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Let’s just say the amount of quotes in this film are just insane. As a kid who grew up with Weird Al parodying every popular song I recall hearing on the radio, this flick is an amazing comedy that holds up all these years later. As always Apple TV has this for rent for the normal four smackers, and like my previous recommends, this is a surefire win. One last nugget: Sylvester Stallone was going to make a cameo in this flick in a sequence parodying Rambo, but declined. I think Weird Al’s homage to him is bet ter. Wait! Have You Not Seen... Running Scared? June 16, 2023 Okay, let’s shake these cob webs off this keyboard for something I have been procrastinating on: the next article for Dork Court. And what better movie to add to my list than Running Scared. But no, not the Paul Walker 2006 version. Although, I did like that flick, but the Crystal & Hines action/buddy/comedy flick. Yeah, it is super-solid. Where do I start? Right; the cast. The movie stars Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines as two street-smart Chicago cops from the Northside. Ray and Danny kind of don’t take anything seriously but are both great at their jobs. During one case, they get involved in trying to arrest Julio Gonzales, played by the amazing Jimmy Smits. But this guy continues to get away from them regardless of what they try to do. Some insane chase scenes through the city, in stairwells, and just damn solid action. Not to share too much of the plot, but one of the detectives gets shot and they decide to retire to Key West, Florida to open a bar and after a quick little trip they seem to cap ture Gonzales. Great little montage comedy scene plays and when they come back to the cold snowy Chicago, they are informed that Julio has got ten out. Looks like one last case they cannot leave unsolved. And the final confrontation is action-packed and funny as all hell. Love this flick. On to the cast. I named Billy Crystal in the beginning, but this is 1986 Billy Crystal. He was about to essentially be the featured comedian on SNL, having that the show just lost Eddie Murphy. So he makes this flick in the middle of all that. Next is Gregory Hines, the insanely talented dancer/actor. This flick is post Cotton Club and White Nights , so he is beginning to become a huge star. But these two together are just golden. The chemistry was perfect. Really. Like Glover and Gibson solid. Next are the bad guys. I mentioned Jimmy Smits playing Julio Gonzales. He is Running Scared

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