Runaway | | Cast : | Tom Selleck, Cynthia Rhodes | | Director : | Michael Crichton | | Studio : | Columbia/Tristar Studios | | Format : | Color, Dolby, Widescreen, Closed-captioned | | Released Date : | December 14, 1984 | | DVD Released Date : | August 22, 2000 | | Language : | English (Subtitled), English (Dubbed), Portuguese (Subtitled), Thai (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed), English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), Chinese (Subtitled), Korean (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | March 14, 2005 | | Summary | AN INTERESTING PREMISE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER | Content
 | I'll actually give this one 3 1/2 stars. It is the future although when is never actually stated but it's certainly the very near future. A mad Doctor Charles Luther, straight out of Monogram "B" movie is creating robotic devices with the power to kill and sending them loose on his targets. That mag doctor is played by Gene Simmons of KISS and he plays it menacingly to the hilt as a modern day Bela Lugosi. Over the top but sinfully fun!
Tom Selleck and Cynthia Rhodes play a couple of special Ops cops whose job it is to track down rogue robots. Kirstie Alley, when she was still smoking hot, plays Luther's secretary. It was 1984 and this wasn't a huge budget film so don't expect "I, Robot" type special effects. These robots kind of look like the type of things kids could build using that old Robotix construction sets. Things like mechanical spiders and the such. Only these robots could shoot bullets or spray acid.
The film was directed by Michael Crichton and he does a pretty decent job with what he has to work with. The action scenes are done very well, particularly the "smart bullet" sequence as well as the climax with Selleck attacked by those robotic spiders. Selleck is fairly wooden in his role and doesn't seem to fit well with a more gung-ho action role. It's still a fun movie, if for nothing else than to see Simmons' evil stare. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 19, 2004 | | Summary | Gene Simmons plays a fantastic bad guy! | Content
| When I am watching a 1984 sci-fi movie, I am not expecting to see an oscar calibur portrail full of twists and turns. Some may call it predictible, but myself I feel that the story flowed and made sense. Too many times have I seen a movie wher its certainly unpredictable because the plot climax comes out of nowhere. Tom Sellek plays the part well and is very believeable as a hardened and some what cynical cop. Gene Simmons in one of his only noteworthy film performances takes his KISS type persona and plays the evil genius well. I for one enjoyed this movie alot, and unlike Blade Runner didn't find myself watching it 5 times to understand the very shallow story line. If you are looking for a believeable near future story, pick this up. |
| Rating | | | Date | April 03, 2002 | | Summary | GOOD START TO GENE SIMMONS'S ACTING CAREER | Content
| THIS MOVIE IS ABOUT A COMPUTER COP (SELLECK) WHO GETS INVOLVED IN A VILLAN'S (SIMMONS) PLANS WITH ALTERING ROBOTS CONTROLS TO KILL PEOPLE, AND THE VILLAN LUTHER (SIMMONS) TRIES TO KILL THE COP (SELLECK) SO HE DOESN'T GET CAUGHT. HERE IS GENE SIMMONS FIRST ACTING ROLE AND DOES A HELL OF A GOOD JOB DOING IT. |
| Rating | | | Date | September 15, 2001 | | Summary | A less than entertaining movie | Content
| There are no elements of unpredictability, novelty, interest, or emotion to be felt in this unwatchable, ridiculous sci-fi junk that fails to scare or even qualify as passable trash [...] with its shoddy special effects, [...] writing, and embarrassing performances. |
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