Directed by: Martin Brest
Written by: George Gallo
Jack Walsh (Rober De Niro) is a ex-cop turned bounty hunter, who is escorting Jonathan 'The Duke' Mardukas (Charles Grodin) across America, so he can pick up the hefty reward and be done with bounty hunting for good. The two of them are trailed by another bounty hunter, the FBI as well as the mafia, who Mardukas stole from.
The constant disappearing and reappearing of the various characters, just as one thinks they have shaken the other for good, is quite smart and funny.
De Niro and Grodin have great chemistry in this film. The mild mannered Mardukas is constantly questioning the very easily aggravated Walsh. This makes the scenes between these two, especially earlier in the film, before the real shenanigans get started, quite amusing.
The second half of the film is when everything starts getting serious, as the all the different groups of people get closer and closer, until the final showdown, which given the light hearted nature of the film so far, is actually rather tense.
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