Running Scared, buddy film cop comedy sets the standard

This 1986 comedy directed by Peter Hyams and starring Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines is really a lot of fun. What the film does so well is seamlessly blend comedy and high intensity drama.

That’s hard to do!

You’ll laugh and hold your breath at a taxi chasing a limo on The El, still one of the most creative chase scenes ever filmed. Hines and Crystal may sound like an unlikely crime fight duo, but the chemistry between them is great.

It’s the kind of flick you can watch over and over again.