Into the Night | 
| Actors: Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Goldblum, Stacey Pickren, Carmen Argenziano, Dan Aykroyd
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 11247
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 115 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD21223D
ISBN: 0783255187
UPC: 025192122323
EAN: 9780783255187
ASIN: B00005JM8W
Theatrical Release Date: February 15, 1985
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
An insomniac aerospace engineer and a flaky beauty flee with emeralds sought by foreign hit men. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 06/01/2004 Starring: Jeff Goldblum Richard Farnsworth Run time: 115 minutes Rating: R Director: John Landis
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While caught up in the scandal resulting from the accident on the set of The Twilight Zone movie that killed actor Vic Morrow and two children, director John Landis (An American Werewolf in London) made this manic nighttime L.A. thriller with rising stars Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Pfeiffer. Goldblum plays an office worker with a dead-end job, an unfaithful wife, and a bad, bad case of insomnia. Unable to sleep, his midnight wanderings take him to the L.A. airport, where beautiful jewel smuggler Pfeiffer literally lands on his car. Fleeing Iranian terrorists (one is played by Landis), the two hit the road, and their adventures lead them to murder, mayhem, one scary hit man (David Bowie in a lurid, terrific cameo), and, of course, romance. Perhaps because of--or in spite of--the turmoil going on in his life, Landis fashioned a film unlike any of his previous (or later) safe Hollywood products; this is inventive, darkly comic, sincerely romantic, and L.A.-style sultry all the way. Landis's greatest success is perhaps in the mood of the film: he manages to convey that weary, dreamlike insomnia feeling of adrenaline bordering on exhaustion. Goldblum is at his deadpan best and, despite a bad haircut and '80s wardrobe, Pfeiffer shows the spark and beauty that would later make her a star. In support of Landis during his time of trouble, numerous directors, including David Cronenberg, Paul Mazursky, Don Siegel, Jonathan Demme, Lawrence Kasdan, and Jim Henson, made cameo appearances. --Mark Englehart
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| Customer Reviews: Read 21 more reviews...
 Into the Night May 22, 2009
E. F. Kubala (Austin, Texas United States)
The movie must stand on its own. It is what I specified and wanted.
 Into The Night with a young Michele Pfeiffer/Jeff Goldblum May 19, 2009
cajunjake (New Orleans)
This is a must own DVD in your home DVD collection! Movie is well made, and very funny (with some mystery and suspense) and features the acting of a young Michele Pfeiffer and Jeff Goldblum (and other up and coming current stars). For whatever reason this movie didn't garner too much press when the movie was first released, but is definitely worth the purchase. First rate!
Into the night April 15, 2009
Juan Cantu (Joshua Tree,Ca USA)
Great on screen chemistry between Goldblum and Pfeifter.Well directed acting is superb.See how many directors you can count making cameos.B.B.King exelent with title track.All in all great 80,s flick takes me back.
A great movie April 5, 2008
Gerard Brady (New York)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one of my favorite movies from the 80's. "Into the Night" is a wonderful combination of bizarre plot twists, endearing actors, and wild characters that is hard to resist. Given that it is 20+ years old, and some of the comical aspects of this movie are the cultural remnants of the 80's, some of the humor may not translate well for those who didn't live in the 80's - but it's still a great movie that I watch fairly frequently and still watch on VHS tape for effect. Highly recommended.
 completely forgettable February 3, 2008
David C. Read (Glendale, CA USA)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This movie plays like a longer and much more boring episode of "Moonlighting," only without the humor, and with less of the glamour. Jeff Golblum is an insomniac electrical engineer with a boring job. Michelle Pfeiffer plays a mistress/good time girl who has smuggled some precious stones into the country for a friend. She meets up with Goldblum at the airport, as some middle-eastern-looking thugs are trying to kill her, and they are chased around L.A., from the Marina, to Hollywood, to Beverly Hills, to Malibu, etc. by various thugs of unknown identity and motivation.
It isn't clear whether the filmmakers were trying to achieve comedy or suspense, but they achieved neither. The pacing is too slow. The plot grows more absurd and untenable with every passing minute. By the time you find out who is trying to kill them and why, you will have long since lost interest. I had started to fast forward.
For me, as an Angeleno, comparing the way the city looked 23 years ago, as opposed to now, was interesting, but not nearly interesting enough. The other highlight is some brief nudity from the luminously beautiful, young Michelle Pfeiffer. But these don't make up for what is simply a bad, forgettable movie.
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