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{{short description|1988 film by Martin Brest}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Midnight Run
| image          = Midnight Run.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Martin Brest]]
| producer       = Martin Brest
| writer         = [[George Gallo]]
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Robert De Niro]]
* [[Charles Grodin]]
* [[Yaphet Kotto]]
* [[John Ashton (actor)|John Ashton]]
* [[Dennis Farina]]
* [[Joe Pantoliano]]
}}
| music          = [[Danny Elfman]]
| cinematography = [[Donald E. Thorin]]
| editing        = [[Chris Lebenzon]]<br />[[Michael Tronick]]<br />[[Billy Weber]]
| studio         = City Light Films
| distributor    = [[Universal Pictures]]
| released       = {{Film date|1988|7|20}}
| runtime        = 126 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $30 million<ref>{{Cite news|title=Hollywood Opens Its Summer Onslaught|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/26/movies/hollywood-opens-its-summer-onslaught.html|author=Aljean Harmetz |date=May 26, 1988|work=The New York Times|page=C27|access-date=September 22, 2024}}</ref>
| gross          = $81.6 million
}}
'''''Midnight Run''''' is a 1988 American [[action comedy film]] directed by [[Martin Brest]] from a screenplay by [[George Gallo]]. It stars [[Robert De Niro]], [[Charles Grodin]], [[Yaphet Kotto]], [[John Ashton (actor)|John Ashton]], [[Dennis Farina]] and [[Joe Pantoliano]]. In the film, [[bounty hunter]] Jack Walsh (De Niro) attempts to flee [[New York City]] to [[Los Angeles]] after he captures [[accountant]] Jonathan Mardukas (Grodin), who is wanted by [[Gangster|mob]] bosses and the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]]. 

''Midnight Run'' was initially developed by Gallo, who worked with Brest to revise the screenplay. De Niro was the first to be cast, seeking to star in a comedy and play [[against type]] from his [[crime film|crime]] and [[gangster film]] roles during the 1970s and 1980s. [[Paramount Pictures]] was set to act as ''Midnight Run''{{'}}s distributors but backed out after casting disagreements with Brest. [[Universal Pictures]], which distributed Brest's previous film ''[[Beverly Hills Cop]]'' (1984), subsequently picked up the project. [[Principal photography]] took place in 1983, with filming locations including New York, Los Angeles, [[Arizona]] and [[New Zealand]]. 

''Midnight Run'' was theatrically released in the United States on July 20, 1988, by Universal Pictures. It grossed $81.6 million worldwide and received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its humor and the performances and chemistry between De Niro and Grodin. It was nominated for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]] and [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor]] (for De Niro) at the [[46th Golden Globe Awards]]. ''Midnight Run'' inspired ''[[The Midnight Run Action Pack]]'' (1994) [[television film]] [[standalone sequel]]s, which did not feature De Niro or Grodin.