Rent Runaway Train (1985)
3.6 of 5 from 119 ratings
1h 51min
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- Synopsis:
- Two convicts break out of Stonehaven Prison in the dead of winter, boarding a freight train with the intention of getting as far away as possible before their notoriously sadistic warden finds out. But the brakes fail and the driver has a heart attack, sending hundreds of tons of metal hurtling through the snowy Alaskan wastes at terrifying and unstoppable speed.
- Actors:
- Jon Voight., Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay, Kyle T. Heffner, John P. Ryan, T.K. Carter, Kenneth McMillan, Stacey Pickren, Walter Wyatt, Edward Bunker, Reid Cruickshanks, Dan Wray, Michael Lee Gogin, John Bloom, Hank Worden, John Otrin, Norman Alexander Gibbs, Dennis Ott, Don Pugsley, John Fountain
- Directors:
- Andrey Konchalovskiy
- Producers:
- Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan
- Voiced By:
- Kerry Shale
- Writers:
- Akira Kurosawa, Djordje Milicevic, Paul Zindel, Edward Bunker, Ryûzô Kikushima, Hideo Oguni
- Others:
- Henry Richardson
- Studio:
- Anchor Bay
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Thrillers
- Collections:
- Behind Bars: Visit These Essential Prison Films, Cinema Paradiso's 2024 Centenary Club: Part 3, Films & TV by topic, A Brief History of Film..., The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to: Akira Kurosawa, Top 10 Winter and Snow Films, Top Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 15/07/2013
- Run Time:
- 111 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Running on Empty: An Interview with Director Andrei Konchalovsky
- From Thespian to Fugitive: Star Jon Voight shares his memories of his Academy Award-nominated role
- Sweet and Savage: Eric Roberts recalls his Academy Award-nominated performance
- The Calm Before the Chaos: Co-star Kyle T. Heffner remembers 'Runaway Train'
- Trailer with Commentary by Rod Lurie
- Original Trailer
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Reviews (2) of Runaway Train
A rarity - an intelligent thriller! - Runaway Train review by Mr Aquarium
Compelling, dramatic, tension-laden, a powerful turn from Jon Voight; you might expect a throwaway thriller plot and not much else, but this commands your attention.
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Seriously good Cannon fare - Runaway Train review by AER
Write this off as a cheapo 80s Cannon special at your peril. This is 80s action cinema done correctly. With fierce performances from the whole cast, there is no restriction on the amount of scenery that gets chewed in this. Excellent work on the eerie unstoppable train as it ploughs through the Alaskan wastes. I don't think Jon Voight or Eric Roberts have ever put in more fierce performances. It's gripping and gosh, that ending. One of my fave 80s films of all time.
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