Running Scared

Running Scared (1986) is a Chicago-set buddy cop comedy directed by Peter Hyams — watch it online on iFILM. Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal play two street-smart detectives who know they should retire but can't quite pull away from the job.

Back from a forced vacation in Key West, they land straight into a feud with a serious drug lord who wants them dead. What follows is a string of rooftop chases, elevated-train shoot-outs, and undercover schemes that keep going wrong in the funniest possible ways. The film works almost entirely on the chemistry between its leads: Hines brings physicality and cool, Crystal brings the jokes, and together they elevate material that would be forgettable without them. A compact, punchy action comedy that does exactly what it sets out to do.

Stream Running Scared (1986) online on iFILM.