Into the Night (1985)

A discouraged engineer gets caught up in the dangerous activities of a jewel thief on the run.

Director:

John Landis

Writer:

Ron Koslow

Stars:

Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Pfeiffer, Stacey Pickren

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeff Goldblum	...	Ed Okin
Michelle Pfeiffer	...	Diana
Stacey Pickren	...	Ellen Okin (as Stacy Pickren)
Carmen Argenziano	...	Stan
Andrew Marton	...	Freeway Driver
Sue Dugan	...	Freeway Driver
Elizabeth Solorzano	...	Freeway Driver
Dan Aykroyd	...	Herb
Robert Paynter	...	Security Guard
David Cronenberg	...	Group Supervisor
Robert Moberly	...	Aerospace Engineer
John Hostetter	...	Aerospace Engineer
Dick Balduzzi	...	Aerospace Engineer
Richard Franklin	...	Aerospace Engineer
Cal Worthington	...	Himself

Storyline

Ed Okin's life is somewhat out of control. He can't sleep, his wife betrays him, and his job is dull. One night, he starts to drive through Los Angeles, and he finally ends in the parking garage of Los Angeles International Airport. Moments later, a beautiful young lady jumps onto his bonnet and he finds himself being chased by four Iranians. What follows is a wild chase through the streets of Los Angeles, and a very funny one too.

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Plot Keywords:

airport | insomnia | emerald | chase | bare chested male | 

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Taglines:

Ed Okin used to have a boring life. Then, one night, he met Diana. Now, Ed's having trouble staying alive.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Persian French Spanish

Release Date:

22 February 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fuga al amanecer

Filming Locations:

2250 Montecito Drive, San Marino, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$86,923, 24 February 1985, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$7,562,164

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the scene at the airport, the guy with glasses gets shot by security, and falls into a newsstand. Behind him is a November 1984 issue of Playboy with Bo Derek on the cover with a cigar and wearing a hat. It reads: "BO DEREK X-RATED. SHE'S HOTTER THAN EVER".

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Goofs

Their room number at the Ramada Inn is 714, so one would assume they are on the 7th floor. However, when the drapes are opened, they are clearly on the street level, and not the 7th floor.

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Quotes

Herb: There's a girl there who will do *anything you want* for fifty dollars an hour.
Ed: Like what?
Herb: Anything! If you want she'll dress like Santa Claus!
Ed: Will she bring me a pony?

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Crazy Credits

Nearly everything is credited in this film. Even the Used-Cars-Salesmen shown in commercials (Cal Worthington, Pete Ellis) and the cast of a b/w-movie (Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein) in Hamid's Apartment are credited

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Connections

References G.I. Blues (1960)

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Soundtracks

MY LUCILLE
Written by Ira Newborn
Performed by B.B. King
Courtesy of MCA RECORDS

User Reviews

entertaining escapism

Plenty to enjoy here in this escapist movie. Goldblum & Pfeiffer are fun in the main roles. Suspend belief and take the exciting journey that Goldblum has with Pfeiffer. Look out for the running joke with many famous directors in cameo roles. Look out for David Bowie and Carl Perkins in a knife fight (is this a metaphor for traditional rock v glam rock?). Although an escape action drama it has plenty of amusing scenes eg. the hoods eating peanuts and breaking candy with their guns.

And the title track and soundtrack by the worlds best blues guitarist -BB King.