Crystal and Hines are immediately likable on the screen, so the fact that ”Running Scared” isn`t all that we expect must be due to the script. The film`s ending does leave room for a sequel.

Below: Gregory Hines leaps from the pavement on location in the streets of Chicago for the filming of “Running Scared” in 1986.

Below: Gregory Hines leaps from the pavement on location in the streets of Chicago for the filming of “Running Scared” in 1986.

His PBS special, "Gregory Hines: Tap Dance in America," was nominated in 1989, and in 1982, he was nominated for his performance in "I Love Liberty," a variety special saluting America.

LOS ANGELES Tony Award winner Gregory Hines, the tap-dancing actor who started on Broadway and in movies including "White Nights" and "Running Scared," has died, his publicist says. He was 57.

Please bear with me; I was digging the work of the great singer/dancer/actor Gregory Hines a few days ago when I ran across “Running Scared”, a 1986 made-in-Chicago cop caper with Hines and ...

Hines later went solo and expanded his career into acting. He won a tony award in 1993 for best actor for "Jelly's Last Jam." Hines' movie credits include "White Nights" with Mikhail Baryshnikov and ...

Hines, a Tony Award winner who died of cancer in August at 57, starred on Broadway and in movies including "White Nights" and "Running Scared." ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gregory Hines, the greatest tap dancer of his generation who transcended the stage with a successful screen career that included starring roles in ‘‘White Nights'' and ...

LOS ANGELES -- Gregory Hines, the innovative and influential tap dance star who became invaluable in the renewal of his art and also enjoyed wide success as a film and television actor, has died.

Gregory Hines, 57, who won international acclaim as an exuberant and charming tap dancer, choreographer and actor, died Aug. 9 in Los Angeles. He had cancer. Mr. Hines, who had performed ...