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Release Date:
6 December 1985 (USA)
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Tagline:
Once it starts, nothing can stop it! more
Plot:
Two escaped convicts and a female railway worker find themselves trapped on a train with no brakes and nobody driving. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars.
Another 2 wins
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4 nominations
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(9 articles)
Eric Roberts: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 2 November 2009, 10:23 AM, PST)
'Bruno' Star Sacha Baron Cohen Is Just One Of Hollywood's Top Cinematic Chameleons
(From MTV Movies Blog. 14 July 2009, 12:30 PM, PDT)
(From The Hollywood Interview. 2 November 2009, 10:23 AM, PST)
'Bruno' Star Sacha Baron Cohen Is Just One Of Hollywood's Top Cinematic Chameleons
(From MTV Movies Blog. 14 July 2009, 12:30 PM, PDT)
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Not a Oxymoron! An intellectual action flick!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jon Voight | ... | Manny |
 | Eric Roberts | ... | Buck |
 | Rebecca De Mornay | ... | Sara |
 | Kyle T. Heffner | ... | Frank Barstow |
 | John P. Ryan | ... | Ranken |
| T.K. Carter | ... | Dave Prince |
| Kenneth McMillan | ... | Eddie MacDonald |
| Stacey Pickren | ... | Ruby |
| Walter Wyatt | ... | Conlan |
| Edward Bunker | ... | Jonah |
| Reid Cruickshanks | ... | Al Turner (as Reid Cruikshanks) |
| Dan Wray | ... | Fat Con |
| Michael Lee Gogin | ... | Short Con |
| John Bloom | ... | Tall Con |
 | Hank Worden | ... | Old Con (as Norton E. 'Hank' Warden) |
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111 min
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Color (Rankcolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:18A (Ontario) |
Iceland:16 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-18 |
Norway:16 (cut) |
Norway:18 |
South Korea:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
West Germany:16
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Cannon's U.S. trailer used Henry Mancini's score from Lifeforce (1985), an earlier big budget Cannon production which they released six months earlier.
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Continuity: The locomotives and cars on Eastbound 12 change repeatedly in consecutive shots. The caboose also changes color several times immediately before the crash.
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Referenced in "Seinfeld: The Mom and Pop Store (#6.8)" (1994)
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Soundtrack:
'Gloria' in D Major by Vivaldi
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Runaway Train is about far more than a runaway train. It is about personal freedom and how hard we are willing to struggle to get it. It's about how willing we are to give up our personal freedom to be comfortable. It's about dehumanization inflicted by social institutions. It's also one gripping, suspenseful action-flick. The two main characters, played by Jon Voight as Manny and Eric Roberts as Buck, are escaped prisoners, but they are humanized. Not that we would really like to meet them, but we can see how they work, and we can identify with them. I found it fascinating that the character I really hated was John P. Ryan as Renkin, the warden. This official of society has turned his efforts to recapture the prisoners, particularly Manny, into a personal mission of hatred. The cinematography and imagery in the film are excellent. Whether exterior shots of the train hurtling across the desolate Canadian wilderness, or claustrophobic shots of the characters in the train, we are there and cannot help but be involved. There's not a bad performance in it. John Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay and John P. Ryan are all tremendous, with an intensity that matches the demands of the film. This is one of those few films that really disturbed me, that really caused me to think about my life. It is unforgettable. It is a great work of art.