Mob accountant Jonathan "Duke" Mardukis (Charles Grodin) is in deep doo-doo. He embezzled millions from his boss, kingpin Jimmy Serreno (Dennis Farina) and turned Robin Hood, giving much of the money to worthy causes. Now he's jumped bail and LA bail bondsman Eddie Moscone (Joe Pantoliano) needs to assure that the Duke reports to court on Friday but the Duke is nowhere to be seen and Moscone will lose $500K if the Duke is a no-show.
Moscone dispatches former Chicago cop Jack Walsh (Robert De Niro) to track down the Duke. But it isn't long before the FBI, lead by Agent Alonzo Mosely (Yaphet Kotto) is also after the Duke. And there's a snitch (Jack Kehoe) in Moscone's office so the mob is after the Duke, too. And when Moscone worries that Walsh isn't going to get the job done, he sends out another bounty hunter, Marvin Dorfler (John Ashton) which only compounds the riotous ride from NYC back to LA.
Think planes, trains, a stolen FBI car, a taxi cab, a bus, a cropduster, an old pickup truck, a 4x4, a box car, a helicopter and a less than scenic tour of the USA.
Also appearing are Wendy Phillips and Danielle DuClos as Walsh's ex-wife and daughter, and Philip Baker Hall as the mob kingpin's counsel.
Big, bold, brassy Danny Elfman music.
Directed by Martin Brest.Run time: 2 hours, 6 minutes
Rated R
My personal rating: B
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