Runaway - spinning death
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Runaway - spinning death |
| Original title | Runaway |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1984 |
| length | 99 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Michael Crichton |
| script | Michael Crichton |
| production |
Michael I. Rachmil , Lisa Faversham , Kurt Villadsen |
| music | Jerry Goldsmith |
| camera | John A. Alonzo |
| cut | James Coblentz |
| occupation | |
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Runaway (Original title: Runaway ) is an American science fiction film from 1984 . Directed by Michael Crichton , who also wrote the script .
action
The action takes place in the USA in a near future . Sgt. Jack R. Ramsay, who suffers from acrophobia , is a senior police officer with the Runaway Robots Division . He is assigned a new partner, the inexperienced Karen Thompson. If the missions were more routine up to now, the first murder by a robot suddenly occurs. Ramsay finds an integrated circuit in a household robot that had killed an entire family that not only bypasses the safety functions, but also contains a direct command to kill. Upon examination, he discovers that it is a mass-produced part.
Investigations lead to the military , who had the chip developed to control robot spiders for secret execution missions . The trail finally leads to Dr. Charles Luther. He was involved in the project and sold the weapon to criminals. However, Luther evades arrest and is able to flee. It turns out that the secretary Jackie Rogers is also involved in the case, she has the chip prototype and can be arrested. To get to the prototype, Luther kidnaps Ramsay's son Bobby. Ramsay agrees on an exchange with Luther: his son for the prototype. On a high-rise building - construction site it comes to the showdown ; Ramsay overcomes his fear of heights and with a trick he manages to turn Luther's killer spiders on himself. In the process, he dies.
background
The film was shot in Vancouver and Toronto in Canada and in Seattle and Moses Lake , Washington in the United States . The film premiered on December 14, 1984 in the United States. It opened in cinemas in West Germany on March 8, 1985.
Among the special effects artists was Oscar winner Allen Hall , who designed the robot effects for Runaway .
criticism
- Cinema : "Simple figures, but made exciting"
- Outnow.ch: “The story just doesn't carry you along enough, the arc of suspense remains rather flat and simply doesn't get beyond good entertainment value. (...) So definitely an amusing science fiction fairy tale, definitely not anymore. "
- TV feature film : "Michael Crichton, bestselling author (" Jurassic Park ") and occasional director (" Westworld "), is also focusing on his favorite subject in his fifth film: criticism of the dangers of modern technologies, embedded in fast-paced action scenes."
- Rotten Tomatoes evaluated 18 reviews in the United States, 8 of which were more positive and 10 more negative. In total, the film has a tomatometer score of 44 percent with an average rating of 4.8 out of 10 points.
Awards
- Kirstie Alley was nominated for the 1985 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress .
Web links
- Runaway - Spiders of death in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Runaway - Spinning Death. In: Cinema . Retrieved March 27, 2015 .
- ^ Runaway (1984) - Review: DVD. In: outnow.ch. August 18, 2005, accessed March 27, 2015 .
- ↑ Runaway - Spinning Death. In: TV feature film . Retrieved March 27, 2015 .
- ↑ Runaway - Spinning Death at Rotten Tomatoes (English)