The Runner (1999 film)

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The Runner
Directed by	Ron Moler
Written by	Anthony E. Zuiker
Story by	Dustin Lee Abraham
Produced by	Ron Moler Wayne Allan Rice
Starring	Ron Eldard Courteney Cox John Goodman Joe Mantegna Bokeem Woodbine
Cinematography	James Glennon
Edited by	Gene M. Gamache Paul Heiman
Music by	Anthony Marinelli
Release date	August 1, 1999
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Runner is a 1999 crime thriller film directed by 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.

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

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