Runaway Train Movie Review 1985

A tough jailbird and his sidekick break out of the hoosegow and find themselves trapped aboard a brakeless freight train heading for certain derailment in northwestern Canada. Harrowing existential action drama based on a screenplay by Akira Kurosawa. Voight is superb.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 112 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adventure Drama, Trains, Men in Prison, Great Escapes, Escaped Cons, Alaska

Screenplay

Andrei Konchalovsky, Djordje Milicevic, Edward (Eddie) Bunker, Paul Zindel

Cast

Edward (Eddie) Bunker, Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay, John P. Ryan, T.K. Carter, Kenneth McMillan, John Bloom

Cinematography

Alan Hume

Director

Andrei Konchalovsky

Music

Trevor Jones

Producer

Cannon Films

Awards

Golden Globes 1986: Actor--Drama (Voight).