Night of the Running Man (1995)

A Las Vegas cab driver finds a million dollars of stolen money in his cab after his fare is murdered. Soon after, a ruthless hitman is in persuit; he will stop at nothing to recover the ... See full summary »

Director:

Mark L. Lester

Writers:

Lee Wells (novel), Lee Wells (screenplay)

Stars:

Andrew McCarthy, Alex Zonn, Matthew Laurance

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andrew McCarthy	...	Jerry Logan
Alex Zonn	...	Homeless Man
Matthew Laurance	...	Eric Nichols, the Fare
Carl Ciarfalio	...	Thug
Antony Ponzini	...	Ernie
Jeanna Michaels	...	Cynthia Nickelson, TV Reporter
Scott Glenn	...	David Eckhart
Kathrin Middleton	...	Eckhart's Babe (as Kathrin Lautner)
Peter Iacangelo	...	Al Chambers
Mayf Nutter	...	Mugger
Don Stark	...	Rodney
Damon Carr	...	Amtrak Ticket Agent #1
Kim Lankford	...	Waitress
Frank Novak	...	Conductor
Terri Hawkes	...	Nicole, Amtrak Ticket Agent #2

Storyline

A Las Vegas cab driver finds a million dollars of stolen money in his cab after his fare is murdered. Soon after, a ruthless hitman is in persuit; he will stop at nothing to recover the money and dispose of all witnesses.

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Plot Keywords:

money | hitman | stolen money | briefcase | female rear nudity | 

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Taglines:

The chase has begun

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 March 1996 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

A menekülő ember éjszakája

Filming Locations:

Wilshire Theater - 8440 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

American World Pictures (AWP), Trimark Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Scott Glenn's character's knife is a full dress CQC6 with Mother of Pearl handles made by custom knife maker, Ernest Emerson.

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Quotes

Jerry Logan: I took some money.
Chris Altman: A lot of money?
Jerry Logan: I don't know, is a million a lot?

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Soundtracks

"Gypsy"
Written by Christopher Franke
Performed by Scott Monahan
Courtesy of Sonic Images Records

User Reviews

Glenn & Glover Make It Memorable

Ah, another somewhat bizarre crime film that few people have heard about and, as of March in 2006, still is not available on DVD. It is one of the fastest-moving films I've seen.

Usually, I like to see at least one good person in the film but this is an exception but this is a notch above the average low-life affair because of the performances of Scott Glenn and John Glover. They play cold-blooded professional killers who act polite, have impressive vocabularies, dress with class, keep their cool, don't get loud and obnoxious....but are brutally sadistic. Both are also fascinating to watch with Glenn having the bigger role as the main hired killer and Glover as his friend in another city.

I might be overrating this a bit because the last 45 minutes is a stretch, a real stretch, beginning with the entrance of a beautiful nurse who unrealistically gets involved with Andrew McCarthy, a guy on the run from these killers. That just wouldn't happen, but it does keep the story going strong.

There are some memorable scenes in this movie and some of them not too pleasant, so be forewarned: a woman dangled from the top of Hoover Dam and McCarthy being tortured with his feet scalded. Tough to watch. There are two gratuitous sex scenes in here, too.

At any rate, for a no-name movie, it was surprisingly entertaining and I'd like to see it out on DVD before too long.