Kyrsten Brad
Senior HTF Member
Brad here. Well now its official. Coming from Kino (in December 2014 I believe), the police action/comedy, and mid-1986 surprise hit, Running Scared.
(No connection to the 2006 movie of the same name, Running Scared (1986) came out on DVD in 2001).
I think the thread title very much describes this movie as the two main characters, Danny Costanzo (Billy Crystal) and Ray Huges (Gregory Hines) seem to go from one somewhat-comic police adventure to another, while the movie manages to maintain a serious tone as well.
It all worked together quite well as Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines put together a very nice chemistry as a police team.
I saw this one when it first came out in 1986. At first I thought what did I get myself into as the movie started out a bit slow. It soon picked up the pace and I found myself getting into the plot and identifying (as a then single-guy, college student with a girlfriend) with the two main characters.
Some observations:
The mobile-cell phone conversation in Julio Gonzalzes luxury car scene still carries most of its comic value today but lost on today's viewers would be how back in the mid-1980s, mobile phones in cars were still pretty much the domain of the well-to-do, especially with cell phones pretty much everywhere nowadays. My parents, who were doing quite well back then had one in their car (I never got one in mine though).
Notice how our two heroes play the role of heroes who are just this side of total klutzes, much like Indiana Jones in the Indiana Jones movies. Note how many situations do Danny and Ray look like smart-guys in one aspect (the bullet-proof glass in their car during the railroad chase) and then the situation gets turned on its head (unable to escape the car being crushed because of the bullet-proof glass).
The soundtrack was pretty cool too. Not a whole lot of hit songs but one major hit, Man Size Love by Klymaxx climbed the AT40 charts.
So glad this is finally coming to Blu (hopefully Kino does it right). I do have the earlier DVD which looks OK on my laptop but I had yet to put it up on the 70. Won't have to now unless I feel like comparing to the Blu.
Day One Purchase for Me!!
Wiki Article on Running Scared (1986)
(No connection to the 2006 movie of the same name, Running Scared (1986) came out on DVD in 2001).
I think the thread title very much describes this movie as the two main characters, Danny Costanzo (Billy Crystal) and Ray Huges (Gregory Hines) seem to go from one somewhat-comic police adventure to another, while the movie manages to maintain a serious tone as well.
It all worked together quite well as Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines put together a very nice chemistry as a police team.
I saw this one when it first came out in 1986. At first I thought what did I get myself into as the movie started out a bit slow. It soon picked up the pace and I found myself getting into the plot and identifying (as a then single-guy, college student with a girlfriend) with the two main characters.
Some observations:
The mobile-cell phone conversation in Julio Gonzalzes luxury car scene still carries most of its comic value today but lost on today's viewers would be how back in the mid-1980s, mobile phones in cars were still pretty much the domain of the well-to-do, especially with cell phones pretty much everywhere nowadays. My parents, who were doing quite well back then had one in their car (I never got one in mine though).
Notice how our two heroes play the role of heroes who are just this side of total klutzes, much like Indiana Jones in the Indiana Jones movies. Note how many situations do Danny and Ray look like smart-guys in one aspect (the bullet-proof glass in their car during the railroad chase) and then the situation gets turned on its head (unable to escape the car being crushed because of the bullet-proof glass).
The soundtrack was pretty cool too. Not a whole lot of hit songs but one major hit, Man Size Love by Klymaxx climbed the AT40 charts.
So glad this is finally coming to Blu (hopefully Kino does it right). I do have the earlier DVD which looks OK on my laptop but I had yet to put it up on the 70. Won't have to now unless I feel like comparing to the Blu.
Day One Purchase for Me!!
Wiki Article on Running Scared (1986)
("Here's the situation: I have this gun here. Now, I am going to take the gun out, and I am going to shoot a lot of holes in the door. And if you are standing in front of that door, well, what can I tell you?: Some of the holes are going to be...in you!")
