The Runner (1999 film)
The Runner is a 1999 crime thriller film directed by Ron Moler and starring Ron Eldard and Courteney Cox. In the film, a young man (Ron Eldard) with a gambling addiction has managed to get himself into serious debt by losing all his money. In an effort to pay off the bookies, his uncle pulls a few strings and gets him a job working for a gangster named Deepthroat (played by John Goodman), who needs a "runner" to place bets with various bookies. The gangster keeps his new "runner" on a short leash and, for the most part, the young gambler behaves himself. However, the temptation of walking around with large sums of cash proves too great, and the "runner" puts both his job and his survival on the line when he dips into his boss' funds to buy a ring for his girlfriend, played by Cox.
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| Directed by | Ron Moler |
| Produced by | Ron Moler Wayne Allan Rice |
| Written by | Anthony E. Zuiker |
| Story by | Dustin Lee Abraham |
| Starring | Ron Eldard Courteney Cox John Goodman Joe Mantegna Bokeem Woodbine |
| Music by | Anthony Marinelli |
| Cinematography | James Glennon |
| Edited by | Gene M. Gamache Paul Heiman |
Release date | 1999 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The soundtrack contains songs performed by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Douglas September.
Cast
- Ron Eldard as Edward
- Courteney Cox as Karina
- John Goodman as Deepthroat
- Joe Mantegna as Rocco
- Bokeem Woodbine as 477
- Terrence Evans as Lefty
External links
- The Runner at IMDb
- The Runner at AllMovie