Before Bad Boys There Was These Guys- Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines Are…..

Above- These two can never give credit to the other for who took out more bad guys and fired more accurate shots. I’m just glad they do not report to me. Photo by Rotten Tomatoes

Action, Comedy and an ’80s Soundtrack

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Above — these two know each other so well they think of nothing running around the streets of Chicago in their thermal underwear… these are our heroes of the story think on that …Photo by IMDB

Running Scared (1986)-

This is the film that put buddy in the cop film and turned it into an action comedy with the emphasis on action with enough sarcastic humor and satire along with charm and a genuine chemistry between not just the main stars-Crystal and Hines but all the rest of the cast. Trailer-Running Scared (1986) — Trailer — YouTube

Our two heroes. Danny (Billy Crystal) and Ray (Gregory Hines) are two of Chicago’s “finest” or should we say greatest police detectives. They have been catching bad “guys” so long they might as well be married. They practically know what the other will do or say. And they are never satisfied with each other's skill at shooting and firing their weapons nor who’s best behind the…