47 - Midnight Run - Brest is Best at Build-A-Bear

Rabbit Fighters

The Rabbit Fighters hit the road to examine the frenemy road pic, Midnight Run, which was directed by middle school boy-favorite director Martin Brest. Brest also directed such hits as “Beverly Hills Cop”, “Scent of a Woman”, and “Meet Joe Black,” before the movie “Gigli” made him quit directing forever.

Noted comedian Robert DeNiro stars as Jack, a chain-smoking ex-cop bounty hunter who just wants to open a goddamned coffee shop, OK, you sunuvabich?!

But FIRST, he has to capture The Duke, a chatterbox accountant who crossed the mafia, played by dog-lover and professional dad, Charles Grodin.

Yaphet Kotto from Alien, John Ashton, aka Taggart from Beverly Hills Cop, Dennis Farina aka that guy who plays a cop or gangster in every film, Joe Pantoliano, aka Joey Pants, and Philip Baker Hall round out the star-studded cast.

WILL Jack get the Duke to LA in time for a big payday?

WILL Joey Pants' wig stay on while he screams on the phone?

WILL all the actors develop lung cancer from all the damn smoking?

And how about those chickens?

Those were some good-lookin chickens, amiright?

Next Week - Greg's pick: Midnight Run

[Published December 10, 2024]

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