The story centers on two Chicago cops, Hines and Crystal, who, after too many years on the job, are burned out and questioning their own mortality. They are forced by their Captain to take time off to regroup and end up in Key West, Florida. After spending nearly two weeks in the sun filled, bikini paradise, the two decide to retire their positions and open a bar in the Keys. They only need to live out two more weeks on the job. That's when things get interesting. The duo are drawn back into the fast-paced violent streets to bring down their long-time nemesis and Chicago drug dealer, Gonzales (Jimmy Smits). Will they survive the two weeks and make it back to the Keys or will the Windy City save two of Chicago's finest from themselves? This movie remains a benchmark for all "Buddy Cop Movies' ever made or ever to be made. The dialog, much of which was improvised, between Hines and Crystal is fast, funny and simply brilliant. Many lines from the movie have been embedded into our everyday language and you too will be quoting this movie for years to come. "Ooooh Noooooo" Hines and Crystal have a chemistry which has never been equaled. The only flaw in this production was that the two never had the time or opportunity to make a sequel.
Review of Running Scared
