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Runaway

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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Michael Crichton

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Cast & Crew

Chris Mulkey

Chris Mulkey

David Johnson

Babs Chula

Babs Chula

Construction Foreperson

Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons

Dr. Charles Luther

Anne-Marie Martin

Anne-Marie Martin

Hooker at Bar

G.W. Bailey

G.W. Bailey

Chief

Kirstie Alley

Kirstie Alley

Jackie Rogers

Tom Selleck

Tom Selleck

Jack R. Ramsay

Cynthia Rhodes

Cynthia Rhodes

Officer Karen Thompson

Stan Shaw

Stan Shaw

Marvin

Joey Cramer

Joey Cramer

Bobby Ramsay

Michael Paul Chan

Michael Paul Chan

Wilson

Elizabeth Norment

Elizabeth Norment

Miss Shields

Cec Verrell

Cec Verrell

Hooker

Carol Teesdale

Carol Teesdale

Sally

Natino Bellantoni

Natino Bellantoni

Headwaiter

Judy Johns

Judy Johns

Data Tech

Andrew Rhodes

Andrew Rhodes

Cameraman

Louise Johann

Louise Johann

Waitress

Jackson Davies

Jackson Davies

Inspector

Paul Batten

Paul Batten

Harry

Michael Crichton

Michael Crichton

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Details

GenresScience Fiction, Crime, Thriller, Drama
Runtime1h 40 mins
Released on14 Dec 1984
Languageen
Age RatingPG-13
Produced InUnited States of America

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GenerationofSwine

10/10

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.

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