January 24, 2011
This buddy cop crime comedy/drama is good, I liked it.
Gregory Hines,
Billy Crystal,
Steven Bauer,
Darlanne Fluegel,
Joe Pantoliano
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Distinguished by a sharp, witty dialogue between its two cop protagonists, Ray and Danny (Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal), this entertaining crime drama is well worth a visit. Ray and Danny are nearl... read more
DVD Release Date: October 2, 2001
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May 14, 2010What a piece of shit. I like just about everybody in it, but it tries too hard to be funny (which it's not) to be a true action comedy and it's not funny enough to be a good comedy. Hines and Crystal are probably the two least believably cops ever (except for Adam Sandler, maybe)... read more
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January 8, 2010When two hotshot Chicago detectives have a brush with their own mortality, they decide to buy a bar and retire to Key West after cracking one last case. Running Scared is the kind of film that at least on paper, looks like a pig. The plot is the usual mix of cliched characters an... read more
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December 15, 200930 days to clean up Chicago before they retire to Paradise... Losing their police car, their suspect and having their cover blown is a real bad start.
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December 11, 2006Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines make a decent cop pairing in this 'last case before retirement' comedy-thriller.
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April 1, 2011Gregory Hines (Ray) and Billy Crystal (Danny) are two hard boiled Chicago cops hot on the trail of a drug lord Julio played by Jimmy Smits who are willing to sacrifice their own lives and maybe even their own jobs thanks to their reckless ways and their rule-breaking tactics. The... read more
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February 27, 2008Good film, good performances..very entertaining. The plot could have been better though but this is pretty much what's expected of an 80's buddy cop movie. This film is like a mix between Miami Vice and Beverly Hills Cop.
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January 11, 2007Hilarious action comedy about two Chicago cops taking on a ruthless drug dealer. Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines make a great team. The one liners come fast and the action ever faster. One of the better cop movies from the 80's.
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April 4, 2011This was okay, but very, very forgettable. This is one of those movies you'll watch on PAX channel or something when you have absolutely nothing else to watch.
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August 24, 2010Outstanding buddy cop movie from the great 80's starring Gregory Hines & Billy Crystal as two seasoned Chicago detectives Hughes & Constanza who decide their jobs over the years have become too dangerous and decide to pool their money and retire down to Florida to open a bar. The... read more
Critic Reviews
February 23, 2006
Phil Villarreal, Arizona Daily Star
October 20, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily
A breezily entertaining buddy-cop movie with too much cutesy shtick for its own good. Gregory Hines is OK, but Billy Crystal is never believable as a Chicago cop.
February 18, 2003
Kevin Fiddler, Henderson Home News (Henderson, NV)
Pre-Lethal Weapon mid-80s buddy flick before
January 24, 2003
Rob Vaux, Flipside Movie Emporium
Relentlessly competent in a TBS Saturday afternoon kind of way.
September 18, 2002
Clint Morris, Moviehole
Crystal and Hines are a great double act. Laughs aplenty.
November 6, 2001
Scott Weinberg, Apollo Guide
The most appealing thing about this movie is the charisma and good humour delivered by the two leads. Full Review
April 27, 2007
Jonathan R. Perry, Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)
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