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Runaway

IT IS THE FUTURE. Machines are being programmed to turn against us. Someone must stop the madman who started it all.
1984 | 100m | English

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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.
Release Date: Dec 14, 1984
Director: Michael Crichton
Writer: Michael Crichton
Genres: Science Fiction, Drama, Crime, Thriller
Keywords technology, future, chase, revenge, murder, conspiracy, robot, explosion
Production Companies TriStar Pictures
Box Office Revenue: $6,770,587
Budget: $8,000,000
Updates Updated: Jul 30, 2025
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
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
Name Job
Michael Crichton Director, Screenplay
J.J. Makaro Stunts
Jerry Goldsmith Original Music Composer
Mike Fenton Casting
Dick Ziker Stunts
Tony Morelli Stunts
Betsy Cox Costume Design, Costume Designer
Glenn Farr Editor
Karen Stewart Production Coordinator
Kenneth Hall Music Editor
Douglas Higgins Production Design
Gordon Mark Unit Manager
Lorin Bennett Salob Production Manager
Leonard A. Engel Music Editor
Jane Feinberg Casting
Michael S. Bolton Art Direction
Jim Erickson Set Decoration
Judy Taylor Casting
Tom Lupo Stunts
Kathy Brock Stunts
Jacob Rupp Stunts
John A. Alonzo Director of Photography
Name Title
Michael I. Rachmil Producer
Kurt Villadsen Executive Producer
Lisa Faversham Associate Producer
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GenerationofSwine
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.

Jan 10, 2023