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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 singul…
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Runaway
“IT IS THE FUTURE. Machines are being programmed to turn against us. Someone must stop the madman who started it all.”
56%
Movie
1h 40m
AI Analysis
Runaway (1984) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Runaway (1984) — a movie tagged as Science Fiction, Crime, and Thriller with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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. Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~100 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Runaway 56% (285 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1984-12-14
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- TMDB rating
- 5.6
- TMDB ID
- 9507
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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... a... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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The official runtime for Runaway is approximately 100 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Tom Selleck
Jack R. Ramsay
Cynthia Rhodes
Officer Karen Thompson
Gene Simmons
Dr. Charles Luther
Kirstie Alley
Jackie Rogers
Stan Shaw
Marvin
G.W. Bailey
Chief
Joey Cramer
Bobby Ramsay
Chris Mulkey
David Johnson
Anne-Marie Martin
Hooker at Bar
Michael Paul Chan
Wilson
Elizabeth Norment
Miss Shields
Cec Verrell
Hooker
Babs Chula
Construction Foreperson
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Carol Teesdale
Sally
- N
Natino Bellantoni
Headwaiter
- J
Judy Johns
Data Tech
- A
Andrew Rhodes
Cameraman
- L
Louise Johann
Waitress
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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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