Coordinates	5°39′″N100°30′″N
name	Midnight Run
director	Martin Brest
producer	Martin Brest
writer	George Gallo
starring	Robert De NiroCharles GrodinYaphet KottoJohn AshtonDennis FarinaJoe Pantoliano
music	Danny Elfman
cinematography	Donald E. Thorin
editing	Chris LebenzonMichael TronickBilly Weber
distributor	Universal Pictures
released	July 20, 1988
runtime	126 minutes
country	United States
language	English
budget	$30 million
gross	$81.6 million

''Midnight Run'' is a 1988 American action comedy film starring Robert De Niro (in his Golden Globe-nominated performance) as a bounty hunter and Charles Grodin as his prisoner.

The film was later followed by three made-for-TV movies produced in 1994, which did not feature any of the principal actors, although a few characters are carried over from the first film.

Plot

Jack Walsh (Robert DeNiro) is a tough-mannered bounty hunter, who doesn't play by the rules. He is given an assignment by bondsman Eddie Moscone (Joe Pantoliano), who posted $450,000 bail for Jonathan “The Duke” Mardukas (Charles Grodin), an accountant who embezzled $15 million from Chicago mobster Jimmy Serrano (Dennis Farina) who is currently based in Las Vegas. Eddie asks Jack to bring The Duke back to L.A. before Friday at midnight, in 5 days, or else Eddie defaults on the bond and loses his business. Although Eddie thinks of this as a 'Midnight Run' (an easy job), Jack demands a $100,000 bounty for the job. As Jack investigates where The Duke is hiding, he’s approached first by humorless FBI Special Agent Alonzo Mosely (Yaphet Kotto), and later in New York by Serrano’s sullen-faced henchmen Tony (Richard Foronjy) and Joey (Robert Miranda). Mosley wants to capture The Duke himself to be a key witness and enable Mosley to put Serrano away, while Serrano’s men offer Jack $1 million to turn The Duke over to them, so that they and Serrano can hold their own "trial" of him, and "sentence" him to execution for his embezzlement and double-crossing. Jack manages to steal Mosley’s ID badge, while ignoring Serrano’s offer, having earlier implied that Serrano was responsible for driving Jack out of Chicago when Jack was a cop there.

Jack takes custody of The Duke and calls Eddie at the airport, not knowing that Eddie’s line is tapped by the FBI and Jerry Geisler (Jack Kehoe), Eddie’s assistant, who is secretly working for Tony and Joey. When The Duke creates a massive panic attack on the plane from his supposed fear of flying, Jack is forced to transport him via train. When Jack and The Duke don’t show up in L.A., Eddie calls in rival bounty hunter Marvin Dorfler (John Ashton) to find them. Marvin uses Jack’s credit card number to find out where they are and subsequently has the card canceled. Jack is able to get the drop on Marvin and leaves the train, but without funds from his line of credit, he is now forced to rely on other means of getting across the country, including stealing cars, borrowing his ex-wife’s (Wendy Phillips) car in Chicago, hitchhiking and even briefly flying on a biplane (The Duke’s fear of flying having been a ruse to slow Jack down).

Throughout the film, The Duke tries to get to know Jack, whom The Duke suspects is a decent person under the bluster. Jack reveals that he intends to retire from being a bounty hunter with the $100,000 bounty to open his own coffee shop. Jack also eventually reveals that in the past he had been working as an undercover officer trying to get close to Serrano. However, Serrano’s men in the Chicago police force outed him by planting heroin in his house; rather than taking money from Serrano to keep his mouth shut like the other corrupt officers, Jack (whose only other option was a 30-year prison sentence for apparent drug possession) was forced to leave in disgrace, leaving behind his daughter as well. Jack and The Duke slowly begin to bond with each other, professing that they could be friends "in the next life".

While they are in Arizona, Marvin finally catches up with them and takes The Duke away from Jack. Jack, meanwhile, is finally found by Mosely. When Jack calls Eddie and finds out that Marvin is not intending to turn The Duke over to him, he realizes that Marvin, who unlike Jack only cares about the higher reward he will get from Serrano even if it means death to The Duke, intends to turn The Duke over to Serrano. Jack calls Tony and bluffs that he has some computer disks that The Duke created with enough information to put Serrano away. In exchange for the disks at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Jack will re-gain custody of The Duke. Marvin tries to get $2 million from Tony and Joey for The Duke by refusing to tell them where The Duke is unless they pay up, and proving that he has him in custody by showing them a Polaroid photo he took of The Duke in a hotel bathroom. However, with the name of the hotel on the bathroom towel in the photo, Tony learns where he is, and knocks Marvin out and takes custody of The Duke himself. At McCarran Airport, Jack meets up with Serrano while wearing a wire and being watched by Mosely and the other FBI men. Marvin, having regained consciousness and come to the airport to fly back home after his failed mission, spots The Duke and interrupts the exchange, not knowing why they’re all there. Marvin arrogantly punches Jack in the side and unknowingly disables Jack’s wire, preventing him from informing the FBI agents by radio that Serrano has incriminated himself by taking the disks or that Serrano's hit men are approaching to assassinate him and The Duke. At the last minute, Jack is able to yell that Serrano has the disks; the FBI closes in, arresting Serrano, his henchmen and Marvin, while Jack takes custody of The Duke to bring him back to L.A.

In L.A., Jack calls Eddie to tell him that he has The Duke, but that he’s letting him go. Jack tells The Duke that he did what he wanted to – get The Duke back to L.A. by the deadline. Before parting, Jack hands The Duke his broken watch, a gift given to him by his then wife. The Duke then hands Jack his own gift – a money belt “in the neighborhood” of $300,000 in $1,000 bills. They each part ways with the line “See you in the next life”, before The Duke disappears once again. Jack then tries flagging down a taxicab; however, when he asks if the cab driver has change for $1,000, he’s roughly rebuffed, and Jack opts to walk home.

Cast

Robert De Niro as Jack Walsh: a bounty hunter dedicated to serving justice. Formerly a Chicago cop, he was disgraced from the force due to the department's corruption, and has since lost faith in the law and developed a gruff attitude.

Charles Grodin as Jonathan "The Duke" Mardukas: a mob accountant who embezzled 15 million dollars from Jimmy Serrano and goes on the run until Jack Walsh finds him.

Yaphet Kotto as Alonzo Mosely: an FBI Agent determined to bring Mardukas into court and have him send Jimmy Serrano to prison. He and Jack form a comedic rivalry throughout the film. Kotto would later reprise the role of Mosely in the comedy Witless Protection starring Larry The Cable Guy.

John Ashton as Marvin Dorfler: a bounty hunter and Jack's sworn rival. While not as smart as Jack, he is extremely resourceful, managing to find Jack when the gangsters and FBI cannot.

Dennis Farina as Jimmy Serrano: a mob boss who drove Jack Walsh out of the police force and who now wants Mardukas dead. He serves as the main villain of the film.

Joe Pantoliano as Eddie Moscone: an uptight bail bondsman who bailed Mardukas out of prison with a high price. He hires both Jack and Marvin to capture Mardukas before the deadline that will drive him bankrupt.

Richard Foronjy as Tony Darvo: henchman of Jimmy Serrano

Robert Miranda as Joey: henchman of Jimmy Serrano

Jack Kehoe as Jerry Geisler: works for Eddie, but is also an informant to Tony

Wendy Phillips as Gail: ex-wife of Jack

Danielle DuClos as Denise Walsh: Jack's daughter

Philip Baker Hall as Sidney: adviser of Jimmy Serrano

Tom McCleister as Bill "Red" Wood: a bartender who is tricked into giving Jack and The Duke his twenty dollar bills.

Production

After completing ''The Untouchables'', De Niro wanted to try something different and decided on appearing in a comedy. He pursued the lead role in Penny Marshall's film, ''Big''.

To research for his role, De Niro worked with real-life bounty hunters and police officers. As Jack uncuffs the Duke on the train, the Duke says, "Thanks, 'cause they're starting to cut into my wrists.'" In fact, Grodin has permanent scars resulting from the handcuffs he had to wear for most of the film. In the scene where Grodin fell off a cliff, it was shot on location in the Verde River in Clarkdale, Arizona and the conclusion, taking place in rapids, was shot in New Zealand because the water was too cold in Arizona.

Universal invested $15 million in a print and television advertising campaign.

Soundtrack

The film's score was composed by Danny Elfman, with the album released by MCA Records. # Walsh Gets The Duke (1:47) # Main Titles (2:21) # Stairway Chase (:54) # J.W. Gets a Plan (1:41) # Gears Spin I (:54) # Dorfler's Theme (1:24) # F.B.I. (1:16) # Package Deal (1:07) # Mobocopter (2:42) # Freight Train Hop (1:18) # Drive To Red's (1:04) # In The Next Life (1:06) # The River (1:19) # The Wild Ride (1:31) # Amarillo Dawn (:26) # Potato Walk (1:09) # Desert Run (1:09) # Diner Blues (1:19) # Dorfler's Problem (1:01) # Gear's Spin II (1:30) # The Confrontation (2:30) # The Longest Walk (1:32) # Walsh Frees The Duke (2:44) # End Credits: "Try to Believe" - Mosley & The B-Men (4:16)

''Note'': The end credits track as heard in the film is instrumental.

Reaction

Box office

''Midnight Run'' was released on July 20, 1988 in 1,158 theaters grossing USD $5.5 million in its opening weekend. It went on to make $38.4 million in North America and $43.2 million in the rest of the world for a worldwide total of $81.6 million.

Reviews

Film critic Roger Ebert gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars and wrote, "What ''Midnight Run'' does with these two characters is astonishing, because it's accomplished within the structure of a comic thriller ... It's rare for a thriller to end with a scene of genuinely moving intimacy, but this one does, and it earns it." In his review for the ''Globe and Mail'', Jay Scott praised the performances: "De Niro has the time of his acting life lightening up and sending up all those raging bulls that won him all those Oscars ... Charles Grodin, master of the double-take and maestro of the slow burn, the best light character comic since Jack Benny stopped playing himself". Vincent Canby, in his review for the ''New York Times'', wrote, "Mr. De Niro and Mr. Grodin are lunatic delights, which is somewhat more than can be said for the movie, whose mechanics keep getting in the way of the performances". In his review for the ''Washington Post'', Hal Hinson criticized director Martin Brest for, "carrying the dead weight of George Gallo's script, Brest isn't up to the strenuous task of transforming his uninspired genre material in something deeper, and so the attempts to mix pathos with comedy strike us merely as wild and disorienting vacillations in tone". David Ansen, in his review for ''Newsweek'', wrote, "The outline of George Gallo's script -- odd-couple antagonists become buddies under perilous circumstances -- was stale five years ago, and the outcome offers no surprises. Too bad: a lot of good work has been wasted on an unworthy cause". ''Midnight Run'' has a 96% rating at Rotten Tomatoes.

Sequels

TV

Another Midnight Run

Midnight Runaround

Midnight Run for Your Life

Proposed second film

Universal Pictures has hired Tim Dowling to write a sequel with Robert De Niro reprising his role as Jack Walsh. In addition to starring, the actor will also be producing the film with Jane Rosenthal. Charles Grodin may be reprising his role.

See also

List of American films of 1988

References

External links

'Cinematic Pleasures: ''Midnight Run'''; November, 2003 ''erasing clouds'' article

''The Stop Button''; January 2009 article

Category:1988 films Category:1980s comedy films Category:American action comedy films Category:Buddy films Category:Road movies Category:Fictional bounty hunters Category:Universal Pictures films Category:Films directed by Martin Brest Category:Films shot in Michigan Category:Niles, Michigan Category:Action comedy films

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Coordinates	5°39′″N100°30′″N
name	Danny Elfman
birth name	Daniel Robert Elfman
born	May 29, 1953Los Angeles, California, U.S.
background	solo_singer
genre	New Wave, alternative rock, film music
occupation	composer, singer, record producer, actor, voice actor
years active	1972–present
associated acts	Oingo Boingo, The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo
spouse	Bridget Fonda (2003–present; 1 child) }}

Daniel Robert "Danny" Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an Academy Award-nominated American composer, best known for scoring music for television and movies and leading the rock band Oingo Boingo as singer/songwriter from 1976 until its breakup in 1995. He is a frequent collaborator with long-time friend Tim Burton and has scored most of his films (the exceptions being ''Vincent'', ''Frankenweenie'' (''the original 1984 short film, the 2012 full-length adaptation features music by Danny Elfman''), ''Ed Wood'', and ''Sweeney Todd''). He has been nominated for four Academy Awards and won a Grammy Award for Tim Burton's ''Batman'' and an Emmy Award for his ''Desperate Housewives'' theme. Elfman was honored with the prestigious Richard Kirk award at the 2002 BMI Film and TV Awards. The award is given annually to a composer who has made significant contributions to film and television music. Elfman is famous for creating ''The Simpsons'' main title theme as well as the Batman theme, and his role as Jack Skellington's singing voice in ''The Nightmare Before Christmas.'' He also sang for the character Bonejangles in the movie ''Corpse Bride''.

Early life and career

Elfman, who is Jewish, was born in Amarillo, Texas, the son of Blossom Elfman (née Bernstein), a writer and teacher, and Milton Elfman, a teacher who was in the Air Force. Elfman grew up in a racially mixed community in the Baldwin Hills area of Los Angeles. He spent much of his time in the local movie theatre, adoring the music of such film composers as Bernard Herrmann and Franz Waxman.

Stating that he hung out with the "band nerds" in high school, he started a ska band. After dropping out of high school, he followed his brother Richard to France, where he performed with Le Grand Magic Circus, an avant-garde musical theater group. Violin in tow, Elfman next journeyed to Africa where he traveled through Ghana, Mali, and Upper Volta, absorbing new musical styles, including the Ghanaian highlife genre which would eventually influence his own music. Elfman contracted malaria during his one-year stay and was often sick. Eventually he returned home to the United States, where he began to take Balinese music lessons at the CalArts. He was never officially a student at the institute, nonetheless, the instructor encouraged him to continue learning. Elfman stated, "He just laughed, and said, 'Sit. Play.' I continued to sit and play for a couple years." At this time, his brother was forming a new musical theater group, The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo. The group performed the music for Richard's debut feature film, ''Forbidden Zone''. Danny Elfman composed his first score for the film and played the role of Satan. By the time the movie was completed, they had taken the name Oingo Boingo and begun recording and touring as a rock group.

Elfman and Tim Burton

In 1985, Tim Burton and Paul Reubens invited Elfman to write the score for their first feature film, ''Pee-wee's Big Adventure''. Elfman was apprehensive at first because of his lack of formal training, but with orchestration assistance from Oingo Boingo guitarist and arranger Steve Bartek, he achieved his goal of emulating the mood of such composers as Nino Rota and Bernard Herrmann. In the booklet for the first volume of ''Music for a Darkened Theatre'', Elfman described the first time he heard his music played by a full orchestra as one of the most thrilling experiences of his life. Elfman immediately developed a rapport with Burton and has gone on to score all but two of Burton's major studio releases: ''Ed Wood'', scored by Howard Shore, which was under production while Elfman and Burton were having a fight, and ''Sweeney Todd'', an adaptation of the 1979 Stephen Sondheim Broadway musical. He also, more recently, accompanied Tim Burton in the composition of music for "Almost Alice", the soundtrack for ''Alice in Wonderland''.

Burton has said of his relationship with Elfman: "We don't even have to talk about the music. We don't even have to intellectualize – which is good for both of us, we're both similar that way. We're very lucky to connect" (Breskin, 1997).

Musical influences

He recalls that the first time he became aware of film music was in his youth during a screening of ''The Day the Earth Stood Still'' (Robert Wise, 1951). The music was by Bernard Herrmann, and that, he has said, was where his love of film music began (Russell and Young, 2000). Elfman purposefully nodded towards Herrmann's ''The Day the Earth Stood Still'' score in Tim Burton's science fiction spoof ''Mars Attacks!''

Other film composers have also proven to be influential, such as Nino Rota and Erich Wolfgang Korngold, the former in Elfman's playful music for ''Pee-wee's Big Adventure'', the latter in his much grander work, ''Batman''. Sometimes his music has a distinctly Russian feel, inspired by the likes of Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky’s ballet music. Jazz and rock influences from his earlier career are evident in such films as ''Chicago'' and ''To Die For''. Elfman also cited Philip Glass as a major influence in his score for ''Alice in Wonderland'',mainly known for "Alice's Theme".

Hearing damage

When asked during a 2007 phone-in interview on XETRA-FM if he ever had any notions of performing in an Oingo Boingo reunion, Elfman immediately rejected the idea and stated that in the last few years with the band he had begun to develop significant and irreversible hearing damage as a result of his continuous exposure to the high noise levels involved in performing in a rock band. He went on to say that he believes his hearing damage is partially due to a genetic predisposition to hearing loss, and that he will never return to the stage for fear of worsening not only his condition but also that of his band mates.

Recent works

Elfman has recently started working in the classical world, beginning with Serenada Schizophrana for the American Composers Orchestra. It was conducted by John Mauceri on its recording and by Steven Sloane at its premiere at Carnegie Hall in New York City on February 23, 2005. After its premiere, it was recorded in studio and released onto SACD on October 3, 2006. The meeting with Mauceri proved fruitful as the composer was encouraged then to write a new concert piece for Mauceri and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Elfman composed an "overture to a nonexistent musical" and called the piece "The Overeager Overture." He also continues to compose his film scores in addition to these other projects.

In November 2010, it was reported that Danny Elfman is writing the music for a planned musical based on the life of Houdini.

Personal life

Elfman has three children: Lola, born in 1979; Mali, born in 1984; and Oliver, born in 2005. On November 29, 2003, Elfman married film actress Bridget Fonda. In 1997 he scored ''A Simple Plan'' - his only score for one of her films to date (although he did compose a cue for the film ''Army of Darkness'', in which Fonda has a cameo). He is the uncle of actor Bodhi Elfman who is married to actress Jenna Elfman, known most notably in her role as Dharma in the TV series ''Dharma and Greg''.

Filmography

Appearances by Elfman as an actor, or as a member of Oingo Boingo: ''Forbidden Zone'' ''Urgh ''Good Morning, Mr. Orwell'' ''Back to School'' '''' '''' ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film) ''Corpse Bride'' ''Finding Kraftland'' ''''

Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
1977	I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (film)>I Never Promised You a Rose Garden''	Yri drummer
1980	|	Satan	Directed by Richard Elfman
1981	A Music War''	Himself
1984	|	Himself	Part of Oingo Boingo
1986	|	Himself	Part of Oingo Boingo
1993	|	Jack Skellington (singing), List of characters in The Nightmare Before Christmas#Lock, Shock, and Barrel>Barrel, The Clown with the Tear-Away Face	Voice only
2000	|	Tommy Lee Ballard	Directed by Sam Raimi, cameo
2005	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' ||	Oompa-Loompas (singing), Puppets	Voice only
2005	|	Bonejangles	Voice only
2006	|	Himself	Documentary directed by Elfman's agent, Richard Kraft
2011	|	Owl Jolson (singing)	Voice only on TV

This is a list of films with scores composed by Elfman:

''Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' ''Back to School'' ''Summer School (film) ''Wisdom (film) ''Beetlejuice'' ''Midnight Run'' ''Big Top Pee-wee'' ''Hot to Trot'' ''Scrooged'' ''Batman (1989 film) ''[[Nightbreed'' ''Dick Tracy (1990 film) ''[[Darkman'' ''Edward Scissorhands'' ''[[Article 99'' ''Batman Returns'' ''Sommersby'' ''Army of Darkness'' '''' ''Black Beauty (1994 film) ''Dolores Claiborne (film) ''Dead Presidents'' ''To Die For'' ''Mission: Impossible (film) '''' ''Freeway (1996 film) ''Extreme Measures'' ''Mars Attacks!'' ''Men in Black (film)Men in Black: The Album ''Flubber (film) ''Bad Day on the Block'' ''Good Will Hunting'' '''' ''Bad Day on the Block'' '''' '''' ''Instinct (film) ''Anywhere but Here (film) ''Sleepy Hollow (film) ''Proof of Life'' '''' ''Planet of the Apes (2001 film) ''Spider-Man (film) ''[[Men in Black II'' ''Red Dragon (film) ''Chicago (2002 film) ''Hulk (film) ''Big Fish'' Big Fish (soundtrack) ''Spider-Man 2'' ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film) ''[[Corpse Bride'' ''Deep Sea 3D'' ''Nacho Libre'' ''Charlotte's Web (2006 film) ''Meet the Robinsons'' '''' ''Standard Operating Procedure (film) ''Wanted (2008 film) ''Hellboy II: The Golden Army'' ''Milk (film) ''[[Notorious (2009 film) ''Terminator Salvation'' ''Taking Woodstock'' '''' ''Alice in Wonderland (2010 film) '''' ''Restless (2011 film) ''Real Steel'' '''' ''Dark Shadows (film) ''Men In Black III'' ''Frankenweenie (2012 film) ''Oz, The Great and Powerful''

Year !! Film !! Director !! Film Score/Soundtrack
1980	''Forbidden Zone''	Richard Elfman >
1985	|	Tim Burton	Pee-wee's Big Adventure#Soundtrack>Soundtrack (film score, rerecording paired with ''Back to School'')
1986	|	Alan Metter	Pee-wee's Big Adventure#Soundtrack>Soundtrack (film score, rerecording paired with ''Pee-wee's Big Adventure'')
1987	Summer School'' ||	Carl Reiner	Summer School (soundtrack)>Soundtrack (includes one Elfman song; no score)
1987	Wisdom'' ||	Emilio Estevez, Robert Wise	Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande
1988	|	Tim Burton	Beetlejuice (soundtrack)>Soundtrack
1988	|	Martin Brest	MCA Records>MCA
1988	|	Randal Kleiser	Arista Records>Arista, reissued by PEG
1988	|	Michael Dinner	Suite included on ''Music for a Darkened Theatre, Vol. 1''
1988	|	Richard Donner	Suite included on ''Music for a Darkened Theatre, Vol. 1''
1989	Batman'' ||	Tim Burton	Batman (score)
1990	|	Clive Barker	MCA Records>MCA
1990	Dick Tracy'' ||	Warren Beatty	Dick Tracy (orchestral score)
1990	|	Sam Raimi	Darkman#Soundtrack>Soundtrack
1990	|	Tim Burton	Edward Scissorhands#Music
1992	|	Howard Deutch	Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande
1992	|	Tim Burton	Batman Returns (soundtrack)>Soundtrack released by Warner Bros. Records; re-released with complete score from La-La Land Records
1993	|	Jon Amiel	Elektra Records>Elektra
1993	|	Sam Raimi	"March of the Dead" theme by Danny Elfman, rest of the score by Joseph LoDuca
1993	|	Henry Selick	The Nightmare Before Christmas (soundtrack)>Soundtrack; Written, composed and produced by Danny Elfman; released by Walt Disney Records
1994	Black Beauty'' ||	Caroline Thompson	Black Beauty (1994 film)#Soundtrack>Soundtrack
1995	Dolores Claiborne'' ||	Taylor Hackford	Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande
1995	|	Hughes Brothers>Alberl Hughes	Dead Presidents (soundtrack)>Soundtrack (one Elfman track; suite also included on ''Music for a Darkened Theatre Vol. 2'')
1995	|	Gus Van Sant	Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande (score + songs)
1996	Mission: Impossible'' ||	Brian De Palma	[[Mission: Impossible (soundtrack)
1996	|	Peter Jackson	The Frighteners#Soundtrack>Soundtrack
1996	Freeway'' ||	Matthew Bright	Suite included on ''Music for a Darkened Theatre Vol. 2''
1996	|	Michael Apted	Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande
1996	|	Tim Burton	Soundtrack released by Atlantic; expanded edition released by La-La Land Records
1997	Men in Black'' ||	Barry Sonnenfeld	Soundtrack (two Elfman cues); Score album; Nominated for 70th Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score & for 40th Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television
1997	Flubber'' ||	Les Mayfield	Soundtrack released by Walt Disney Records
1997	|	Craig R. Baxley	Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande
1997	|	Gus Van Sant	[[Good Will Hunting#Soundtrack
1998	|	Sam Raimi	Soundtrack released by Compass III
1998	|	Craig R. Baxley	Soundtrack released by Hollywood Records
1998	|	Steven Zaillian	Soundtrack
1998	|	Jeremiah S. Chechik	Soundtrack
1999	Instinct'' ||	Jon Turteltaub	Instinct (film)#Commercial soundtrack>Soundtrack
1999	Anywhere But Here'' ||	Wayne Wang	Soundtrack released by Atlantic (includes one score suite)
1999	Sleepy Hollow'' ||	Tim Burton	Sleepy Hollow (soundtrack)>Soundtrack
2000	|	Taylor Hackford	Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande
2000	|	Brett Ratner	Soundtrack released by Sire Records (two Elfman cues)
2001	Planet of the Apes''||	Tim Burton	Sony Music Entertainment>SME
2002	Spider-Man'' ||	Sam Raimi	Spider-Man (soundtrack)>Score album; Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man
2002	|	Barry Sonnenfeld	Soundtrack released by Columbia Records
2002	Red Dragon'' ||	Brett Ratner	Soundtrack released by Decca Records
2002	Chicago'' ||	Rob Marshall	Chicago: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture>Soundtrack (two Elfman tracks)
2003	Hulk'' ||	Ang Lee	Soundtrack released by Columbia Records
2003	|	Tim Burton	Soundtrack; Nominated for 76th Academy Award for Best Original Score, for 61st Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score & for 47th Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
2004	|	Sam Raimi	Spider-Man 2 (soundtrack)
2005	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' ||	Tim Burton	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (soundtrack)
2005	|	Tim Burton	Corpse Bride (soundtrack)>Soundtrack
2006	|	Howard Hall	''Serenada Schizophrana''
2006	|	Jared and Jerusha Hess>Jared Hess	Nacho Libre#Music>Soundtrack (score suite)
2006	Charlotte's Web'' ||	Gary Winick	Charlotte's Web (2006 film)#Soundtrack>Soundtrack
2007	|	Stephen J. Anderson>Stephen Anderson	Meet the Robinsons (soundtrack)>Soundtrack
2007	|	Peter Berg	Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande
2008	Standard Operating Procedure'' ||	Errol Morris	Standard Operating Procedure (film)#Soundtrack>Soundtrack
2008	Wanted'' ||	Timur Bekmambetov	Wanted (2008 film)#Soundtrack>Soundtrack
2008	|	Guillermo del Toro	Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande
2008	Milk'' ||	Gus Van Sant	Soundtrack released by Decca Records; Nominated for 81st Academy Awards
2009	Notorious'' ||	George Tillman, Jr.	Notorious (soundtrack)>Soundtrack (one Elfman track)
2009	|	McG	Soundtrack released by Warner Bros. Records
2009	|	Ang Lee	Song soundtrack on Rhino Records with four Elfman cues; score album on La-La Land Records
2010	|	Joe Johnston	Soundtrack released by Varèse Sarabande
2010	Alice in Wonderland'' ||	Tim Burton	Soundtrack released by Walt Disney Records; Nominated for [[68th Golden Globe Awards
2010	|	Paul Haggis	Soundtrack released by Lionsgate
2011	Restless'' ||	Gus Van Sant	Soundtrack
2011	|	Shawn Levy	Soundtrack
2012	|	Gary Ross	Soundtrack
2012	Dark Shadows'' ||	Tim Burton	Soundtrack
2012	|	Barry Sonnenfeld	Soundtrack
2012	Frankenweenie'' ||	Tim Burton	Soundtrack
2013	|	Sam Raimi	Soundtrack

In addition, he has supplied thematic material - except where noted - for movies scored by others (names in brackets):

1985: ''Weird Science'': title song (Ira Newborn)

1991: ''Pure Luck'' (Jonathan Sheffer)

1992: ''Army of Darkness'': "March Of The Dead" (Joseph LoDuca)

1994: ''Shrunken Heads'' (Richard Band)

1997: ''Scream 2'': "Cassandra Aria" and "Cassandra Aria Reprise" (Marco Beltrami)

1998: ''Modern Vampires'' (Michael Wandmacher)

1999: ''My Favorite Martian'': "Uncle Martin's Theme" (John Debney)

2001: ''Heartbreakers'' (John Debney)

2001: ''Spy Kids'' (Chris Boardman, John Debney, Gavin Greenaway, Harry Gregson-Williams, Heitor Pereira, Marcel Rodriguez and Robert Rodriguez)

2001: ''Novocaine'' (Steve Bartek)

2007: ''Spider-Man 3'' (Christopher Young, John Debney and Deborah Lurie; also includes material composed by Elfman for the first two films)

2009: ''9'' (Deborah Lurie)

2010: ''Kick-Ass'': "Walk to Rasul's" (John Murphy, Henry Jackman, Marius de Vries, and Ilan Eshkeri)

2011: ''Rango'': "Finale from The Kingdom" (Hans Zimmer; not featured on the official soundtrack)

Elfman also composed the music for the Hollywood Pictures logo (an excerpt from his main title for Sommersby was subsequently used as the logo music for Regency, the company that made it).

He has also written the theme music and occasional episodic scores for several television series, including:

1985: ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'': "The Jar" (directed by Tim Burton)

1985: ''Amazing Stories'': "Mummy, Daddy" and "The Family Dog" (with Steve Bartek)

1986: ''Pee-wee's Playhouse'' (some episodes)

1986: ''Sledge Hammer!''

1989: ''Tales from the Crypt''

1989: ''Beetlejuice''

1989: ''The Simpsons''

1990: ''The Flash''

1992: ''Batman: The Animated Series''

1997: ''Perversions of Science''

1997: ''The New Batman/Superman Adventures''

1999: ''Dilbert''

2004: ''Desperate Housewives''

2005: ''Point Pleasant''

His other work includes:

2004: The opening title theme of the 2004 video game ''Fable''.

2008: Soundtrack to the 2008 video game ''Lego Batman: The Videogame'' (various tracks from the soundtrack of the movie: ''Batman'').

2008: The opening title theme as well as major themes of the 2008 video game ''Fable II''.

2009: The opening title theme as well as major themes and soundtrack of the 2009 video game ''Wanted: Weapons of Fate''.

2010: The opening title theme as well as major themes of the 2010 video game ''Fable III''.

2013: Music for the upcoming Hong Kong Disneyland attraction Mystic Manor.

Awards and nominations

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American Film Institute

Elfman's scores for ''Batman'' and ''Edward Scissorhands'' were nominated for AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores:

References

External links

Danny Elfman's Music For A Darkened People

The official Oingo Boingo website

Danny Elfman podcast interview from Synthesis (magazine)

Danny Elfman Interview With Entertainment Weekly

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birth name	Joseph Peter Pantoliano
birth date	September 12, 1951
birth place	Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.
other names	Joey Pants
occupation	Actor
years active	1974–present
spouse	Morgan Kester (1979-1985; divorced; 1 child)Nancy Sheppard (1994-present; 3 children)
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Joseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951) is an American film and television actor. He played the character of Ralph Cifaretto on ''The Sopranos'', Bob Keane in ''La Bamba'', Cypher in ''The Matrix'', Teddy in ''Memento'', Francis Fratelli in ''The Goonies'', Guido "the Killer Pimp" in ''Risky Business'', and Jennifer Tilly's violent mobster boyfriend, Caesar, in ''Bound''. He also played Deputy U.S. Marshal Renfro in both ''The Fugitive'' and ''U.S. Marshals''. He is often referred to as "Joey Pants", because of the difficulty some people have pronouncing his Italian surname.

Early life

Pantoliano was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to first-generation Italian American parents Mary (née Centrella), a bookie and seamstress, and Dominic "Monk" Pantoliano, a hearse driver and factory foreman. He attended HB Studio, but studied extensively with actor John Lehne.

Career

He first grew to fame as "Guido the Killer Pimp" in ''Risky Business'', and continued to rise in 1985 when he appeared as the villainous Francis Fratelli in teen classic ''The Goonies''. He gained fame amongst a new generation as Cypher in the 1999 landmark sci-fi film ''The Matrix'', and won an Emmy as Ralph Cifaretto in HBO's ''The Sopranos''. Pantoliano is also known for his role as Eddie Moscone, the bail bondsman, in the Robert De Niro comedy ''Midnight Run'', as double-crossed mafioso Caesar in ''Bound'', as John "Teddy" Gammell in ''Memento'', and as investigative journalist Ben Urich in Mark Steven Johnson's 2003 ''Daredevil'' adaptation. He also played Deputy Marshal Cosmo Renfro in ''The Fugitive'' along with Tommy Lee Jones and reprised the role in the sequel ''U.S. Marshals''. He is known for his portrayals of criminals, criminal investigators, detectives, and forensic specialists with a wisecracking touch.

In 2003, Pantoliano replaced Stanley Tucci in the Broadway play ''Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune''. That same year he won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for ''The Sopranos''.

Personal life

Pantoliano lives with his wife, former model Nancy Sheppard, and their four children. He was introduced to his wife by his friend, actress Samantha Phillips.

On October 9, 2007, Pantoliano announced on the National Alliance on Mental Illness blog that he has been suffering from clinical depression for the last decade, although he was only formally diagnosed recently. He claims that his recent film ''Canvas'' was what helped him come to terms with his depression. Rather than hide his struggle from the public, he has chosen to speak out about it to remove some of the stigmas that are commonly associated with mental illness. He founded a non-profit organization, ''No Kidding, Me Too!'', to unite members of the entertainment industry in educating the public about mental illness. He is also dyslexic.

Filmography

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References

External links

Official site

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