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Running Scared

Cast

Gregory Hines, Billy Crystal, Steven Bauer, Darlanne Fluegel View All

Crew

Peter Hyams (Director), Gary DeVore (Screenplay), Gary DeVore (Story), Jimmy Huston (Screenplay) View All

Release: Jun. 27th, 1986

Runtime: 1 hour, 47 minutes

Two street-wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer that nearly killed them in the past.

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For starters, the two cops are shown to be pretty bold and fearless, often to the point of recklessness, during the first act, so their choice to "run scared" after a dangerous situation doesn't necessarily jive with the kind of cops we've seen them to be or the kind of film this is.

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