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Running Scared
“Chased! Hunted! Running for Their Lives. What Deadly Secrets Do They Know?”
50%
Movie
1h 36m
AI Analysis
Running Scared (1980) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Running Scared (1980) — a movie tagged as Drama, Action, and Adventure with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: It's 1961. Two servicemen smuggle a box of military gear to USA. Leroy tries out a military camera and accidentally takes a picture of some military facilities. Army finds one of the pictures and thinks they're communist spies. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~96 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Running Scared 50% (8 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
50%
from 8 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
It's 1961. Two servicemen smuggle a box of military gear to USA. Leroy tries out a military camera and accidentally takes a picture of some military facilities. Army finds one of the pictures and thinks they're communist spies.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1980-11-01
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- TMDB rating
- 5.0
- TMDB ID
- 259557
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Where can I watch Running Scared (1980)?
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Is there an official trailer for Running Scared?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for Running Scared directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is Running Scared about?
It's 1961. Two servicemen smuggle a box of military gear to USA. Leroy tries out a military camera and accidentally takes a picture of some military facilities. Army finds one of the pictures and t... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Running Scared?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Running Scared?
The official runtime for Running Scared is approximately 96 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Ken Wahl
Chas McClain

Judge Reinhold
Leroy Beecher

Annie McEnroe
Sally Mae Giddens

Bradford Dillman
Arthur Jaeger

John Saxon
Captain Munoz

Pat Hingle
McClain

Lonny Chapman
Pa Beecher

Tom McFadden
Col. Williams
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Tim Brantly
Kid in Jalopy
- L
Lisa Felcoski
Sandy
- F
Francine Joyce
Robin Winston
- M
Malcolm Jones
Storekeeper

Tom Tully
C-47 Pilot
- R
Roger Pretto
Commando Lieutenant
- J
Jorge Gil
Commando Soldier
- K
Ken Rahgers
Televison Newsman
- J
John Leeward
G.I.

Dan Chandler
Sergeant
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