Hit and Run (2012 film)

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Hit and Run
Hit and Run Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Palmer
Dax Shepard
Written byDax Shepard
Produced byAndrew Panay
Nate Tuck
Kim Waltrip
Jim Casey
Dax Shepard
Starring
CinematographyBradley Stonesifer
Edited byKeith Croket
Dax Shepard
Music byRobert Mervak
Julian Wass
Production
companies
Primate Pictures
Kim and Jim Productions
Distributed by Open Road Films [1]
Release date
  • August 22, 2012 (2012-08-22) [2]
Running time
100 minutes [3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million [4]
Box office$16.8 million [5]

Hit and Run is a 2012 American action comedy film written by Dax Shepard, with David Palmer and Shepard co-directing (their second collaboration after Brother's Justice in 2010). The film stars Shepard and Kristen Bell, with Kristin Chenoweth, Tom Arnold, and Bradley Cooper, and follows a man who has been placed in Federal Witness Protection going on the run with his girlfriend to escape a mobster. It was released on August 22, 2012, received mixed reviews from critics, and grossed $16 million.

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Plot

Charlie Bronson is enrolled in Witness Protection, living in Milton, California, under the supervision of incompetent U.S. Marshal Randy Anderson. Charlie's girlfriend Annie Bean is a professor with a doctorate in Non-Violent Conflict Resolution. Her supervisor Debby Kreeger promises to fire her if she does not make it to a job interview at UCLA.

Charlie, unable to return to Los Angeles since enrolling in Witness Protection, insists Annie take the interview without him. Instead, Annie returns to work to beg to keep her job, but Charlie picks her up in his souped-up, restored Lincoln Continental to take her to the interview.

Annie's ex-boyfriend Gil Rathbinn, believing Charlie is in Witness Protection as a murderous criminal, urges her not to go; undeterred, she leaves with Charlie. Gil's brother Terry, a police officer, finds that Charlie's vehicle is registered to "Yul Clint Perrkins" — Charlie's real name. Gil discovers Charlie is a former getaway driver who testified in an unsuccessful case against his fellow bank robbers. Gil messages one of the defendants, Alexander Dmitri, on Facebook, that he knows Yul Perrkins' location.

Randy pursues Charlie to L.A. Charlie and Annie confront Gil, who is following them, and Charlie tries to resolve the situation non-violently at her insistence. Unmoved, Gil reveals that he knows Charlie's real name and has Alex Dmitri as a "Facebook friend". Charlie and Annie flee, running Randy off the road as he arrives. Alex sees Gil's message and gathers his fellow bank robbers Neve and Allen to find him.

While Annie and Charlie stop for gas, the Continental's engine is admired by a redneck named Sanders. He follows them to a motel, and they discover in the morning that the engine has been stolen. Ambushed by Gil, Charlie knocks him out and realizes he was accompanied by Alex's crew. He grabs the VIN of a Chevrolet Corvette in the parking lot and duplicates a keyless entry using the tools of his former trade; he and Annie flee in the Corvette, with Gil, Alex's crew, and Randy in hot pursuit. The pair argue over his past, and he reveals that he was a getaway driver for 13 bank robberies and was engaged to Neve.

After escaping their pursuers, Annie confronts Charlie for lying to her and proceeds without him. Gil agrees to take her the rest of the way, but they are run off the road by Alex, who takes her hostage and calls Charlie, telling him to meet at a nearby diner. There, he demands money in exchange for Annie; they argue about Charlie's betrayal, cut short when Alex reveals that he was raped in prison and blames Charlie. Charlie agrees to take Alex to his stash of money hidden at his estranged father Clint's home; en route, he calls Randy, now in the company of Terry (who is attracted to him) and his partner Angela (Carly Hatter) with his father's address. The three pick up Gil along the way.

At Clint's, Charlie and his father reconcile as they dig up his bag of money. His father mentions his Class 1 Off-Road racing vehicle, and attacks Alex’s crew as Charlie and Annie escape in the racer, just as Gil, Randy, Terry and Angela arrive. Randy manages to shoot Alex and arrests the thieves. Two other Marshals take Alex's crew into custody, complimenting Randy and Terry's work.

Charlie and Annie reconcile and arrive in time for her interview; He offers to spend the rest of his life with her, and she accepts. Some months later, Randy and Terry, now in a relationship, take the Marshals' exam.

A stinger segment reveals Annie's interview with Professor Sandy Osterman. She interrupts him hotboxing his office and is surprised he is not a woman as Debby had described. Osterman reveals Debby is his sister, and Annie sympathizes with him, earning his approval and an immediate job offer, which she accepts.

Cast

Production

On December 21, 2011, Open Road Films picked up the U.S distribution rights. [1] Open Road changed the name of the film from Outrun to Hit and Run. [6]

One of the chase scenes was filmed at the former MCAS Tustin base in Tustin, California, with the distinctive blimp hangars prominently visible.[ citation needed ] The final scene was filmed in front of Oviatt Library, California State University, Northridge. The film was also filmed in Fillmore, California and Piru, California. To keep the production budget low, most of the cast did their own stunts and driving. [7]

Release

Distributed by Open Road, the film opened in theaters on August 22, 2012. The first official trailer was released on May 16, 2012. [6]

Reception

On review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, Hit and Run holds an approval rating of 48% based on 137 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Though Hit & Run has some surprisingly oft-kilter filmmaking, the action doesn't add to much and the writing's a bit smug." [8] Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 50 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [9] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale. [10]

Roger Ebert gave it 3.5 of 4 stars, writing, "With its off-the-shelf title, I had worked up less than a white-hot enthusiasm to see "Hit & Run," but it's a lot more fun than the title suggests. How many chase comedies have you seen where the hero's sexy girlfriend has a doctorate in nonviolent conflict resolution? Her counseling would have been invaluable to the U.S. marshal (Tom Arnold) in an early scene where he attempts to shoot his own van." [11] Film critic Richard Roeper gave the film an "F", calling it an unfunny comedy movie from start to finish. [12]

Soundtrack

Hit and Run (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film score
ReleasedAugust 21, 2012
Genre Soundtrack
Length44:52
Label Lakeshore Records

The film soundtrack was commercially released as the Hit and Run (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) on August 21, 2012.

Hit and Run (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
No.TitleArtistLength
1."Fever"Ishmael Jingo6:41
2."You'll Never Find Another Love Like Me"Glitter Ball3:28
3."Pure Imagination" Lou Rawls 3:41
4."Funky 16 Corners"Highlighters5:18
5."Waltz of Hate"Bob Mervak2:48
6."Summer Madness" Kool & the Gang 4:17
7."You Feel Like Home"Bob & Iz2:53
8."Let it Whip" Dazz Band 4:45
9."Knockin' On Heaven's Door"Bob Mervak2:27
10."Over the Hill" John Martyn 2:52
11."Last Train" Allen Toussaint 2:59
12."Let My Love Open the Door" Pete Townshend 2:43
Total length:44:52

Songs not included within the soundtrack

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