Run (1991)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Geoff Burrowes

Writers (WGA):

Dennis Shryack (written by) &
Michael Blodgett (written by)

Release Date:

1 February 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Drama

Tagline:

Pursued by the mob, Hunted by the police...Luck was his only weapon, And she his only hope.

Plot:

When a law student accidentally kills the son of a mob boss in a fight, he finds himself relentlessly pursued by the mob and the police.

Plot Keywords:

Porsche | Police | Poker | Law Student | On The Run

Cast

Patrick Dempsey	...	Charlie Farrow
Kelly Preston	...	Karen Landers
Ken Pogue	...	Matt Halloran
Alan C. Peterson	...	Denny Halloran
James Kidnie	...	Sammy
Sean McCann	...	Marv
Michael MacRae	...	O'Rourke
Tom McBeath	...	Smithy
Marc Strange	...	Chief Travers
Christopher Lawford	...	Martins
William S. Taylor	...	Halsey
Jerry Wasserman	...	Halloran's Lieutenant
Peter Williams	...	Cab Driver
Mina E. Mina	...	Garage Owner
Lochlyn Munro	...	College Buddy

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Sweden:15 (video rating) | USA:R | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia)

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Hollywood Pictures

Trivia:

Kelly Preston replaced Tracy Pollan who bowed out during early filming.

Goofs:

Continuity: Charlie Farrow is struggling with a cop in a shopping mall. The cop's hat is knocked off, but in the next scene it is back on while they are still struggling.

Quotes:

Frank: Denny was good kid
Matt Halloran: He was spoiled

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

IF YOU LEAN ON ME

In Comparison to Out of Bounds...

I would consider Run in comparison to an Anthony Michael Hall movie called Out of Bounds and make the recommendation for the former if this is the kind of movie that you're in the mood for.

Out of Bounds, which I think came out in 1986, stars Hall as an Iowan kid who goes to visit his brother in Los Angeles. Through a case of mistaken identity, he suddenly finds himself in a world of trouble, running from drug lords and cops, because (insert forced gasp here) he picks up the same gym as another person who was smuggling dope. Well, not to give away to much of the story, he finds this quirky girl to help him out.

Out of Bounds is very similar to Run in that, through mistaken assumptions, a kid is on the run from both the mob and crooked cops. A girl helps this kid out in his desperate struggle to escape a whole slew of maniacs. Run and Out of Time are both basically films about kids spending a whole movie trying to figure out how they're going to avoid their doom.

Run, however, makes for a much better movie than Out of Time, despite people's inclination for early Anthony Michael Hall movies. In Out of Time, he hardly acted like he wanted to be in the movie. Other than the girl that helps him out, it is a whole lot of nothing and rather predictable "coincidences."

Though only a B movie, it Run is much more exciting with efforts in acting as well as action scenes (such as the police car falling off of the mall parking garage and the man dangling over the edge from his pants leg). If you like Patrick Dempsey and Kelly Preston, you're probably certain to enjoy this film. It's actually a good lazy day kind of film.