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Into the Night

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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.
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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 "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. Jan 4, 2018 Full Review Variety Staff Variety The film itself tries sometimes too hard for laughs and at other times strains for shock. Apr 10, 2008 Full Review Time Out 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. Apr 21, 2007 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 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. Rated: 3/4 Sep 19, 2021 Full Review Austin Trunick Under the Radar 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. Dec 13, 2017 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Because of all the cameos and in-jokes, this gimmicky weightless film should appeal to mostly film buffs. Rated: B- May 3, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Nicholas B I have seen all of the critics complaining about this or that in the movie, but the bottom line is this: it's a fun movie and a great watch. It's amusing to pick out all of the various cameos of other stars (and directors), but Jeff Goldblum is always fun to watch, and Michelle Pfieffer, as always, lights up the screen. Director John Landis doesn't make bad movies; he knows what he's doing here. While it isn't high art, it's a nice time, with characters you won't forget. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/28/25 Full Review Stephen C Funny in 1 hour and 55 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/04/25 Full Review Kimberly C I’m don’t understand the negative reviews, but to each their own. My personal opinion is that it’s worth the watch. Kept me interested. Give this one a watch! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/07/24 Full Review John P Super fun and funny and deeply satirical of the times (1985). Lots of subtle references to how we communicated back then, pre-internet and cell phones. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/12/24 Full Review Iman R If you're Iranian American it's worth watching for the one scene where the bad Iranian guys are sitting on a couch eating pistachios and breaking gaz(Iranian nougat) with the butt of a gun...and that the director John Landis happens to be one of them. Otherwise a an awkwardly paced, surprisingly boring (despite lots of car chases) movie with sub par performances from otherwise good actors especially Goldblum who seemed to sleep through it (though to be fair his character was supposed to be half asleep). I guess that's just bad writing then. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/18/23 Full Review Steve D A train wreak no matter who is involved. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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John Landis

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Jeff Goldblum

Ed Okin

Michelle Pfeiffer

Diana

Richard Farnsworth

Jack Caper

Irene Papas

Shaheen Parvici

Kathryn Harrold

Christie

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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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