Into the Night (1985)

	Directed by: John Landis	COUNTRY USA Genre Comedy/Action/Crime NORWEGIAN TITLE Into the Night RUNNING TIME 115 minutes
	Produced by: George Folsey Jr. Ron Koslow
	Written by: Ron Koslow

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Ed Okin	Jeff Goldblum
Diana	Michelle Pfeiffer	½
Jack Caper	Ricard Farnsworth	½
Shaheen Parvici	Irene Papas
Christie	Kathryn Harrold	-
Joan Caper	Vera Miles	-
Federal agent	Clu Gulager	-
Herb	Dan Aykroyd	-
Colin Morris	David Bowie	-
Charlie	Bruce McGill	-

Review

The style is more akin to the slick 1980s television crime shows, such as Miami Vice, but the quirky tone is still very much quintessential John Landis in this rather obscure 1985 title, which was the director’s first foray outside of either the comedy or horror genre. Jeff Goldblum plays a depressed insomniac who, after discovering that his wife is having an affair, decides to drive to LAX, where a rather freakish encounter with the beautiful jewel smuggler Diana (Michelle Pfeiffer) sets them both off on a bizarre adventure around the city trying to escape various menacing groups and individuals, ranging from David Bowie to Irene Papas. Were it not for Goldblum’s offbeat natural charisma and the picture’s complete lack of self-seriousness, the levels of silliness Into the Night reaches most certainly would have made the film unbearable. But it isn't; it's almost entertaining.