FeaturePG-131984·100m·5.6

Runaway

IT IS THE FUTURE. Machines are being programmed to turn against us. Someone must stop the madman who started it all.

Science FictionThrillerAction

In the near future, a police officer specializes in malfunctioning robots. When a robot turns out to have been programmed to kill, he begins to uncover a homicidal plot to create killer robots... and his son becomes a target.

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Cast

Tom Selleck

Jack R. Ramsay

Cynthia Rhodes

Officer Karen Thompson

Gene Simmons

Dr. Charles Luther

Kirstie Alley

Jackie Rogers

Stan Shaw

Marvin

G.W. Bailey

Chief

Joey Cramer

Bobby Ramsay

Chris Mulkey

David Johnson

Anne-Marie Martin

Hooker at Bar

Michael Paul Chan

Wilson

Elizabeth Norment

Miss Shields

Cec Verrell

Hooker

Babs Chula

Construction Foreperson

Carol Teesdale

Sally

Natino Bellantoni

Headwaiter

Judy Johns

Data Tech

Andrew Rhodes

Cameraman

Louise Johann

Waitress

Jackson Davies

Inspector

Paul Batten

Harry

Details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English
Budget
$8.0M
Revenue
$6.8M
Age rating
PG-13
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
TriStar Pictures

Crew

Director

Michael Crichton

Writers

Michael Crichton

John A. Alonzo

Director of Photography

Jerry Goldsmith

Original Music Composer

Glenn Farr

Editor

Douglas Higgins

Production Design

Betsy Cox

Costume Design

Gallery

Reviews

GenerationofSwine

1/11/2023

10.0

This is sort of a more realistic Terminator. I mean, we aren't going to see cyborgs marching over the earth, that would be entirely inefficient. But we already see a lot of robots like this, and they will be our downfall... ... for economic depression alone, even if the singularity never happens. Anyway, it is DATED, in fact it redefines dated and when I saw it in the early 90s as a kid (thank you Suncoast Video) it was dated... but it was fun. It tells a great story, Jack Ramsay is believable and not an over the top action hero (Thank you Tom Selleck) and it moves along at a nice and steady pace being just science fiction enough to be sci-fi and just grounded enough to be believable. And, revisiting it decades later, it still works despite how dated it is. So you are left entertained despite Alley once more playing 80s Girl and not an actual character. I mean, lets face it, any movie where Gene Simmons does a decent acting job, that is not only a good movie, but has a great director that knows how to get what he needs from actors.