Running Scared

Southside Chicago, late April. A lone taillight fades down a wet alley. Two cops slide off their Key West haze into a drug deal gone sour: the same dealer who put them in the hospital last time. Hyams traps his grit in a neon-lit farce.

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Running Scared was released in 1986 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 107 minutes.