Running Scared hit the theaters in 1986
Running Scared is an action packed comedy starring Billy Crystal as Danny Costanzo and Gregory Hines as Ray Hughes, two Chicago cops who get caught up with a ruthless drug dealer. Billy’s natural ad-lib wisecracking personality is nicely balanced by Gregory Hines exceptional timing and physicality. For an action film, it downplays the gory side of violence and allows for a much more family oriented, enjoyable watch. Not to be confused with the 2006 movie by the same title.
In Running Scared police detectives Danny and Ray are double crossed by an informant, in an attempted drug sting. But they manage to survive, because of two undercover agents are also present at the moment of their intended execution. The informant is shot dead and the undercover police are revealed prematurely; so the comedic duo do not get the hero’s welcome they expected for arresting the drug lord. Instead, they are sent on vacation.
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Feeling like they have found paradise in the Florida keys, the pair decides to retire early and open a bar on a sunny beach. Returning home, they are informed that they must complete another month of police service before they can be released from their contracts. What’s more, they must train their replacements, the very cops whose cover was blown to save their skin. With a new mind set, the partners are Running Scared against the clock and dangers of their job. They now fear getting shot and want to play it safe, but their drug smuggling nemesis, Julio Gonzales (Jimmy Smits) gets released on bail. Julio wants his drug shipment back and he has taken Danny’s ex-wife hostage. Danny still loves her and Ray can’t let his partner down, so the friends start Running Scared to save the girl and stop the drug dealer once and for all.
