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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)
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(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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One of my alltime favourites.
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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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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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Crew or equipment visible: Studio lights are reflected in goggle glass (backprojection sequences).
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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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Frank Barstow: Are you nuts?
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Movie Connections:
Edited into Con Express (2002) (V)
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Soundtrack:
'Gloria' in D Major by Vivaldi
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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!