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Runaway Train (1985)

R 111 min  -  Action | Adventure | Drama  -   6 December 1985 (USA)
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Two escaped convicts and a female railway worker find themselves trapped on a train with no brakes and nobody driving.

Writers:

Djordje Milicevic (screenplay), Paul Zindel (screenplay), and 4 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jon Voight ...
Oscar 'Manny' Manheim
Eric Roberts ...
Buck McGeehy
Rebecca De Mornay ...
Kyle T. Heffner ...
John P. Ryan John P. Ryan ...
T.K. Carter T.K. Carter ...
Dave Prince
Kenneth McMillan Kenneth McMillan ...
Stacey Pickren Stacey Pickren ...
Walter Wyatt Walter Wyatt ...
Conlan
Edward Bunker Edward Bunker ...
Jonah
Reid Cruickshanks Reid Cruickshanks ...
Al Turner (as Reid Cruikshanks)
Dan Wray Dan Wray ...
Fat Con
Michael Lee Gogin Michael Lee Gogin ...
Short Con
John Bloom John Bloom ...
Tall Con
Hank Worden ...
Old Con (as Norton E. 'Hank' Warden)
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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>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Train | Prisoner | Escape | Freight Train  | See more »

Taglines:

Once it starts, nothing can stop it! See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Escape en tren See more »

Filming Locations:

Montana, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$9,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$2,601,480 (USA) (6 December 1985) (965 Screens)

Gross:

$7,936,012 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Rankcolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Obie Weeks was an employee of the Alaska Railroad at the time of filming. He got a part in the film because he was also an aspiring actor and already a member of Actors' Equity. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: 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

Rankin: You're as afraid to die as anybody else, and I never let you free. You hear me?
Manny: I am free, Rankin. I am free.
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Connections

Referenced in Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987) See more »

Soundtracks

"'Gloria' in D Major by Vivaldi"
Performed by The USSR Academic Russian Chorus and the Moscow Conservatoire Students Orchestra See more »