Episode 59: Midnight Run

Published: May 3, 2016, 11 a.m.

With the release of 1988's Midnight Run, the follow-up to his smash success, Beverly Hills Cop, director Martin Brest seemed poised to be Hollywood's next great action comedy director. But, while his career eventually fizzled with the release of the much-maligned Gigli, it's interesting to look back at Run and its impact on all the action/comedy hybrids that would follow. Does this buddy crime caper still have the goods? Do the jokes still work? More importantly, does anyone remember when Robert DeNiro used to pick good projects? Dave, Ivan, and Mike take a road trip back to the 80s to find out.