Hit and run
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- Hit and run (vehicular)Hit and run (vehicular)Hit-and-run is the act of causing a traffic accident , and failing to stop and identify oneself afterwards...
, the crime of failing to stop and identify oneself after a vehicular collision - Hit and run (baseball)Hit and run (baseball)A hit and run is a high risk/high reward offensive strategy used in baseball.When the offense has a baserunner on first base , the runner on first breaks for second as the pitch is thrown...
, a baseball play in which runners are in motion before the ball is hit
Hit and run may also refer to:
In music
- Hit & Run Music PublishingHit & Run Music PublishingHit & Run Music Publishing in the United Kingdom founded in 1977 by Tony Smith and Jon Crawley. Hit & Run's clients include Phil Collins, Genesis, Mike & the Mechanics and Kula Shaker, among others. The company owned publishing rights to such songs as the 1991 Grammy Award winning "Record of the...
, a music publishing house in the United Kingdom - Hit and Run (band)Hit and Run (band)Hit and Run is a bluegrass band from Boulder, Colorado.-History:Hit and Run Bluegrass formed in Colorado in late 2001 with the mutual desire to play authentic-yet-modern bluegrass. They have released two compact discs to date...
, a bluegrass band from Boulder, Colorado - Hit and Run (punk band)Hit and Run (punk band)Hit & Run is a punk band from Portland, Oregon.-History:Hit & Run formed in Portland, Oregon in 2005, the final product of several short-lived projects founded by bassist/vocalist Ben Storm. The original lineup included Ben Storm , Ted Ressler and Rex Reichenshammer...
, a punk rock band from Portland, Oregon - Hit and Run (album)Hit and Run (album)Hit and Run is the second studio album by British heavy metal band, Girlschool.It was originally released on Bronze Records in 1981, UK catalogue number BRON 534, having been recorded at Jackson's Studios, England, in December 1980 and January 1981. There was a limited pressing in red vinyl...
, a 1981 album by Girlschool - Hit & Run (EP)Hit & Run (EP)-Recording and release:The album was recorded in the summer of 2009, with the majority being completed before Chris Murphy's involvement in an actual hit and run collision in July, after which the EP is named...
, a 2009 EP by Sloan - "Hit and Run", a 1980 song by the group The Bar-Kays
- "Hit and Run", a song by Kim Carnes on her album Mistaken IdentityMistaken Identity (Kim Carnes album)Mistaken Identity, released in 1981, is the sixth studio album by Kim Carnes.It spent four weeks as number one on Billboard magazine's Pop Albums chart, and was subsequently certified platinum...
- "Another Hit and Run", a song by Def Leppard on their album High 'n' DryHigh 'n' DryHigh 'n' Dry is the second studio album by British heavy metal band Def Leppard, released on 11 July 1981. Its title song, "High 'n' Dry ", ranked number 33 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs. High 'n' Dry was Pete Willis' last full time album with Def Leppard...
- "Hit 'N' Run", a song by Skazi from the album Total AnarchyTotal AnarchyTotal Anarchy is a 2006 album released by Israeli psychedelic trance artist Asher Swissa of Skazi.-Track listing:# "Vampire"# "Anarchy"# "Hit 'N' Run"# "Madness"# "Move Away"# "Bang Your Mind"# "Others"# "Rock & Roll"# "K.O."# "Fucking My Brain"...
- "Hit and Run", a 1977 disco song by Loleatta HollowayLoleatta HollowayLoleatta Holloway was an American singer, mainly known for disco songs such as "Hit and Run" and "Love Sensation", both of which have been sampled extensively.-Biography:...
on her album Loleatta
In other entertainment
- Hit and Run (1924 film), starring Hoot GibsonHoot GibsonHoot Gibson was an American rodeo champion and a pioneer cowboy film actor, director and producer.-Early life and career:...
- Hit and Run (1957 film)Hit and Run (1957 film)Hit and Run is a 1957 low-budgeted Columbia Pictures film noir, starring, Cleo Moore, Hugo Haas, and Vince Edwards.The movie was Moore's final film appearance; she gained popularity earlier in the 1950s, in B-movie film noirs, all released by Columbia Pictures, for who Moore was a contract...
, starring Cleo MooreCleo MooreCleouna "Cleo" Moore was an American actress, usually seen in the role of a blonde bombshell, in 1950s Hollywood films. She was known as Columbia Pictures's clone of 20th Century Fox's, Marilyn Monroe... - Hit and Run (2009 film)Hit and Run (2009 film)Hit and Run is a 2009 horror film from MGM, released only in an unrated version. The film tells the story of a young woman who tries to cover up a deadly hit and run accident, only to have the supposedly dead victim come back to terrorize her.-Plot:The film opens as Mary Murdock , a young student,...
, an MGM horror film - Hit and Run (novel)Hit and Run (novel)Hit and Run is a Realistic Fiction novel by Lurlene McDaniel, published in 2007. It focuses on four teenagers whose lives intersect in a unimaginitive way. The book is told in all four viewpoints. The plot contains profanity and sexual situations.- Plot :...
, by Lawrence BlockLawrence BlockLawrence Block is an acclaimed contemporary American crime writer best known for two long-running New York–set series, about the recovering alcoholic P.I. Matthew Scudder and gentleman burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr, respectively... - |"Hit and Run", an episode of the television series Strangers with Candy
- The Simpsons Hit & RunThe Simpsons Hit & RunThe Simpsons Hit & Run is an action-adventure video game based on the animated sitcom The Simpsons. It was released for the GameCube, Xbox, PlayStation 2, and Windows in North America on September 16, 2003, In Europe and Australia on October 31, 2003 and in Japan on December 25, 2003...
, a video game based on the Simpsons television series - Hit & Run (Gladiators)Hit & Run (Gladiators)Hit & Run is an event played in several incarnations of the television series Gladiators. In this event, a contender must run across the Suspension Bridge as many times as possible, avoiding the four demolition balls being swung by Gladiators on platforms adjacent to the bridge.-Rules:One contender...
, an event on the UK television series Gladiators - Hit & Run, a blog published by the magazine ReasonReason (magazine)Reason is a libertarian monthly magazine published by the Reason Foundation. The magazine has a circulation of around 60,000 and was named one of the 50 best magazines in 2003 and 2004 by the Chicago Tribune.- History :...
- Hit and Run, a (2002 film), directed by Richard Jutras
- Hit & Run (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe
- Hit and Run (Modern Family)Hit and Run (Modern Family)"Hit and Run" is the fifth episode of the third season of the American sitcom Modern Family, and the series' 53rd episode overall. "Hit and Run" first aired on October 12, 2011, on ABC. The episode was written by Elain Ko and was directed by Jason Winer...
, an episode of Modern FamilyModern FamilyModern Family is an American television comedy series created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan, which debuted on ABC on September 23, 2009. Lloyd and Levitan serve as showrunner and executive producers, under their Levitan-Lloyd Productions label...
Other uses
- Hit-and-run tacticsHit-and-run tacticsHit-and-run tactics is a tactical doctrine where the purpose of the combat involved is not to seize control of territory, but to inflict damage on a target and immediately exit the area to avoid the enemy's defense and/or retaliation.-History:...
, a military tactical doctrine - Hit-and-run postingHit-and-run postingHit-and-run posting refers to a tactic where a poster at an Internet forum enters, makes a post, only to disappear immediately after. The term comes from the hit-and-run crime on auto vehicles, in which the driver hits another car or person causing an accident and runs away. It is also known as...
, on internet forums