Into the Night

1985 "A dangerous romance"
6.4| 1h55m| R| en
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Ed Okin used to have a boring life. He used to have trouble getting to sleep. Then one night, he met Diana. Now, Ed's having trouble staying alive.

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Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.
Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.
Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.
Paul-271 This is an adventure/comedy which works perfectly. Goldblum plays the part of someone strolling around stunned perfectly here and to some extent, in all his parts. The supporting cast is ideal and the concept original. There's a good deal of similarity here between this and the Melanie Griffith vehicle, 'Something Wild' which came out a year after 'Into the Night'. In both cases, everyday men are drawn into an increasingly bizarre circumstance so both are fish out of water movies. I rate this more highly than 'Something Wild' which I enjoy too because the Griffith show changes tone from offbeat bizarre to mean and then does another turn at the very end. This maintains its tone throughout and the wrap up, when Goldblum finds out what it's all about is priceless. I got my copy via Amazon for the cost of a single movie ticket. I view it as well worth the money.
videorama-759-859391 Here's another movie, let down by it's story, as if a desperate excuse for an action adventure comedy, which I still enjoyed. The movie hardly raised a laugh at all, although I did enjoy this slow moving flick, first seeing it a fifteen. Goldblum has many problems, like he does in other films, whether around flies, or being tall guys, whatever. He can't sleep, and his wife is cheating on him. He confides in his work colleague Ackroyd, who does ask him while in gridlock, "When was the last time you f...ed your wife?", and Goldblum's wife is pretty hot. Taking a midnight drive out to the airport, trouble comes crashing down on his hood in the form of sexy and fiesty Diana (Michelle Pfeifer), a struggling actress, who's taken of with these diamonds. The film, which was something different at the time, still manages to be very entertaining, but is just let down, of the weak strength of the story. Bruce Mcgill was kind of interesting as an Elvis impersonator, shouting some Elvis related while out at character, at Diana, that was unforgettable, as was Goldblum knocking down a fake wall on a film set. The film is an oddity, which does stand alone, where we really see a few directors act, but it such a shame the quality of the film suffers from it's unoriginal lightweight and story.
witz-2 It has been over a decade since I have seen this film. I remember just a few bits of the details. But I do remember it as a very entertaining movie. A bit of escapism.The cast was tremendous. All through the movie you'll recognize people. Hey isn't that...? I recognize her. Wow, that is the guy from... At the time that I first watched it I didn't realize that so many directors had parts in the movie.I liken this movie to "After Hours" with Griffin Dunne (of American Werewolf fame) and Teri Garr. These would be a fun double feature together.It has been years since i have lived in So. Cal, but this movie brings back memories. The atmosphere, the weather at night in LA was very well represented. The various locations were familiar. And who could forget Cal Worthington and his dog Spot?!Time to go look this one up on Netflix.
goldgreen The plot here about a woman (Michelle Pfieffer) who has six emeralds that a bunch of murderous heavies want to get their hands on is pretty silly, but what rescues the film is some brilliant direction from John Landis, and I mean brilliant. It would not surprise me if they study this at film school. He takes every banal scene and adds a touch of comedy, clowning, in-jokes (more cameos of famous people and film directors than you could believe), or just tension. There is not a flat moment in the whole film. The choice of upmarket locations in Los Angeles too is a constant dazzle. Overall this pacing overcomes an average input from the love interest of Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Pfeiffer who do not really gel.