EPISODE · Jul 4, 2026 · 2H 8M
Episode 284 - Running Scared
from Uncut Gems Podcast · host Uncut Gems Podcast
In this episode of the show we are officially beginning the Summer of Action where we will spend the next three months talking about 80s action movies, some iconic and some less so. And we begin this journey with a whole month of buddy cop action movies that took hold of the box office in the mid-80s. Our first conversation is about the Peter Hyams-directed Running Scared where you can hear us talk about Hyams trying to put his own stamp on the genre, Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines as an onscreen duo, and how the post-Blade Runner aesthetic dictated how movies looked like at the time. We also debate if this movie is a comedy with action elements or an actioner with some levity, if Billy Crystal is trying to be funny or going full Serpico and if the movie had the chance of being better with a well-defined villain. Tune in and enjoy!Hosts: Jakub Flasz & Randy BurrowsHead over to uncutgemspodcast.com to find all of our archival episodes and more!Follow us on Twitter (@UncutGemsPod), IG (@UncutGemsPod) and Facebook (@UncutGemsPod)Buy us a coffee over at Ko-Fi.com (ko-fi.com/uncutgemspod)Subscribe to our Patreon! (patreon.com/uncutgemspod)
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In this episode of the show we are officially beginning the Summer of Action where we will spend the next three months talking about 80s action movies, some iconic and some less so. And we begin this journey with a whole month of buddy cop action movies that took hold of the box office in the mid-80s. Our first conversation is about the Peter Hyams-directed Running Scared where you can hear us talk about Hyams trying to put his own stamp on the genre, Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines as an onscreen duo, and how the post-Blade Runner aesthetic dictated how movies looked like at the time. We also debate if this movie is a comedy with action elements or an actioner with some levity, if Billy Crystal is trying to be funny or going full Serpico and if the movie had the chance of being better with a well-defined villain. Tune in and enjoy!Hosts: Jakub Flasz & Randy BurrowsHead over to uncutgemspodcast.com to find all of our archival episodes and more!Follow us on Twitter (@UncutGemsPod), IG (@UncutGemsPod) and Facebook (@UncutGemsPod)Buy us a coffee over at Ko-Fi.com (ko-fi.com/uncutgemspod)Subscribe to our Patreon! (patreon.com/uncutgemspod)
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