Into the Night

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Into the Night

R,

1985,

1h 55m,

Mystery & Thriller/

Comedy

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40%

25 Reviews

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2,500+ Ratings

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49%

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2,500+ Ratings

Ed Okin (Jeff Goldblum) leads a joyless existence. He hates his job as an aerospace engineer. To make matters worse, his wife is cheating on him. Well, take heart Ed, your life is about to get a lot more interesting, really fast. While at the airport, he bumps into beautiful but ditsy jewel thief Diana (Michelle Pfeiffer), on the run from an ensemble of thugs (David Bowie, Dan Aykroyd, Roger Vadim) who will stop at nothing to recover the emeralds she has pilfered.

Critics Consensus

Despite its two stellar leads, Into the Night finds director John Landis indulging in far too many gimmicks in lieu of a well-rounded story.

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Paul Attanasio

Washington Post

Jan 4, 2018

"Into the Night" features cameo appearances by 11 directors, none of whom had the sense to get behind the camera and help the 12th, John Landis.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Apr 10, 2008

The film itself tries sometimes too hard for laughs and at other times strains for shock.

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Time Out

Apr 21, 2007

Pfeiffer in particular takes the sort of glamorous yet preposterous part that generally defeats even the best actress and somehow contrives to make it credible every inch of the way.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Sep 19, 2021

3/4

There are a couple of jarring sequences that feel tonally wrong, but, overall, Landis and scripter Ron Koslow keep the picture sure-footed and fleet-footed.

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Austin Trunick

Under the Radar

Dec 13, 2017

Goldblum, who usually elevates any material, seems asleep at the wheel in a role where his character does virtually nothing but drive Michelle Pfeiffer around wherever she asks him to.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

May 3, 2016

B-

Because of all the cameos and in-jokes, this gimmicky weightless film should appeal to mostly film buffs.

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Poe S

Jun 2, 2018

Jeff Goldblum's subdued quirkiness finds a soulmate in the equally offbeat Into the Night. The dreamlike caper features plenty of cool cameos and is directed with a pleasantly light tough by John Landis. Good, slightly dirty fun.

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Albus G

May 20, 2018

Cocaine ideas at a stoner's pace.

Albus S

Nov 14, 2017

Interesting premise, with some great cameos throughout, but it all ends up being rather dull and drags or far too long. It's entertaining enough, but not something I'd race out to see.

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Luke W

Jul 18, 2017

Despite the problems that this comedy-thriller has it isn't without its charms or positive elements. The cast is great (with plenty of cameos throughout), the score/soundtrack is excellent (with original music by the great B.B. King), the action is solid and the plot is decent enough however I didn't find it all that funny and it is rather hollow but it is at least mostly entertaining.

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Rey P

May 13, 2017

The worst movie I've seen in years

Draco L

Apr 28, 2017

Funny, weird, off-beat in every sense (including production values).

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Jeff Goldblum

Ed Okin

Michelle Pfeiffer

Diana

Richard Farnsworth

Jack Caper

Irene Papas

Shaheen Parvici

Kathryn Harrold

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Synopsis

Ed Okin (Jeff Goldblum) leads a joyless existence. He hates his job as an aerospace engineer. To make matters worse, his wife is cheating on him. Well, take heart Ed, your life is about to get a lot more interesting, really fast. While at the airport, he bumps into beautiful but ditsy jewel thief Diana (Michelle Pfeiffer), on the run from an ensemble of thugs (David Bowie, Dan Aykroyd, Roger Vadim) who will stop at nothing to recover the emeralds she has pilfered.

Director: John Landis
Producer: George Folsey Jr., Ron Koslow
Screenwriter: Ron Koslow
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 55m

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