Runaway
“IT IS THE FUTURE. Machines are being programmed to turn against us. Someone must stop the madman who started it all.”
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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Cast
20 people
Tom Selleck
Jack R. Ramsay
Known for
Blue Bloods
3 Men and a Baby
Cynthia Rhodes
Officer Karen Thompson
Known for
Dirty Dancing
Flashdance
Gene Simmons
Dr. Charles Luther
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Wanted: Dead or Alive
Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery
Kirstie Alley
Jackie Rogers
Known for
Scream Queens
Look Who's Talking
Stan Shaw
Marvin
Known for
Jeepers Creepers 3
Daylight
G.W. Bailey
Chief
Known for
Police Academy
The Closer
Joey Cramer
Bobby Ramsay
Known for
Flight of the Navigator
The Clan of the Cave Bear
Chris Mulkey
David Johnson
Known for
Whiplash
Twin Peaks
Anne-Marie Martin
Hooker at Bar
Known for
Sledge Hammer!
Days of Our Lives
Michael Paul Chan
Wilson
Known for
The Closer
Major Crimes
Elizabeth Norment
Miss Shields
Known for
Political Animals
Cec Verrell
Hooker
Known for
Hell Comes to Frogtown
Michael Crichton Director · Jerry Goldsmith Composer John A. Alonzo Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $6.8M · Budget $8M · United States release December 14, 1984
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Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$6,770,587
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
TriStar Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 14, 1984
Theatrical
Australia
May 9, 1985 · Theatrical
Denmark
May 3, 1985 · Theatrical
France
July 18, 1985 · Theatrical
Germany
March 7, 1985 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 19, 1987 · Theatrical
Ireland
October 4, 1985 · Theatrical
Italy
April 5, 1985 · Theatrical
Japan
July 13, 1985 · Theatrical
Russia
June 13, 1990 · Limited theatrical · Interfest-90
United Kingdom
June 21, 1985 · Theatrical
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