Episode 190 - Midnight Run

Join the Magnificently Huge Podcast for a look back at the semi-forgotten 80’s action-buddy-road-comedy, Midnight Run! Robert DeNiro stars in his first mainstream comedy, as a bounty hunter taking a mob accountant (Charles Grodin in a genius deadpan signature role) cross-country in a race against the Feds, the Mob and time itself! It’s an almost-classic that has not aged well, but it is still a solid piece of entertainment held together solely by the fun chemistry of the two leads. Directed by Martin Brest in his follow-up to Beverly Hills Cop, and featuring a who’s-who of character actors in supporting roles, Midnight Run tries its best to entertain and occasionally succeeds. Unfortunately, it opened the same week as Die Hard and got buried at the box office. More of an 80’s artifact now than anything, this fun popcorner is a solid second-string film from the era. And that’s fine, just like this movie. | 0:00 - Intros | 4:30 - In The Heights (2021) | 14:20 - The Cause of the Champlain Condo Towers collapse: https://youtu.be/PEPyE2h6P4k | 21:00 - Summer of Soul (2021) | 27:20 - Opening Night (2016) | 30:30 - Hard Ticket To Hawaii (1987) | 39:35 - Midnight Run (1988) | Clips | Scratching The Itch - Sex Cult Girl | Danny Elfman - Main Titles - Midnight Run | Kool & the Gang - Fresh / clip from Bridesmaids / B-Side - Change the Beat | Anthony Ramos, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and the cast of In The Heights - In The Heights | Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Melissa Barrera, Leslie Grace, Olga Merediz and the cast of In The Heights - Blackout - In The Heights | The Dead Milkmen - Life Is Shit | Gil Scott-Heron - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised | JC Chasez - One Hit Wonderland - Opening Night | Gary Stockdale - Hard Ticket To Hawaii | Mentos Jingle / Outkast - So Fresh and So Clean / Devo - Fresh | Danny Elfman - J.W. Gets a Plan - Midnight Run | Mosley & The B-Men - Try To Believe