This moody 1986 buddy picture and police drama represented a change of pace for both stars. Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines play two Chicago police detectives who, feeling gun-shy about the inherent danger of their jobs, contemplate retirement in Florida. They just can't shake the allure of their work, however, particularly when their pursuit of a notorious drug dealer (Jimmy Smits) turns personal and deadly. While there are more than enough light moments in Running Scared, generated by the easy and convincing rapport between Crystal and Hines, director Peter Hyams... (The Star Chamber, 2010) succeeds in straddling the two disparate moods to create a taut and engaging action picture. --Robert Lane [show more]
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Chicago cops Ray (Gregory Hines) and Danny (Billy Crystal) sail close to the wind in their law-enforcing tactics and are forced to take leave when one of their stunts backfires A holiday in Florida seems the ideal way to nurse their bruised professional egos and to their surprise the duo realise that the beach lifestyle suits them much better than their daily confrontations with the Chicago criminal fraternity They decide to hand in their notices and open a bar in Key West but not without first settling an old score with gangster bigwig Julio Gonzales (Jimmy Smits)
Chicago cops Ray (Gregory Hines) and Danny (Billy Crystal) sail close to the wind in their law-enforcing tactics, and are forced to take leave when one of their stunts backfires. A holiday in Florida seems the ideal way to nurse their bruised professional egos, and to their surprise the duo realise that the beach lifestyle suits them much better than their daily confrontations with the Chicago criminal fraternity. They decide to hand in their notices and open a bar in Key West, but not without first settling an old score with gangster bigwig Julio Gonzales (Jimmy Smits).
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