About this episode
A podcast miniseries devoted to celebrating the 1988 contemporary classic, action buddy comedy MIDNIGHT RUN, written by George Gallo & directed by Martin Brest. Hosted by Blake Howard & Jen Johans of One Heat Minute Productions & Watch With Jen, respectively, each week, we’ll explore the film we first bonded over when we became friends in 2019 by surfing through an incredible roster of guests from journalists to novelists & beyond who love it as much as we do. In episode ten, we discuss travelling across the U.S.A., MIDNIGHT RUN as a once-in-a-generation comedy, De Niro requiring the most "real" straight man for his best comedic performances and experiencing De Niro's bullshit detector first hand. CHARLES HOOD CHARLES HOOD is a writer/director. He directed and co-wrote the film Night Owls , which is currently on DirecTV and Spectrum , or you can stream it for free on Tubi or Pluto TV . He also directed the very dark comedy A Nasty Piece of Work , which is part of Blumhouse’s Into the Dark series and is streaming on Hulu . Check out more of his work on Vimeo . Twitter: @charlesh00d Instagram: @charlesh00d ADAM PALLY Adam Saul Pally is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known for starring as Max Blum in the ABC comedy series Happy Endings and as Dr. Peter Prentice in The Mindy Project. He also starred in the FOX comedy Making History and was the executive producer of The President Show. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/one-heat-minute-productions/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy