Midnight Run (1988) – Free Movies Online
Robert De Niro is one extended pleasure in “Watch Midnight Run (1988)” a real actor putting his considerable talent to work in a well-scripted comedy. And he’s more than complemented by Charles Grodin, a brilliant comic performer who has been wasted up to now in small roles or lousy movies.
“Midnight Run” is two movies in one: a formulaic big-action movie and a human comedy. Director Martin (“Beverly Hills Cop”) Brest propels the drama forward with planes, trains and automobiles (helicopters, too), but also makes time for De Niro, Grodin, and an excellent supporting cast, to make the frenetic ride well worth the trip.
Jack Walsh (De Niro), a former cop run out of Chicago for not playing ball with the mafia, is now a top-gun bounty hunter for a sleazy bondsman (Joe Pantoliano) on the West Coast. He gets a $100,000 assignment to haul in fugitive accountant Jonathan Mardukas (Grodin), who embezzled $15 million out of his mobster boss, got caught and then jumped bail, stiffing the bondsman.
Trouble is, Pantoliano’s not the only one looking for Mardukas. The FBI wants info, the mobster (Dennis Farina) wants revenge. Walsh must not only evade G-men, gangsters and rival bounty hunter Marvin Dorfler (John Ashton), but once he catches Mardukas he must keep a tight grip on this whiny, kvetchy, overgrown baby.
“These things go down! These things go down!” Mardukas whimpers when Walsh tries to get him on to a plane to Los Angeles. “It’s too big. It can’t fly.”
Not only is Mardukas a pain (“Why don’t you put that cigarette out?” he suggests parentally), he probes Walsh about his personal life, offers him money to let him go, and is given to lying.
For his part, De Niro’s Walsh is a fretting palooka who’s no good with small talk and social graces. “Here come two words for you,” he finally spits at Mardukas, “Shut the [bleep] up!”
“Are you proposing?” Walsh asks a goon who’s eyeballing him. “Are you proposing? ‘Coz if you’re not, quit staring at me!”
Though the De Niro-Grodin bicker-and-bond partnership is the main strain, it’s not the only running gag. Yaphet Kotto (another overqualified sideliner), as the FBI special agent Mosely who is always one step behind Walsh, uses his endearingly ursine features to perfect, exasperated effect. And Ashton, a “Beverly Hills Cop” carryover, is wonderfully hardboiled. Pantoliano is an hysterical bondsman who threatens to burst a vein at any moment. And Farina is clearly having a ball as the ruthless, sarcastic gangster. Telephoning his two goons, he says: “Is this Moron Number One? Put Moron Number Two on the phone.”
Maybe you’ll only enjoy Brest’s breakneck action: Walsh and Mardukas evading a jillion squad cars in a pickup truck through the desert, nearly drowning in treacherous waters and duking it out on a taxiing small plane, among many things. At any rate, you won’t be bored.
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broadway 4:31 am on January 23, 2010 Permalink |
Congratulations on your degree!! Film is so exciting and ever-expanding.
I don’t know where you’re located geographically, but craigslist is always a good option. . . and there are job postings all over the US. Look under the tv/film/video headings.
Also, don’t forget about local tv stations…. they usually have websites and job listings…. or even check out local colleges and universities– a lot of times they’ll have job resources/openings on their websites. Look into their career services… and of course, take advg of the career services department at the school you graduated from. I bet there’s more there than you think.
And one other resource that people often overlook is their public library!! There are plenty of career-related books you could pick up and get ideas from.
If you are really in a pinch, you could try a temp agency, as well.
Good Luck!!
Fatty 12:36 am on January 23, 2010 Permalink |
Can you say, “Would you like fries with that?”
An associates degree in film? Did you get that online?
Scotty Doesnt Know 8:04 pm on January 22, 2010 Permalink |
What about video production with the TV stations? You’d mostly be involved in producing commercials for the TV station’s advertising clients, but it might pay a little better than what you’re currently making.
Good luck.
Cornbread Fred 7:09 pm on January 22, 2010 Permalink |
Or can you say “How do you like your coffee” You are better off working at a car wash….
Ray2play 12:59 pm on January 22, 2010 Permalink |
Look into City or State Jobs. They often have media productions, Marketing and other jobs in your field. It sounds like you would have ample education and experience to find a lucrative position. The pay can be quite good and with a family the benefits are unequaled.
Suki 9:55 am on January 22, 2010 Permalink |
Do you have any editing experience? If so there are always a ton of editing or assistant editor jobs in LA. Maybe you could look into that. Also you could look into PA (production assistant) jobs, but once again they might be few and far between. Its really about who you know! I know exactly what you mean- I have a film degree too (BA) but it’s hard to have a steady source of income with film.