Review of Running Scared (1986) by Shawn W — 07 Feb 2016

Two Chicago cops try to nail the hopeful new city drug lord. Crystal and Hines make a decent team in this buddy cop film. I'm somewhat surprised this never yielded a sequel.

This review of Running Scared (1986) was written by Shawn W on 07 Feb 2016.

Running Scared has generally received mixed reviews.

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