FEATURE FILM

Runaway

5.6/10
TMDB308 votes
Original: 100 min

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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THE STORY & THE PEOPLE

About Runaway

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

Runaway (1984) is a film in the science fiction, thriller, action genres. Directed by . The cast includes Tom Selleck, Cynthia Rhodes, Gene Simmons, Kirstie Alley.

Released
Original language
Runtime
100 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
TriStar Pictures
Writers
Michael Crichton

Runaway cast & characters

Audience reviews

5.6/10 from 308 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

GenerationofSwine

TMDB member review

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…

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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.

Marshall567

TMDB member review

Crazy movie with Gene Simmons as bad guy creepy spider robots and an ending that mind blowing good acting from Tom and Gene good movie but Gene hair look goofing though lol.

Questions about Runaway

What is Runaway about?

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.

Who stars in Runaway?

Tom Selleck, Cynthia Rhodes, Gene Simmons, Kirstie Alley, Stan Shaw, G.W. Bailey. See the cast cards above for character names.

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