Review Runaway (1984)

[Doctor Omega]

Your thoughts on this movie.....

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.

 

[chainsaw_metal1]

I saw this one on video in the early 90s only because Gene Simmons was in it. I really like it. It's not a fantastic movie, but like Selleck put it, it's a good popcorn film.

 

[alpha128]

With a multimillion-dollar budget, big-name actors and a world-famous author as both writer and director, Runaway was planned as 1984's major science fiction draw. However, it was overshadowed by James Cameron's blockbuster The Terminator, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, and 2010: The Year We Make Contact, and the film was a box office disappointment.

I'm not surprised. All of the other films listed are memorable. "Runaway" is forgettable.

 

[Doctor Omega]