Jon Gries

Gender : Male

Tracy Reed

Character Name : Maryann

Original Name : Tracy Reed

Gender : Female

Jimmy Smits

Character Name : Julio Gonzales

Original Name : Jimmy Smits

Gender : Male

John DiSanti

Character Name : Vinnie

Original Name : John DiSanti

Gender : Male

Larry Hankin

Character Name : Ace

Original Name : Larry Hankin

Gender : Male

Don Calfa

Character Name : Women's Room Lawyer

Original Name : Don Calfa

Gender : Male

Robert Lesser

Character Name : Supoena Lawyer

Original Name : Robert Lesser

Gender : Male

Betty Carvalho

Character Name : Apartment Manager

Original Name : Betty Carvalho

Gender : Female

Louis Perez

Character Name : Thug

Original Name : Louis Perez

Gender : Male

Etel Billig

Character Name : Aunt Sophie

Original Name : Etel Billig

Gender : Male

Meg Register

Character Name : Julie

Original Name : Meg Register

Gender : Female

Deanna Dunagan

Character Name : Sister Rebecca

Original Name : Deanna Dunagan

Gender : Female

Jim Ortlieb

Character Name : Lab Technician

Original Name : Jim Ortlieb

Gender : Male

Julian Pena

Character Name : Columbian Youth

Original Name : Julian Pena

Gender : Male

Ernest Perry Jr.

Character Name : Adam Robertson

Original Name : Ernest Perry Jr.

Gender : Male

Ron Cummins

Character Name : Paging Officer

Original Name : Ron Cummins

Gender : Male

Natividad Ríos Kearsley

Character Name : Nude Woman

Original Name : Natividad Ríos Kearsley

Gender : Female

John LaMotta

Character Name : Evidence Officer

Original Name : John LaMotta

Gender : Male

Richard Kuss

Character Name : Desk Officer

Original Name : Richard Kuss

Gender : Male

Jeff Silverman

Character Name : Property Officer

Original Name : Jeff Silverman

Gender : Male

Dax Brooks

Character Name : Apartment Manager's Son

Original Name : Dax Brooks

Gender : Male

Jaime Alba

Character Name : Tatoo Customer

Original Name : Jaime Alba

Gender : Male

Debbie Johnson

Character Name : Lunch Girl

Original Name : Debbie Johnson

Gender : Male

Fred Buch

Character Name : Bank Manager

Original Name : Fred Buch

Gender : Male

Ricardo Gutierrez

Character Name : Sgt. Garcia

Original Name : Ricardo Gutierrez

Gender : Male

Frankie Davila

Character Name : Juan Martinez

Original Name : Frankie Davila

Gender : Male

James Noah

Character Name : Funeral Priest

Original Name : James Noah

Gender : Male

Bob Zrna

Character Name : Father Gibson

Original Name : Bob Zrna

Gender : Male

Joe Guastaferro

Character Name : Fireman

Original Name : Joe Guastaferro

Gender : Male

Mike Bacarella

Character Name : TV Box Loader

Original Name : Mike Bacarella

Gender : Male

Johnny O'Donnell

Character Name : Punk

Original Name : Johnny O'Donnell

Gender : Male

Richard Wharton

Character Name : Punk

Original Name : Richard Wharton

Gender : Male

Tony Zurita Jr.

Character Name : Camino Real Kid

Original Name : Tony Zurita Jr.

Gender : Male

Saralynne Crittenden

Character Name : Hostage Lady

Original Name : Saralynne Crittenden

Gender : Male

Alex Leonard Jenkins

Character Name : Impound Officer

Original Name : Alex Leonard Jenkins

Gender : Male

William Lozada

Character Name : Basketball Punk

Original Name : William Lozada

Gender : Male

Irma O'Quendo

Character Name : Hispanic Girl

Original Name : Irma O'Quendo

Gender : Male

Charles D. Scholvin

Character Name : Guard

Original Name : Charles D. Scholvin

Gender : Male

Joel Becker

Character Name : Custom Official

Original Name : Joel Becker

Gender : Male

Kevin Bassett

Character Name : Extra (uncredited)

Original Name : Kevin Bassett

Gender : Male

Stephen Burrows

Character Name : Perplexed EL Passenger (uncredited)

Original Name : Stephen Burrows

Gender : Male

Luis Contreras

Character Name : Thug (uncredited)

Original Name : Luis Contreras

Gender : Male

Bob Harks

Character Name : Pedestrian (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Harks

Gender : Male

Robert A. Janz

Character Name : Motorman (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert A. Janz

Gender : Male

James Leaming

Character Name : Undercover Cop (uncredited)

Original Name : James Leaming

Gender : Male

Al Leong

Character Name : Henchman (uncredited)

Original Name : Al Leong

Gender : Male

Robert Minkoff

Character Name : Bit (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Minkoff

Gender : Male

Rick Sawaya

Character Name : Snake's Killer (uncredited)

Original Name : Rick Sawaya

Gender : Male

Adrian Tafoya

Character Name : Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Adrian Tafoya

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

Show me another career they let you shoot people. Running Scared is directed by Peter Hyams (also on cinematography duties) and written by Gary DeVore, Gary DeVore and Jimmy Huston. It stars Billy Crystal, Gregory Hines, Steven Bauer, Darlanne Fluegel, Joe Pantoliano, Dan Hedaya, Jon Gries, Tracy Reed and Jimmy Smits. Music is by Rod Temperton. The buddy buddy action/comedy cop formula has proved to be a most viable filmic commodity over the years. It gathered apace in the 1980s and right at the forefront is this often forgotten fun little treasure. Plot has Hines and Crystal as Chicago cops, tough and full of wise cracks, they are tasked with trying to bring down high profile drug dealer Julio Gonzales (Smits). The timing is unfortunate because after a holiday in Key West the boys decide they have had enough of police work and want to retire there. Can they bring down Julio Gonzales? Can they stay alive in the process? Questions to be answered in an entertaining hour and forty five minutes. The chemistry between Hines and Crystal is set in stone, they are a great pairing and very quickly you warm to them. As per genre requirements some of their character's methods are unconventional. the gags are thick and fast, and crucially very funny - while the support slots are nicely filled (Pantoliano a joy). In the mix as the two cops ponder retirement is the looming presence of two younger cops ready to step into their shoes, which of course makes for sparky rivalry. There's the emotional beat of "the ex-wife" as a critical plot development, though amazingly Fluegel is under written and hardly in the piece! And Smits never fully convinces as the chief villain, but he also is weirdly under written. Basically if you have a kink for this type of genre piece, especially ones produced in the 80s - and to have an understanding of that decades style of film making - then there's a good time to be had here. 7/10