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Overview

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Writers:
Djordje Milicevic (screenplay) &
Paul Zindel (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
6 December 1985 (USA) more
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
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
One of my alltime favourites. more (104 total)

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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Additional Details

Runtime:
111 min
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Color (Rankcolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Rebecca De Mornay was brought in to replace Karen Allen, who had been set to appear as Sara. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: Studio lights are reflected in goggle glass (backprojection sequences). more
Quotes:
Polanski: [after finding out the brakes have burned off on the phone with Barstow] She's gaining speed real fast. She'll hit your territory in no time. Her brakes are burning up.
Frank Barstow: Are you nuts?
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Movie Connections:
Edited into Con Express (2002) (V) more
Soundtrack:
'Gloria' in D Major by Vivaldi more

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19 out of 34 people found the following comment useful.
One of my alltime favourites., 28 June 2003
10/10
Author: WardenRanken from Sweden

This movie is just brilliant. The Oscar Mannheimer character has to be one of the hardest moviecharacters of alltime. I love the way Voight turns mental on numerous occasions, he's doing one hell of a job. Arguably his best ever role. Eric Roberts is almost as brilliant in portraying Buck. I find myself laughing at so many times during the course of this movie. It's not only funny though, it's also a movie of high suspense and some action. 10 out of 10. I say YEAH!

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