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Into the Night

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Into the Night (1985)

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Reviews Counted:21

Fresh:8

Rotten:13

Average Rating:4.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Ed Orkin (Jeff Goldblum) is having a bad night. He can't sleep, he hates his job as an aerospace engineer, and he's just discovered his wife in bed with another man. Suffering another sleepless... Ed Orkin (Jeff Goldblum) is having a bad night. He can't sleep, he hates his job as an aerospace engineer, and he's just discovered his wife in bed with another man. Suffering another sleepless night, he attempts to flee the disaster of his life, driving into the Los Angeles airport parking lot at the same time that a mysterious and beautiful woman (Michelle Pfeiffer) lands on his windshield. The mysterious Diana has smuggled six emeralds into the country and is being chased by Iranian gangsters who have just killed her companion. Suddenly Ed and Diana find themselves thrown together in an effort to outrun the gangsters. The fugitives become involved in one disaster after another, narily escaping Elvis-crazed relatives, insanity on the freeways, a terrifying hitman played by David Bowie, and general mayhem during the fast-paced chase. The gangsters wreak havoc on L.A., destroying anything they come into contact with as they pursue the star-crossed fugitives in this seductive and moody portrayal of Los Angeles after hours. This dark thriller/comedy features cameos by numerous directors as well as Landis himself, playing a gangster. [More]

Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Pfeiffer, Richard Farnsworth, Irene Papas

Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Pfeiffer, Richard Farnsworth, Irene Papas

Director: John Landis

Director: John Landis

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An uninteresting and off-putting movie.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
08/21/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

A little bit of Into the Night is funny, a lot of it is grotesque and all of it has the insidey manner of a movie made not for the rest of us but for moviemakers on the Bel Air circuit who watch each other's films in their own screening rooms.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/20/03
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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Maybe what the movie needed was more professional discipline and less geniality. As a rule, it's probably better to throw the party after the filming is finished.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Thin and familiar.

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Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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The film itself tries sometimes too hard for laughs and at other times strains for shock.

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04/10/08
Variety Staff
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Variety
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Pfeiffer in particular takes the sort of glamorous yet preposterous part that generally defeats even the best actress and somehow contrives to make it credible every inch of the way.

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04/21/07
Time Out

Even the glossy photography and Pfeiffer's convincing performance can't make this add up to more than its slightly amusing parts.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
05/24/03
Channel 4 Film

The tone, despite the frequent bloodletting, is light, and the film works better than the script would indicate.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
04/10/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Landis at his most cameo-obsessed and self-indulgent.

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03/03/06
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Strange ensemble noir comedy chase flick.

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04/17/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

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09/07/03
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Cinema Signals

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11/15/03
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08/22/03
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08/24/05
Jake Euker
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12/18/02
Dan Jardine
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07/30/05
Andy Klein
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Emanuel Levy
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12/09/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
 
 
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