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Runaway
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Runaway is a 1984 American action, crime, and science fiction film directed by and written for the screen by Michael Crichton. Produced by TriStar Pictures, the movie stars Tom Selleck, Gene Simmons, Cynthia Rhodes, and Kirstie Alley. The narrative involves machines programmed to turn against humanity, requiring a protagonist to stop the individual responsible. Jerry Goldsmith composed the score, and John A. Alonzo served as the director of photography.
The film was released in the United States with an original English language soundtrack. It has a runtime of 100 minutes and carries a PG-13 rating. Distribution was handled by TriStar Pictures and Netflix, including video on demand formats. The production had a budget of 8,000,000 and generated revenue of 6,770,587. Critical reception included a Metascore of 50, a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 48%, and an IMDb rating of 5.9 based on 15,504 votes.
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5.6In 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.
Cast
- Tom Selleck as Jack R. Ramsay
- Cynthia Rhodes as Officer Karen Thompson
- Gene Simmons as Dr. Charles Luther
- Kirstie Alley as Jackie Rogers
- Stan Shaw as Marvin
- G.W. Bailey as Chief
Themes
- future
- chase
- technology
- revenge
- murder
- conspiracy
- robot
- explosion
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Ratings
IMDb
5.9/10
15,504 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
48%
Metacritic
50/100
- Year
- 1984
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Michael Crichton
- Screenwriter
- Michael Crichton
- Composer
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Production company
- TriStar Pictures
- Cinematographer
- John A. Alonzo
- Duration
- 99
- FilmAffinity ID
- 549851
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1984-12-14
- title
- Runaway
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 46%
- box office
- 6770587
- capital cost
- 8000000
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