a cliff was shot on location in the Salt River Canyon in White Mountain, Arizona and the conclusion, taking place in rapids, was shot in New Zealand because the water was too cold in Arizona. "I trusted Marty would choose the material that was most suited for the scene," said De Niro. "He's aware of everything in Chuck's style, in my style. He had to balance all that, and I think he did it very well." Yaphet Kotto remembered the film being a difficult shoot. De Niro is very spontaneous and it always helps to work with an artist like that. But Marty Brest! "Herr Director" shot so many takes of the scenes that I lost all joy in doing the film. It became hard and tedious work. Then he stopped eating during the shoot and became thinner and thinner each day, until he looked like a ghost behind the camera. When I met Marty at the Universal studio with De Niro, he looked healthy and strong, but as filming went on, he began to turn into someone you'd see in Dachau. It was weird. I got sick and for the whole of the film I had a fever and was under the weather for most of it ... I was shocked when it came off so funny ... It sure wasn't funny making it. Universal invested $15 million in a print and television advertising campaign. Soundtrack The film's score was composed by Danny Elfman, and the album was 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) Gears 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. "Try To Believe" was redone on Oingo Boingo's Dark at the End of the Tunnel album. Reception Box office Midnight Run was released on July 20, 1988, in 1,158 theaters, grossing US$5.5 million in its opening weekend. It went on to make $38.4