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Runaway Train (1985) 7.2
Two escaped convicts and a female railway worker find themselves trapped on a train with no brakes and nobody driving. Director:Andrey Konchalovskiy |
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Cast
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| Eric Roberts | ... | ||
| Rebecca De Mornay | ... | ||
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Walter Wyatt | ... |
Conlan
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Jonah
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Reid Cruickshanks | ... |
Al Turner
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Dan Wray | ... |
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Michael Lee Gogin | ... |
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John Bloom | ... |
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter only to find themselves on an out-of-control train with a female railway worker while being pursued by the vengeful head of security. Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
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Desperate, And Determined To Survive. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
6 December 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Escape en tren See more »Box Office
Budget:
$9,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$7,936,012 (USA)Company Credits
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by Antonio Vivaldi (as Vivaldi)
Performed by The USSR Academic Russian Chorus and the Moscow Conservatoire Students Orchestra
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The close-up shots of Manny's grip on the coupling show him holding on by just his finger tips, but in the longer shots the positioning of the fingers is different and you see that his whole hand is on top of the coupling. See more »Quotes
Manny: [after listening to Buck's dream] That's bullshit. You're not gonna do nothin' like that. I'll tell you what you gonna do. You gonna get a job. That's what you gonna do. You're gonna get a little job. Some job a convict can get, like scraping off trays in a cafeteria. Or cleaning out toilets. And you're gonna hold onto that job like gold. Because it is gold. Let me tell you, Jack, that is gold. You listenin' to me? And when that man walks in at the end of the day. And he comes to see how you ...[...]
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Soundtracks
"Gloria in D Major"by Antonio Vivaldi (as Vivaldi)
Performed by The USSR Academic Russian Chorus and the Moscow Conservatoire Students Orchestra
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'Runaway Train' is a rare thing, an intelligent action movie, full of both exciting sequences and strong character development. This combination makes it all that much more suspenseful and powerful. For me it could well be the best action movie of all time. Interestingly enough it's based on a screenplay by Kurosawa, but criminal turned novelist Edward Bunker (who plays Jonah here but is best known to most people as Mr. Blue in 'Reservoir Dogs') gets the main writing credit. Jon Voight gives one of his very best performances as Manny, but Eric Roberts is also just great. Roberts is overlooked these days, making too many b-grade and straight-to-video movies to be taken seriously, but boy, back in the day this guy was GOOD! Check him out here, and in 'Star 80', and especially 'The Pope Of Greenwich Village' with Mickey Rourke. Roberts actually scored an Oscar nomination for 'Runaway Train'. Just why his career subsequently went in the direction it did is one of the great mysteries of Hollywood. Voight and Roberts are supported by Rebecca De Mornay, super tough guy John P. Ryan ('It's Alive') and well loved character actor Kenneth McMillan. Also keep an eye out for Danny Trejo in the boxing sequence towards the very beginning of the film. 'Runaway Train' is a movie I never tire of watching. The interplay between Voight and Roberts is wonderful to watch, the action sequences are breathtaking, and the ending is one of the all time greats!