Selleck provides a thoughtful performance, coming across as a real, feeling person instead of the expected Rambo-esque tough-guy stereotype.
Runaway (1984)
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Reviews Counted:17
Fresh:8
Rotten:9
Average Rating:4.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: A police sergeant goes up against an evil electronics whiz in this fast-paced, futuristic thriller. Ramsey is a widowed cop trying to raise his young son, Bobby. Although he suffers from a fear... A police sergeant goes up against an evil electronics whiz in this fast-paced, futuristic thriller. Ramsey is a widowed cop trying to raise his young son, Bobby. Although he suffers from a fear of heights, this condition hasn't stopped him from becoming one of the best officers on the force. His specialty is tracking down robots that have gone bad, rebelling against their owners. And because machines have taken over many regular tasks -- even cooking -- in this futuristic society, there's always a need for Ramsey's services. Now, however, he has his toughest assignment yet. Luther, a master criminal, is terrorizing the city by controlling robots everywhere to do his bidding. And, with the help of new, diabolical creations that include electronic spiders and heat-seeking, programmable bullets, Luther seems unstoppable. Will Ramsey and Thompson, his new, female partner, be able to stop the villain? [More]
Starring: Tom Selleck, Cynthia Rhodes, Gene Simmons, Kirstie Alley
Starring: Tom Selleck, Cynthia Rhodes, Gene Simmons, Kirstie Alley, Stan Shaw, G.W. Bailey, Joey Cramer, Chris Mulkey, Anne-Marie Martin, Michael Paul Chan, Elizabeth Norment
Director: Michael Crichton
Director: Michael Crichton
Screenwriter: Michael Crichton
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Producer: Michael Rachmil
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Reviews for Runaway
This Michael Crichton robotic nightmare is so trite that the story seems lifted from Marvel Comics.
Once it turns from the hardware and the action to people, you can hardly believe your eyes or your ears.
A nifty futuristic thriller which effectively casts rock-star Gene Simmons as a very bad guy who just oozes evil. A fun flick.
Fun sci-fi romp, with an absolutely classic turn by Gene Simmons as the villain. Coulda done without the extended make-out scene over the end credits.
It's rubbish, frankly, but rubbish in the nicest, most entertaining way possible.
Mr. Crichton has a much better feel for the film's gadgets than for its human players.
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