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Synopsis: Bounty hunter Jack Walsh (Robert De Niro) is sent to find and return bail jumper and former Mafia accountant, Jonathan "The Duke" Mardukas (Charles Grodin). The FBI has had no success in locating The Duke, so when Jack finds him in next to no time, they are a little embarrassed. In order to collect his $100,000 fee, Jack must take The Duke from New York to Los Angeles. However, the Mafia and the FBI have other ideas, as does Marvin Dorfler (John Ashton), a rival bounty hunter. On their long cross-country trip to LA, the two get to know each other and they build up a strange friendship.
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Director(s): Martin Brest
Production: MCA Universal Home Video
  Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Metacritic:
78
Rotten Tomatoes:
96%
R
Year:
1988
126 min
3,010 Views


I wanna make a collect call|to Eddie Mascone from Jack Walsh.

Mascone. Bail bonds.|- Jerry, it's Jack. Put Eddie on.

Jesus, Jack! Where the hell you been?|- I wanna talk to him. Where are you?

Where am I?|I wanna ask you somethin'.

How come Dorfler is on my ass? Did you|put him on this, you son of a b*tch?

Wait a minute. Dorfler...

How could I put Dorfler on you?|I don't know where you are.

You had nothin' to do with it?|- Where are you? You got the Duke?

You're damn right I got him.|- Where are you?

Where am I? I'm somewhere between...|I don't know... Toledo and Cleveland.

We're gettin' on a bus.|- Bingo.

Bus? Don't get on a...|Are you outta your mind?

Shut up and listen.|We're gettin' on a bus.

I wanted to let you know|we're on our way. Bye.

Don't hang up!

Sh*t! What the hell|is this guy doin'?

I don't know.

Listen, maybe I oughta get|some donuts or somethin', huh?

Two one-way tickets to Los Angeles.

Still gonna make our schedule.|- I'll get you there on time.

Don't have any illusions.

lllusions?|- Illusions. Illusions.

I'm sorry, sir.|This card's been cancelled.

Huh? Has it been cancelled?

I'm sorry. That's a mistake.|Would you please try it again?

I checked it twice, sir.|- Please try it again.

Did you pay the bill?|- Shut up.

I'm sorry, sir.|It's been cancelled.

Ma'am, that is impossible.|I pay my bills.

There is no way|that could be cancelled. Shut up.

Please.|- It's cancelled, sir.

Would you like to try|another credit card or cash?

I don't have any other credit cards.|Please, just try that again.

All right.

Alonzo...Jack Walsh,|Federal Bureau of Investigation.

This is official business.|This man's in my custody.

I'm taking him to Los Angeles, okay?|Please try again.

Jack Walsh is not the name|on that badge, sir.

Would you like me to call the FBl?

Or would you like to pay cash?

How much is it?|- $264 for two tickets.

Here's a hundred.

Got any money on ya?|- A lot.

You call that a lot? Enough|to get you where I'm gonna get you.

One, two, three, four,|five, six, seven.

Got the whole f***in' force|after me, huh?

Who the f*** are you?|- Special Agent Mosely, FBl.

Oh, goddamn it!|I didn't do anything.

Relax. Just wanna ask you|a few questions.

Yeah. F***in' "A". Help yourself.

What do you know|about Jack Walsh?

No. Come on. Come on.|Cigarettes are killers.

So are women.|- Not the right woman.

My wife stuck it out|with me through all of this.

Yeah, stuck it out with you|and all your millions. What a trooper.

I don't have millions, Jack.|I gave it all to charity, remember?

You didn't keep a little|for yourself?

I kept enough to get away and hide.|- Yeah, right.

When we change buses in Chicago,|you're gonna have a couple hours.

Be a better man. Use that time|to look up your ex-wife and daughter.

It's a perfect opportunity.|- Why don't you mind your own business?

Why is it you haven't seen them|in nine years?

Why?

Just to get you off my back, I'll tell|you. She married a police lieutenant.

And I'm not very popular|with the Chicago Police Department.

Why aren't you popular|with the Chicago Police Department?

What, do we know each other?|Get... What a... Take...

Why?

What did you do? Why aren't you popular|with the Chicago Police Department?

That really doesn't concern you.|- Did she hurt you, Jack?

Yeah.|- I'm sorry.

What are you sorry about?|- I'm sorry you're hurt.

I'm not hurt.|- You just said you were hurt.

I didn't say I was hurt.|You said I was hurt.

I asked if you were hurt,|and you said, "Yeah, I'm hurt".

You made me say it.|You put words in my mouth.

You're a grown man.|You have control over your own words.

Goddamn right I do. So, here come|two words for you. Shut the f*** up.

Excuse me. Walsh called Mascone about|a half an hour ago from outside Toledo.

He's on an interstate Coach Lines bus|headed for Chicago.

Come on.

Sir, what do we do with this guy?

Let him go.

Son of a b*tch stole my cigarettes.

When's the last time|you had a chest X ray?

You know about secondary smoke?|You could give people lung cancer...

who are innocent|and tryin' to live healthy lives.

Why don't you just go back to sleep?|Leave me alone.

Do whatever you have to do.|- Put the cigarette out.

Why don't you shut up|and leave me alone?

Put the cigarette out, Jack.

Put the cigarette out.

A pain in the ass this guy is.

Thank you.|I thought you were putting it out.

No, I'm not putting it out.

Why aren't you popular|with the Chicago Police Department?

Sid's downstairs.

What's up?|- I think you and I should talk.

What are you hangin' around for?|Take a walk.

Somebody picked up Mardukas.|- It's old news. I'm on it.

I don't have to tell you what'll happen|if he becomes a government witness.

That won't be the case.

I assumed you were taking that position,|but I advise you against such action.

Relax. Have a cream soda. Everything|will be all over within a few minutes.

Who are these guys?

Hands on the bus!

All right, spread 'em.

It's the Feds.

Remember me?

Agent Foster Grant.

Alonzo, won't you thank me|for doin' your job?

Thank you, Walsh.

Let's get the f*** outta here!

What the hell are you doing?|- Keep moving.

Relax.|- No! Come on!

Hurry it up.|- What are you doin'? Are you there?

Wait a minute. Jesus Christ!|All right, I'm comin'!

Come on!|- I'm coming! Wait a minute!

Walsh, you son of a b*tch!

God! My God!|- Shut up.

What the hell was that?|Why were they shooting?

Those are Serrano's people. They're not|waiting for you to get to jail.

You're turnin' me in.|Why are we runnin' away from the FBl?

I gotta bring you back myself,|otherwise I won't get my money.

I won't give you to the Feds.

"Alonzo Mosely".|Isn't that the name you've been using?

Let me see that.

Look at this wealth of information.|They got a tap on Mascone's line.

Son of a b*tch!

What are ya doin'?

How far do you think we'll get|in a stolen FBl car?

What's that for?|- An inside joke between me and Alonzo.

Tony Darvo, line one.|- Yeah?

Sorry. It didn't happen.

It didn't happen? Say that again.|- It didn't happen.

There were cops all over the place.|A million f***in' Feds.

It was a mess.

It was a real mess.|- Get off the line.

If they've got a tap...

Sidney, shut your f***in' mouth!

Now listen to me, dummy.|Do they have Mardukas in custody or not?

I don't know. The cops|are swarming all over the place.

We couldn't see anything.|- Let me tell you something.

I don't wanna get another phone call|like this, because if I do...

I'm gonna get on a f***in' plane,|and blow torch the both of you.

Understand?

Are you gonna stop?|I'm on the phone! What are you doin'?

I should've killed Walsh|in Chicago a long time ago.

Don't say a f***in' word to me, Sidney.

I'll bury this telephone in your head.

I can't believe this. I haven't seen|either of them in nine years...

and the first thing out of my mouth is,|"Can I borrow a few hundred bucks?"

I have a feeling this is gonna be|very good for you.

You look fine.

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George Gallo

George Gallo, Jr. (born 1956) is an American screenwriter, film director, producer, painter and musician.He is best known for writing Midnight Run and 29th Street, and is an accomplished painter in the style of the Pennsylvania Impressionists. In 1990, he won the coveted Arts for the Parks award, and has had three one-man exhibitions in New York City. In 2010, he wrote and directed the film Middle Men starring Luke Wilson.He currently lives in Los Angeles. more…

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