Hit and Run (2012 film)

Hit and Run is a 2012 American action comedy film written by Dax Shepard, with David Palmer and Shepard co-directing again (their first film being Brother's Justice in 2010). The film stars Shepard and his now-wife Kristen Bell, with Kristin Chenoweth, Tom Arnold, and Bradley Cooper. It was released on August 22, 2012.

Hit and Run
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Palmer
Dax Shepard
Produced byAndrew Panay
Nate Tuck
Kim Waltrip
Jim Casey
Dax Shepard
Written byDax Shepard
StarringDax Shepard
Kristen Bell
Bradley Cooper
Tom Arnold
Kristin Chenoweth
Michael Rosenbaum
Joy Bryant
Ryan Hansen
Beau Bridges
Music byRobert Mervak
Julian Wass
CinematographyBradley Stonesifer
Edited byKeith Croket
Dax Shepard
Production
company
Primate Pictures
Kim and Jim Productions
Distributed byOpen 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$14.5 million[5]

Plot

Charlie Bronson (Dax Shepard) is enrolled in Witness Protection, living in Milton, California under the supervision of incompetent U.S. Marshal Randy Anderson (Tom Arnold). Charlie's girlfriend Annie Bean (Kristen Bell) is a professor with a doctorate in Non-Violent Conflict Resolution. Her supervisor Debby Kreeger (Kristin Chenoweth) promises to fire her if she does not make it to a job interview with the University of California in Los Angeles.

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 (Michael Rosenbaum), believing Charlie is in Witness Protection as a murderous criminal, urges her not to go; undeterred, Annie leaves with Charlie. Gil's brother Terry (Jess Rowland), a police officer, finds that Charlie's vehicle is registered to "Yul Clint Perkins" — 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 (Bradley Cooper), on Facebook, that he knows Yul Perkins' 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 Annie's 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 (Joy Bryant) and Alan (Ryan Hansen) to find Gil.

While Annie and Charlie stop for gas, the Continental's engine is admired by a redneck named Sanders (David Koechner). He follows them to a motel, and they discover in the morning that their engine has been stolen. Terry is gay.[6] He has mobile app that he uses to track gay contacts. When Terry stops speeding Randy's car, Randy turns up on his indicator.[7] Ambushed by Gil, Charlie knocks him out and realizes he was accompanied by Alex's crew. Charlie 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. Annie and Charlie 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 Annie hostage and calls Charlie, telling him to meet at a nearby diner. There, Alex 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 the home of his estranged father Clint (Beau Bridges); en route, he calls Randy, now in the company of Terry – who is attracted to Randy – and his partner Angela Roth (Carly Hatter), with his father's address. The three pick up Gil along the way.

At Clint's house, 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 (Jason Bateman and Nate Tuck) take Alex's crew into custody, complimenting Randy and Terry’s work.

Charlie and Annie reconcile, and arrive in time for Annie's interview; Charlie offers to spend the rest of his life with Annie, 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 (Sean Hayes). 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

Development

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.[8]

Filming

One of the chase scenes was filmed at the former MCAS Tustin base in Tustin, California, with the distinctive blimp hangars prominently visible.

the final scene was filmed in front of Oviatt Library, California State University, Northridge.

This film was also filmed in Fillmore, California and Piru, California.

Release

Distributed by Open Road, the film opened in theaters on August 22, 2012. The first official trailer was released on May 16, 2012.[9]

Reception

On review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, Hit and Run holds an approval rating of 49% based on 134 reviews, with an average rating of 5.27/10. 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."[10] Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 50 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[11] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale.[12]

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."[13] Film critic Richard Roeper gave the film an "F", calling it an unfunny comedy movie from start to finish.[14]

Soundtrack
Hit and Run (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film score
ReleasedAugust 21, 2012
GenreSoundtrack
Length44:52
LabelLakeshore 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 Rawls3:41
4."Funky 16 Corners"Highlighters5:18
5."Waltz of Hate"Bob Mervak2:48
6."Summer Madness"Kool & the Gang4:17
7."You Feel Like Home"Bob & Iz2:53
8."Let it Whip"Dazz Band4:45
9."Knockin' On Heaven's Door"Bob Mervak2:27
10."Over the Hill"John Martyn2:52
11."Last Train"Allen Toussaint2:59
12."Let My Love Open the Door"Pete Townshend2:43
Total length:44:52

Songs not included within the soundtrack

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References
  1. "Open Road Sets 'Outrun' For August 24, 2012 Release". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  2. "Open Road Moves Up 'Hit And Run' Release". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
  3. "HIT AND RUN (15)". British Board of Film Classification. July 19, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  4. Kaufman, Amy (August 23, 2012). "'Expendables 2' could be No. 1 again on slow box office weekend". Los Angeles Times.
  5. "Hit and Run (2012)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  6. Dax Shepard, David Palmer & Kristen Bell, Hit and Run
  7. Mike at the Movies
  8. "Hot Trailer: 'Hit and Run'". Deadline.com. Retrieved June 26, 2012.
  9. "Hit and Run trailer". Movies.Yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
  10. "Hit and Run (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  11. https://www.metacritic.com/movie/hit-and-run
  12. "Find CinemaScore" (Type "Hit and Run" in the search box). CinemaScore. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  13. Roger Ebert (August 22, 2012). "Hit and Run". rogerebert.com. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  14. "Hit and Run" (Flash video). RichardRoeper.com. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
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