Night of the Running Man (1994)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Mark L. Lester

Writers (WGA):

Lee Wells (novel)
Lee Wells (screenplay)

Release Date:

1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

The chase has begun

Plot:

A Las Vegas cab driver finds a million dollars of stolen money in his cab after his fare is murdered...

Plot Keywords:

Money | Hitman | Man Hunt | Chase | Violence

Cast

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 Lautner	...	Eckhart's Babe
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

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Norway:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

American World Pictures (AWP)

Trivia:

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

Quotes:

David Eckhart: Guess what. No gun. Oh well. Guns don't work in the dark, anyway. But I do have something that does.
[takes out his knife]

Soundtrack:

Gypsy

Excellent, fast paced, tense, action thriller

I don't know why this film got such low ratings. I thought it was really good. In fact, I gave it my rare 10 stars.

I felt the storyline was tight, the actors all did a good job, the plot didn't have any holes in it, dialog was realistic.

Someone here mentioned that Jerry Logan is able to walk without even so much as a limp after his feet were injured. Not true. He was having a very difficult time--they didn't goof on that. I really didn't see any goofs in this movie, which, by the way, is based on a novel.

The basic story has to do with this man who has stolen a million dollars from a Las Vegas casino. He gets into Jerry Logan's cab, and gives him a big tip to hurry to the airport as fast as possible, but fast isn't fast enough.

The mob is onto him. They follow the cab, an accident ensues, the man who stole the money is killed. Jerry Logan goes home and discovers the money in a briefcase in the back of his cab.

Then a brutal hitman is put on Jerry Logan's trail, and the tension mounts.

Eventually a pretty nurse, who befriends Jerry, gets drawn into this violent cat and mouse game.

I was on the edge of my seat during this film.