A runaway train carrying a cargo of toxic chemicals puts an engineer and his conductor in a race against time. Unstoppable is a 2010 american action thriller film directed and produced by tony scott and starring denzel washington and chris pine. Unstoppable was loosely based on an incident in 2001 involving a runaway train which speeds out of control towards small communities in rural pennsylvania. The film is inspired by the crazy eights unmanned train incident in 2001. The film was the last film tony scott directed before his death. With the caboose of scotts taking of pelham 123 barely in the distance, the filmmaker turned to unstoppable, a train chase picture loosely inspired by a true story and perhaps just a smidgen by runaway train, the 1985 film based on an akira kurosawa script. With lorraine brown, margie neiheisel conrady, angie fisher, frances goeldner. Nov 16, 2010 one id argue belongs on this list, perhaps in the place of one of the borderline runaway train movies youve included in order to get your 10, is a now nearly forgotten 1973 tv movie runaway. Unstoppable awvr 777 hits horse trailer 2010 youtube. In this action thriller from director tony scott, rookie train operator will chris pine and grizzled veteran engineer frank denzel washington learn that a runaway locomotive carrying carloads.
Jun 16, 2011 in this action thriller from director tony scott, rookie train operator will chris pine and grizzled veteran engineer frank denzel washington learn that a runaway locomotive carrying carloads. Runaway train, which could have been kurosawas wages of fear, has been re written by a committee and does not explore the theme so much as hold it up for ridicule. Theyre going off the rails on a crazy train and other metaphors in this 1985 film that stars jon voight and eric roberts as a pair of convicts who escape an alaska prison and hop aboard a locomotive. How is the runaway train 777 in the movie unstoppable still. Unstoppable 2010 the runaway train movie to end all. How is the runaway train 777 in the movie unstoppable. Unstoppable is a good action film, relatively free from blood and violence. The screenplay by djordje milicevic, paul zindel and edward bunker was based on an original screenplay by akira kurosawa, with uncredited contributions by frequent kurosawa. Theyre chasing the runaway train in a separate locomotive and need to bring it under control before it derails on a curve and causes a toxic spill that will decimate a town.
Nobody should use this movie as an example of how trains or railroads operate. Nov 12, 2010 two men must stop an unmanned, runaway train before it crashes and spills its toxic cargo. Watching unstoppable for the first time made me realize how good of a director he truly was, especially with a movie like this. Watch runaway train starring jon voight in this actionadventure on directv. Unstoppable 2010 distributed by 20th century fox movie info imdb movie info wiki. Nov 12, 2010 that is resolved within ten minutes of the train being released. An engineer and his conductor is pitted against a train in a race against time. When the movie is careening forward like the train, not stopping for forced. Secondly, for the majority of the running time this seems to be the slowest runaway train to ever have a major theatrical release. The freight train pulls out of a siding with no engineer on board and accelerates to 70 m. This article needs additional citations for verification. An engineer and his conductor find themselves in a race against time.
Railroad men race to stop runaway train in unstoppable. One id argue belongs on this list, perhaps in the place of one of the borderline runaway train movies youve included in order to get your 10, is a now nearly forgotten 1973 tv movie runaway. The historical basis for unstoppable is a may 15, 2001 incident in which an unmanned csx train became a runaway, covering 66 miles in ohio in under two hours before being stopped in a manner similar albeit less dramatic to what is depicted in the movie. Unstoppable was directed by testosterone merchant tony scott taking a second crack at a denzel train movie after last years overcooked, underwhelming the taking of. Ultimate trains vs semitrucks 2019 part 1 accidents. There is a lot of artistic license taken with the personal dialog and actions between the main characters, as one would expect but that does not in any way take away from the intensity of an event like this, especially knowing that it has actually happened. Two men must stop an unmanned, runaway train before it crashes. Unstoppable was perhaps the worst railroad movie ever from the standpoint of the number of errors it contained. Hollywood widens truth gauge in runaway train flick the blade. The runaway freight train, carrying hazardous materials, rolled for. With denzel washington, chris pine, rosario dawson, ethan suplee. That is resolved within ten minutes of the train being released. If you are a filmmaker, a movie about a runaway train must be an easy sell. It wasnt nearly as good as runaway train with jon voight.
Nov 10, 2010 oscarwinner denzel washington and star treks chris pine costar as railroad men in a desperate race to stop a runaway freight train and avert a disaster. Nov 12, 2010 unstoppable stars denzel washington and a train. In this action thriller from director tony scott, rookie train operator will chris pine and grizzled veteran engineer frank denzel washington learn that. A runaway train, transporting deadly, toxic chemicals, is barreling down on scranton, pennsylvania, and only two men can stop it. Heffner the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 51 min, and received a. Nov 10, 2010 runawaytrain movie unstoppable hits a few bumps. Nov 10, 2010 the freight train pulls out of a siding with no engineer on board and accelerates to 70 m. At a pennsylvania rail yard, some clueless workers let an unmanned train get loose. Runawaytrain movie unstoppable hits a few bumps las. Action movie anatomy hosts ben bateman and andrew ghai break down 2010s unstoppable. Nov 12, 2010 unstoppable was directed by testosterone merchant tony scott taking a second crack at a denzel train movie after last years overcooked, underwhelming the taking of pelham 123. With an unmanned, halfmilelong freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran. Nov 04, 2010 unstoppable bluray and dvd debut february 15th jan 12, 2011. In terms of sheer craftsmanship, this is a superb film.
Runaway train 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Denzel washington at an event for unstoppable 2010 rosario dawson at an. Will colson is starting a new job as a train conductor for. Twentieth century fox denzel washington, right, and chris pine play engineers trying to halt a runaway train in the new film unstoppable, based on a true incident that occurred in ohio in 2001. This is in small towns in pennsylvania and ohio, so itll seem more.
Unstoppable bluray and dvd debut february 15th jan 12, 2011. The movie is as relentless as the train, slowly gathering momentum before a relentless final hour of continuous suspense. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. The movie unstoppable was the last scott worked on before he passed away on august 19, 2012. Will is a newbie, only a few months out of training and is a train conductor assigned to longtime engineer frank for the day. Unstoppable is a 2010 american action thriller film directed and produced by tony scott and. Runaway train was listed at 64th place on this list. It starred veteran engineer frank barnes denzel washington and rookie conductor will colson chris. As fast, loud, and relentless as the train at the center of the story, unstoppable is perfect popcorn entertainment and director tony scotts best movie in years. The csx 8888 incident, also known as the crazy eights incident, was a runaway train event involving a csx transportation freight train in the u. Twentieth century fox denzel washington, right, and chris pine play engineers trying to halt a runaway train in the new film unstoppable, based on a. Many of the specifics how the train ended up under power without anyone on board, how. Two men must stop an unmanned, runaway train before it crashes and spills its toxic cargo. It is loosely based on the reallife csx 8888 incident, telling the story of a runaway freight train and the two men who attempt to stop it.
The screenplay by djordje milicevic, paul zindel and edward bunker was based on an original screenplay by akira kurosawa, with uncredited contributions by frequent kurosawa collaborators hideo oguni and ryuzo kikushima. Nov 11, 2010 meanwhile, the two cons, along with a female love interest the only railway worker left on the train, are being pursued by the prisons administrator. With an unmanned, halfmilelong freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe. In 2010, movie critic michael phillips said on his show at the movies that it was the most underrated movie of the 1980s. One killer runaway train in tony scotts unstoppable trailer. Unstoppable 2010 unstoppable, is about a runaway train carrying a cargo of toxic chemicals. This all leads to an inevitable battle in the engine room between the movies heroic prisoner on the run and the vindictive prison official. Hollywood widens truth gauge in runaway train flick the.
Heffner the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 51 min, and received a score of 67 out of. Sep 14, 2015 it was, though the movie was not realistic in its representation of what happened. Jon hosfeld, a csx official, walks back to stop a runaway train after he jumped on board south of kenton, ohio, on may 15, 2001. Aug 06, 2010 almost every previous runaway train movie or tv movie deals with snow capped mountains and denver, colorado for some reason. Oscarwinner denzel washington and star treks chris pine costar as railroad men in a desperate race to stop a runaway freight train and avert a disaster. Roger ebert awarded the film four out of four stars. Two escaped convicts and a female railway worker find themselves trapped on a train with no brakes and nobody driving. Runaway train convict cowboy 2 dvd set exclusive 4. Unstoppable 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Marysville man was inspiration for runaway train movie. Denzel washington and chris pine star in tony scotts thriller about the race to stop an unmanned train. Runaway train 1986 stream and watch online moviefone. An unmanned runaway train is carrying a cargo of toxic chemicals. In 2014, time out polled several film critics, directors, actors and stunt actors to list their top action films.
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