Production Date: 1985
Country: USA
Runtime: 115 min
Rating USA: R
Genre: Action / Drama / Comedy / Thriller

Jeff Goldblum - Ed Okin
Michelle Pfeiffer - Diana
Stacey Pickren - Ellen Okin
Carmen Argenziano - Stan
Dan Aykroyd - Herb
Richard Franklin - Aerospace Engineer
John Landis - Savak
Dedee Pfeiffer - Hooker
Rick Baker - Drug Dealer
Paul Mazursky - Bud Herman
Paul Bartel - Beverly Wilshire Hotel Doorman
Don Siegel - Embarrassed Man
Jim Henson - Man on Phone
David Bowie - Colin Morris
Roger Vadim - Monsieur Melville
Lawrence Kasdan - Detective #2
Richard Farnsworth - Jack Caper
Vera Miles - Joan Caper
Irene Papas - Shaheen Parvici
Jonathan Demme - Federal Agent
Carl Gottlieb - Federal Agent

Director - John Landis
Screenplay - Ron Koslow
Production: Universal Pictures
Distribution: Universal Pictures
Producer - Ron Koslow and George Folsey Jr.
Executive Producer - Dan Allingham
Associate Producer - David Sosna
Photography - Robert Paynter
Production Design - John J. Lloyd
Costumes - Deborah Nadoolman
Original Music - Ira Newborn
Edition - Malcolm Campbell
Casting - Jackie Burch and Michael Chinich

Ed Orkin (Jeff Goldblum) is having a bad night. He can't sleep, he hates his job as an aerospace engineer, and he's just discovered his wife in bed with another man. Suffering another sleepless night, he attempts to flee the disaster of his life, driving into the Los Angeles airport parking lot at the same time that a mysterious and beautiful woman (Michelle Pfeiffer) lands on his windshield. The mysterious Diana has smuggled six emeralds into the country and is being chased by Iranian gangsters who have just killed her companion. Suddenly Ed and Diana find themselves thrown together in an effort to outrun the gangsters. The fugitives become involved in one disaster after another, narily escaping Elvis-crazed relatives, insanity on the freeways, a terrifying hitman played by David Bowie, and general mayhem during the fast-paced chase. The gangsters wreak havoc on L.A., destroying anything they come into contact with as they pursue the star-crossed fugitives in this seductive and moody portrayal of Los Angeles after hours. This dark thriller/comedy features cameos by numerous directors as well as Landis himself, playing a gangster.

» The numerous director and celebrity cameos include John Landis, David Cronenberg, Jonathan Demme, Lawrence Kasdan, Roger Vadim, Paul Mazursky, Amy Heckerling, Carl Perkins, and David Bowie.

» Avenue of the Stars, Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
» Los Angeles, California, USA
» Shubert Theater, Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA (chase scene in underground parking garage beneath theatre)

Original Title: Into The Night
Spanish Title: Cuando Llega la Noche
French Title: Série noire pour une nuit blanche
Italian Title: Tutto in una notte
German Title: Kopfüber in die Nacht
Hungarian Title: Ármány és szoke
Latin-American Title: Into The Night

USA - 15 February 1985
Sweden - 5 April 1985
Norway - 16 May 1985
France - 22 May 1985
West Germany - 24 May 1985
Finland - 31 May 1985

» 1985 - Cognac Festival du Film Policier
Special Jury Prize: John Landis (won)

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