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Running Woman

  • 19981998
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  • 1h 27m
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2.9/10
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Running Woman (1998)
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Emily Russo and her son are victims of a carjacking that results in the Sam's death. No one believes that thugs dressed as cops are the perpetrators; in fact Emily is accused of committing t... Read allEmily Russo and her son are victims of a carjacking that results in the Sam's death. No one believes that thugs dressed as cops are the perpetrators; in fact Emily is accused of committing the murder herself and inventing the carjacking story as a cover. On the run from the polic... Read allEmily Russo and her son are victims of a carjacking that results in the Sam's death. No one believes that thugs dressed as cops are the perpetrators; in fact Emily is accused of committing the murder herself and inventing the carjacking story as a cover. On the run from the police, she tries to find and killers on her own and discovers that the crime might not have be... Read all
IMDb RATING
2.9/10
184
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  • Directors
    • Rachel Samuels
    • David Blass(second unit director)
  • Writer
    • Rachel Samuels
  • Stars
    • Theresa Russell
    • Andrew Robinson
    • Anthony Crivello
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  • Directors
    • Rachel Samuels
    • David Blass(second unit director)
  • Writer
    • Rachel Samuels
  • Stars
    • Theresa Russell
    • Andrew Robinson
    • Anthony Crivello
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    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Theresa Russell
    Theresa Russell
    • Emily Russo
    Andrew Robinson
    Andrew Robinson
    • Captain Don Gibbs
    • (as Andrew J. Robinson)
    Anthony Crivello
    Anthony Crivello
    • Detective Harris
    Eddie Velez
    Eddie Velez
    • Reuben Alvarez
    Richard Joseph Paul
    Richard Joseph Paul
    • Detective Caprio
    Robert LaSardo
    Robert LaSardo
    • Manuel
    Gary Graham
    Gary Graham
    • John Delaney
    David McCurley
    • Sam
    Melinda Songer Soderling
    Melinda Songer Soderling
    • Detective Steward
    • (as Melinda Songer)
    Gregory Cruz
    Gregory Cruz
    • Enrico
    • (as Gregory Norman Cruz)
    Seidy Lopez
    Seidy Lopez
    • Carmela
    Christopher Pennock
    Christopher Pennock
    • Willaim Dayton
    Jeffrey Scott Jensen
    Jeffrey Scott Jensen
    • Foreman
    Castulo Guerra
    Castulo Guerra
    • Father Talou
    Brian Lally
    Brian Lally
    • Salesman
    Jullian Dulce Vida
    Jullian Dulce Vida
    • Jesus
    Todd C. Mooney
    • Bill Dayton Jr.
    Faith Salie
    Faith Salie
    • Anchorwoman
    • Directors
      • Rachel Samuels
      • David Blass(second unit director)
    • Writer
      • Rachel Samuels
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    Absolutely Horrible
    I decided to rent this only because I figured it would be a mildly-exciting venture into direct-to-video land, which I have ventured to many times and found some real gems.

    This wasn't one of them.

    Theresa Russell plays Emily Russo, an art expert who is restoring some paintings at a church in LA. On her way home one night with her son Sam, carjackers posing as cops attack them, injuring Emily and killing Sam. Distraught, Emily soon finds that she is being suspected of the act, and who she claims attacked them perhaps never did so at all. From there, she goes on the run and undercover to find the men who attacked her, and to find out the all-important answer to why they did it.

    Please, don't think that sounds like a good movie.

    There is nothing to commend about this movie. All the characters besides Emily are come and go sort of people who you lose track of too easily. Not to say Emily is a great character. Theresa Russell is, well, annoying. (Is it just me, or does her voice sound like she's got a stuffy nose?) There are definitely unintentional laughs in her undercover scenes, with those wigs and clothes. I think when she was pretending to be Mexican may have been the worst scenes in the movie. She has this long dark red wig on, too much makeup, and this tight green slip dress, and once in a while, she breaks into street lingo and an attempted accent. It's painful. The kid who plays her son was mentally retarded, I think, with this permanent stupid look on his face, mostly seen when Emily imagines her son standing across the street, in the next room, in a doorway, etc. The best part of this "plot" is the reason for all of this. Don't read the next paragraph if you don't want to know. (Ooh, I'd hate to ruin the shocking plot twists of this blockbuster hit!)

    Some corporation is trying to get rid of the Mexicans in LA, and a sample Emily took from one painting has something to do with that whole plot, I think there was a chemical in it that was involved. I can't remember, but it was something stupid that connected her carjacking to this painfully bad hidden "shock."

    Okay, it's safe to read on, but all I really have left to say is that this movie is terrible, from beginning to end, and you won't be missing much if you just keep walking when you see it at the video store. I only wish I did that, but since I didn't, learn from my mistake and move on. You could do so much better....
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    • Jul 10, 2000

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    • Release date
      • 1998 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Uciekinierka
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo

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