Production note A sequel titled Still Running was planned but never made because Crystal and Hines rejected the scripts.
Production note The film’s title was released on Tubi and is repeatedly described as very “Tubi” friendly.
Production note The movie was originally conceived around older New York cops before being reworked for Crystal and Hines.
Production note The episode notes that Michael McDonald was uncomfortable filming the Sweet Freedom video.
Production note The film was directed by Peter Hyams and written by Gary DeVore and Jimmy Huston.
Production note Bill says the movie made $38.5 million and was the 26th biggest movie of 1986.
Production note The movie was shot in and around Chicago and Key West, with fake snow used in some winter scenes.
Mentioned with uncertainty A planned alternate title could have been Short Time, according to the discussion.
Yacht Rock documentary Used as the reason to pick the film and as a frame for Michael McDonald’s presence.
48 Hours Used as a benchmark for buddy-cop movies.
Lethal Weapon 2 Used as a benchmark and as evidence of the genre’s perfected comedy-action balance.
Bad Boys Discussed as a younger-brother version of the 80s buddy-cop template.
Midnight Run Debated as buddy-cop or buddy-cop-adjacent.
The Nice Guys Cited as a modern favorite in the buddy-cop lineage.
About Last Night Cited as part of Chicago’s mid-80s film run and as a major Chicago movie.
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Used as a top Chicago location movie and part of the 1986 theater landscape.
Code of Silence Included in the cluster of Chicago films.
The Untouchables Included in the Chicago cluster.
Top Gun Mentioned as one of the films in theaters around Running Scared’s release.
Labyrinth Mentioned as one of the films in theaters around Running Scared’s release.
Cobra Mentioned in the 1986 theater snapshot.
The Heat Mentioned as an underrated later buddy-cop film with a good YouTube/blooper life.
