Midnight Run Page #8

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
2,802 Views


What's this?|What are you gonna do now?

What are you doin'?

Oh, Christ! Christ!|Come on! Are you kidding?

They're gonna come out and shoot us,|for Chris sake.

What the hell?

Jesus. Oh, great!

You get it started,|and I'll run you over.

That's the best plan|I can think of.

Congratulations. Another crime.

Come on.

I don't like anything you do,|to tell you the truth. Nothing.

Where are we going?|- To the nearest airport.

I'm not the kind of guy that says,|"l told ya so".

Sh*t!

They've been spotted|35 miles south of here near Sedona.

There are officers in pursuit.

Take the chopper.

This is the kind of situation|where something bad happens.

Easy!

Goddamn it!|I don't like this!

Truck!

Where are we going?|- You'll find out when we get there.

I've come too far.|Too far.

I'm too close.

Okay, I'm coming!|All right.

Come on.|- Right.

Here we go.

Hello!

Am I lucky or am I just good?

Is that Marvin?|- F***in' "A", I'm the best.

Hello, Jack, ya dumb sh*t.

Come on, you f***in' pain in the ass!|- Wait a minute!

If you move,|I'll tear your f***in' lungs out!

See you in L.A.

Sh*t!

Afternoon, sir.

You open?|- We're always open.

Hard day?

Hard week.

I know what you mean.

I could use a cup of coffee.

Thanks.|- You're welcome.

Keep it.

Gee, I've been lookin' all over|for these. Thanks, Alonzo.

Marvin, I have to tell ya,|I have this very serious fear of flying.

Yeah? Why don't you just relax|and sleep through it?

Forget your deadline. It's over.|That's the way that one went.

I know my rights.|You owe me phone calls.

Phone calls are not of paramount|importance to you right now.

It's that you're gonna spend ten years|for impersonating a federal agent.

Ten years for impersonating a Fed?|How come no one's after you?

Give this guy his calls.

Thanks.

Can I have a little privacy, please?

Mascone Bail Bonds.

It's Jack Walsh. Put Eddie on.|- It's Jack.

This better be good news|because you got five hours left.

It's not. I'm calling to let you know|that you're a dead motherf***er.

Wait a minute.

You put Marvin on this case,|you f***in' piece of sh*t.

You f***ing deceptive... You vermin!|- Are you f***in' done yet?

You slime ball in a sea of pus!|What?

You blew it, all right?

You had the guy four f***in' days.|Four days!

You could've walked him backwards|and not blown it, but you blew it.

When have I ever let you down,|you f***in' rat?

Are you nuts, telling Dorfler|I offered you $100.000...

when I told him I'd give him $25.000?

Wait a minute.|When did you speak to him?

What's the difference?|- When did you speak to Marvin?

He called me ten minutes ago|tellin' me to go f*** myself.

Everybody's tellin' me|to go f*** myself.

Am I supposed to just sit|on my f***in' butt?

Eddie, Eddie,|what are you talkin' about?

You got five hours left. Can you bring|the f***in' Duke in, yes or no?

I thought he's bringin' him.

I just talked to f***in' Dorfler.|He don't have the Duke.

What?|- Where's the f***in' Duke?

Hello?|- I'll talk to you later.

Jack!

Hello?|- Tony Darvo, please?

Who's calling?|- Marvin Dorfler.

Yo?|- Shall I put Marvin Dorfler through?

Yeah, put him through.

Marvin, everything's still|on schedule, pal, isn't it?

So Dorfler's working for you guys.

Who is this?|- This is Jack Walsh.

Jack, what are you complaining for?|We came to you first, didn't we?

It's Jack Walsh.|Hold on. Somebody wants to say hello.

Hey, too late for you, scumbag.

No, too late for you. I didn't come|this far not to collect my money.

You understand me?|I want the Duke back.

What the f*** you telling me for?|- What am I telling you for?

I'll tell you what|I'm telling you for.

I got some of the Duke's belongings,|including computer disks telling...

of Serrano's businesses, his|money-laundering operations, everything.

If I don't get the Duke back|in the next two hours...

I'm gonna turn those disks over|to the Feds, do you hear me?

I wanna meet Serrano with the Duke|in two hours at McCarran Airport...

where we'll make the exchange.

He's the only one who won't try|to take a shot at me in a public place.

If I see one goon within a mile|of that airport...

Listen to me carefully, the deal is off.|and I'm goin' to the Feds.

I ain't gonna bother Jimmy|with your bullshit.

You're not? Fine.

After he's busted, I'll make sure|to let him know you knew beforehand.

That's two hours from now,|McCarran Airport.

You got that, moron?|Have a nice day.

Tell Alonzo I wanna make a deal.

You wanna make a deal with me?

What would you do|if I deliver Serrano?

What do you mean, "deliver"?|- Conspiracy to destroy evidence.

What government evidence?

Will you let me take the Duke back|myself and collect my money?

Tell me more.

I'll tell you on the way. We have|to be in Las Vegas in two hours.

Marvin!|- No, it's room service.

Here, hold this up|so they know I took this today.

I amaze myself.|I'm always thinkin'.

Got it all figured out.

Say "cheese".

Don't do this.

Adios.

There are no real computer disks.|Is that right?

Right.

If you give him blank disks and|he accepts them, is that an overt act?

If he just sets foot inside the airport,|he's committed an overt act:

conspiracy to obstruct justice.

When he shows up with the Duke,|you add kidnapping.

Anybody packing a gun:|conspiracy to commit murder.

The fact it's an airport, and Alonzo,|correct me if you think I'm wrong...

you can slap an interstate|transportation racketeering rap on him.

None of that means anything unless|you can get him to take those disks.

Don't worry.|I'll get him to take the disks.

Get a wire on this man.

No hard feelings about|what happened in Amarillo, huh?

Just one of those|spur-of-the-moment deals.

Where is he?|- Where's the money?

In the car.|Where is he?

Change of plans. I want two million.|- What?

I read the newspapers.|The guy got you for 15 million, right?

So I figure he's gotta be worth|at least two.

I'm a businessman.

How do we know you got him?

I want one million now...

then I'll call ya in 20 minutes...

tell you where to drop off|the second million.

Once I know it's there,|then I'll tell ya where he is, okay?

Not okay.|- Why not?

Are you nuts? What's Jimmy gonna say?|How are we gonna get the Duke now?

You got the answer in your hand.|- What are you talkin' about?

Think. When are you gonna learn|how to pay attention?

Look. See what it says there?

All right, this is it.|Tonight is the f***in' night.

You understand?|I'm sick of all these screw-ups.

As soon as I get the disks from Walsh,|you drop Walsh and the Duke.

Understand? I get the disks,|you drop them. Okay?

You shouldn't do this.

Really?|What do you propose I do?

Send somebody with a cash offer,|but don't do this.

I know Walsh.|He won't take any money from me.

He's a self-righteous guy.|It aggravates me.

In his mind, this is clean. He gets|what he wants, I get what I want.

The guy's a f***in' burnout.

Sit down, relax. Have a sandwich,|glass of milk. Do some f***in' thing.

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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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