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Running Scared is a sort of underrated (but not entirely) 1986 buddy cop flick that sort of bridges the gap between its rough-edged archetype 48 Hours and the warmer (if no less violent) Lethal Weapon.  In the movie, Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal play a pair of Chicago cops on the trail of drug dealers led by Jimmy Smits.  Hines and Crystal shine—their camaraderie is really the main reason to watch this.

One of my favorite twists in this film comes around the middle: the two cops, fed up with the apparent futility of their job and forced to take a vacation in Key West, decide they like it there so much, they’ll retire.  And this song feels right at home there.  Michael McDonald week continues with “Sweet Freedom.”