Plot
Former getaway driver Charlie Bronson jeopardizes his Witness Protection Plan identity in order to help his girlfriend get to Los Angeles. The feds and Charlie's former gang chase them on the road.
Release Year: 2012
Rating: 5.9/10 (1,306 voted)
Critic's Score: 50/100
Director:
David Palmer
Stars: Dax Shepard, Kristen Bell, Bradley Cooper
Storyline HIT AND RUN is a comedy about a young couple ('Kristen Bell' and Dax Shepard) that risks it all when they leave their small town life and embark on a road trip that may lead them towards the opportunity of a lifetime. Their fast-paced road trip grows awkwardly complicated and hilarious when they are chased by a friend from the past ('Bradley Cooper' ), a federal marshal ('Tom Arnold' ) and a band of misfits.
Cast: Kristen Bell
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Annie Bean
Dax Shepard
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Yul Perrkins a.k.a. Charles Bronson
Tom Arnold
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Randy Anderson
Kristin Chenoweth
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Debbie Kreeger
Michael Rosenbaum
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Gil Rathbinn
Jess Rowland
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Terry Rathbinn
Carly Hatter
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Angella Roth
Steve Agee
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Dude #1
Bradley Cooper
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Alex Dmitri
Joy Bryant
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Neve Tatum
Kal Bennett
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Cashier Mary Ann
John Duff
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Body Builder Catalyst
David Koechner
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Sanders
Ryan Hansen
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Allen
Beau Bridges
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Clint Perrkins
Opening Weekend: $5,900,000
(USA)
(26 August 2012)
(2870 Screens)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
The budget for this film was about $2,000,000. $1,000,000 of that was to secure music rights.
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers):
In the opening scene, Randy is driving to meet Charlie Bronson at his house. While driving, he is talking with Charlie on his cell phone. He is holding his iPhone upside down. The lock button and headphone jack are positioned near his mouth.
User Review
It's A Redbox Run
Rating: 6/10
I'm a huge Kristen Bell fan ever since I got sucked into the Veronica
Mars series about two years ago. The feisty blonde knows how to play a
variety of roles and characters that I've fallen in love with, not only
for beauty but also for charisma and spunk. However, when I saw her
latest movie entitled, Hit and Run, I was a little shocked that she not
only agreed to act in this movie, but produce it as well. A film titled
after a common vehicle crime does not sound like a hit to me, and from
the trailers I wasn't really excited about this film. Regardless this
reviewer still braved the uncertainty of the trailers and dove into the
movie hoping for a surprise. Did I get it? Read on to find out.
Hit and Run is essentially about a man named Charlie Bronson (Dax
Shepard) who testified against his fellow bank robbers after a
complication with one of their jobs. Being a snitch lands Charlie in
the witness protection program under the eye of accident prone/foul
mouthed Randy (Tom Arnold) and into the loving arms of Annie (Kristen
Bell). Charlie's past catches up with him though when his old buddy and
partner in crime (Bradley Cooper) returns with a four year vendetta and
a hungering for some ill gotten money. Despite this clichéd storyline,
I was hoping for a lot of laughs and some good chase scenes that the
trailers showed glimpses of. Unfortunately neither of my wishes came
true. Instead of comedy I could relate to, I was subjected to a variety
of vulgar jokes, and cursing rants that was probably 75% of the reason
for the R rating it got. Most of the comedy in this film was on racial
slurs, insulting stereotypes, and trying to find clever uses of saying
rather offensive words. If you're a fan of hearing Cooper and Shepard
screaming the f word and insulting practically every race, then this
movie is right up your alley. However, there was a ray of sunshine
amongst the dreary proverbial slang and that was Arnold's character.
The former Roseanne star wasn't afraid to drop F bombs in front of
little kids, and unlike the trailers, this movie didn't leave out a
single word. What entertained me instead was the situational comedy
that Randy ran into throughout the movie. From his first appearance,
Randy seems to have car and gun trouble and although the first accident
is a little over exaggerated, I still laughed. As the movie continues,
the accidents continue to get wackier and are usually well timed to
provide some comedic relief from the boring pace of the movie. Albeit
this wasn't Arnold's greatest acting role, his character was about the
only thing good in this movie. The second desire of a good chase scene
was also dashed in this film. Sure there were some cool swerves through
traffic, some impressive drifting, and a pinch of close calls, but for
the most part the chases were rather boring. Most of these chases
lacked the adrenaline pumping action that I've become accustomed to,
and even with the metal and rock music playing I just couldn't get into
the scene. I think the only that impressed me were some of the
beautiful cars involved, as both classic and modern attempted to wow
the audience. Despite the beauty, the team failed to really impress the
audience and me and actually made a few people leave. Is there anything
else worth reporting on this movie? One thing is that Kristen Bell
still does a good job playing her role, though it's a little more
serious and less entertaining. Her character is more of a tool that
drives Charlie's actions and also raises some "ethical" dilemmas that
are attempting to get the audience think. Annie and Charlie's
relationship is also a sweet, though rather bland attempt at putting
some romance in this movie. If you don't care about that kind of stuff,
then guys who have a crush on her will like her beauty in the various
tough girl t-shirts and tank tops. Female audience members will also
get their money's worth seeing Shepard in his tight shirts, though his
acting is a little bland and emotionally challenged from his earlier
roles. Aside from this cast though, there is a nice scene of Cooper
standing up for a dog that animal lovers will like, but you can just
YouTube that scene later and save yourself some money. The camera work
and editing for this film are decent as well, but there were still a
lot of things they could have cut from this movie, which would have
made it shorter, but it was already short enough to be considered for
theaters. Hit and Run is essentially a filler for chase scene junkies
as they wait for the next Fast and Furious movie. For this reviewer
though, there is not enough sustenance though to make me recommend
seeing this film in theaters as it really fails to deliver. Yes there
are some funny moments here and there, and Kristen Bell is still quite
a delight, but you can watch one of her old movies and be just as
satisfied. The scores for this movie are below: Action/Comedy/Romance:
6.0-6.5 Movie Overall: 4.5-5.0
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