''Another Midnight Run'' is a 1994 American

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, and the first in a series of television films produced for

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's Action Pack programming block and based on the 1988 feature film ''

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''.The New York Times
/ref> Christopher McDonald plays bounty hunter Jack Walsh, who was portrayed by Robert De Niro in the first film. ''Another Midnight Run'' was followed by two more made-for-television sequels, '' Midnight Runaround'' and '' Midnight Run for Your Life''.

Plot summary

Jack Walsh (McDonald) is hired by bail bondsman Eddie Moscone (

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) to bring in Bernie Abbot (

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) and Helen Bishop (

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), a husband and wife team of con artists. Moscone also brings in rival bounty hunter Marvin Dorfler (

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) to work with Jack, with the agreement that they will split the money; however, both men are planning to double cross each other.

Cast and characters

* Christopher McDonald as Jack Walsh *

as Bernie Abbot *

as Helen Bishop *

as Marvin Dorfler * John Fleck as Jerry Geisler *

as Eddie Moscone * Sam Shamshak as Lester Weems

Alternate titles

*''Midnight Run 2: Another Midnight Run'' (UK) *''Midnight Run: Cash Comes at Midnight'' (Germany)

References

External links

* American action comedy films American television films Action Pack (TV programming block) Universal Pictures films 1994 television films 1994 films Television sequel films Films set in Los Angeles Films directed by James Frawley 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{US-tv-film-stub