Runaway Train (1985)
| Release Date | 15 November 1985 |
| Budget | $9,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $8,000,000 |
| Tagline | Once it starts, nothing can stop it! |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | USAIsrael |
| Filming Locations | Montana, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Adventure Drama, Escape Film, Action Thriller |
| Mood | Nail-biters |
| Themes | Escape From Prison, Hijackings, Train Rides |
| Tones | Tense, Angry, Claustrophobic, Gritty, Harsh |
| Tags | Alaska, Captive, Captor, Disaster, Escape, Fugitive, Humanity, Prison, Railroad, Survivor, Train [locomotive] |
Runaway Train is a 1985 film about two escaped convicts and a female train worker who are stuck on a runaway train as it barrels through snowy desolate Alaska. It stars Jon Voight as Oscar "Manny" Manheim, Eric Roberts as Buck, John P. Ryan as Associate Warden Ranken and Rebecca De Mornay as Sara. It was also the feature debuts of Danny Trejo and Tommy "Tiny" Lister, who both proceeded to successful careers as tough guy character actors.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Kyle T. Heffner
Frank Barstow
Walter Wyatt
Conlan
Reid Cruickshanks
Al Turner
Dan Wray
Fat Con
Michael Lee Gogin
Short Con
John Bloom
Tall Con
Norman Alexander Gibbs
Queen Con
Dennis Ott
Guard
Don Pugsley
Guard
John Fountain
Guard
Wally Rose
Announcer
Big Yank
Trainer
Dana Belgarde
Prison Guard
Diane Erickson
Sue Majors
Larry John Meyers
Pulasky
Don McLaughlin
Foreman Cassidy
Vladimir Bibic
Fireman Wright
William Tregoe
Rogers
Loren Janes
Engineer Eastbound 12
Obie Weeks
Head Brakeman
John-Clay Scott
Conductor Eastbound 12
Robert M. Klempner
Cushman
Carmen Filpi
Signal Maintainer
Phillip Earl
1st Crewman
Tom Keenan
2nd Crewman
Tony Epper
Hitman
Jerry Brainum
Bodybuilder
Duey Thomasick
Emergency Worker
John K. Anderson
Inmate
Charlie Messenger
Yardworker
John Richard Petersen
Camera Man
Benjamin Rivera
Prison Inmate
Harris D. Smithe
Willard
David Stompro
Jonson
Director
Writer
Djordje Milicevic
Paul Zindel
Ryûzô Kikushima
story
Hideo Oguni
story
Producer
Richard Garcia
line producer
Yoram Globus
producer
Robert A. Goldston
executive producer
Mati Raz
associate producer
Henry T. Weinstein
executive producer
Robert Whitmore
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Alan Hume
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Editor
Henry Richardson
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Casting Director
Robert MacDonald
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Production Designer
Stephen Marsh
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Art Director
Joseph T. Garrity
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Set Decorator
Anne Kuljian
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Costume Designer
Katherine Dover
Makeup Department
Allan A. Apone
special makeup designer
Lilly Benyair-Gart
makeup artist
Dee Mansano
hair stylist
Moni Mansano
makeup supervisor, hair styles supervisor
Garner Owen III
hair stylist: second unit, makeup artist: second unit
Production Manager
Sue Baden-Powell
executive in charge of production
Christopher Pearce
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jack Cummins
first assistant director
Nancy King
second assistant director
Max Kleven
second unit director: Alaska
Michael D. Pariser
first assistant director: second unit
Art Department
Peter Borck
property master: second unit, set decorator: second unit
Jay Burkhart
scenic artist: Alaska
Mike Carr
lead carpenter: second unit
David B. Clark
set painter
Dorree Cooper
assistant set dresser
Phil Davidson
art department assistant: second unit
Kelly Deco
head scenic artist
Catherine Dixon
set painter
Susan Emshwiller
set dresser
Lisa Finkbohner
set painter
Stephen Homsy
assistant art director
Kara Lindstrom
assistant set dresser
Colin Macrae
art department assistant: second unit
Robin L. Miller
property master
Alan Munro
storyboard artist
Phil Peters
construction coordinator
Gary Schoeneck
scenic artist: Alaska
Douglas Schwartz
art department assistant: second unit
Stephen Andrew Schwartz
property assistant
Suzette Sheets
art department assistant
Mick Strawn
construction coordinator: second unit
Pat Tagliaferro
assistant art director, construction coordinator
Christina Volz
lead art department assistant
Michael Wymore
lead carpenter
Sound Department
Ken Beauchene
boom operator
Roy Burge
assistant sound effects editor
Peter Culverwell
assistant sound effects editor
Martin Evans
dialogue editor
Nigel Galt
adr editor
Michael Hart
electronic sound effects editor
John Hayward
post-production re-recording mixer: Pinewood Studios
Ken J. Johnson
train sound effects
Jim Roddan
sound editor
Neal Thomas
sound mixer: second unit
Susumu Tokunow
sound mixer
Chris David
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Lee Strosnider
sound mixer
Special Effects
Tassilo Baur
special effects: second unit
Ray Brown
special effects: second unit
Steve Cates
assistant special effects
Phil Davidson
special effects assistant: second unit
Rick Josephsen
special effects
Colin Macrae
special effects assistant: second unit
Eric Pifer
assistant special effects
Keith Richins
special effects
Bob Riggs
special effects: second unit
Douglas Schwartz
special effects assistant: second unit
W. Wayne Walser
assistant special effects
Visual Effects
Ermando Biamonte
crash sequence: Cannon Visual Effects
Craig Chandler
optical effects
Alan Church
optical camera
Jim Danforth
matte photographer, matte artist
Stunts
John Casino
stunts
Carl Ciarfalio
stunts
Doc Duhame
stunts
Dick Durock
stunts
Stefan Gudju
stunts
Chuck Hicks
stunts
Terry Jackson
stunts, stunt double: Eric Roberts
Loren Janes
stunt coordinator
Mike Johnson
stunts
Jean Malahni
stunts
John-Clay Scott
stunts
Bob Terhune
stunts
Gene LeBell
stunts
Russell Solberg
stunt double: Jon Voight, stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Gale M. Adler
still photographer
Paul Ayers
grip
Ray Bilger
electrician
Bob Bremner
gaffer
Don Burgess
director of photography: second unit
Dwight Campbell
key grip
Alan Caso
second assistant camera
Stephen Crawford
best boy
Mark Davison
second assistant camera
Richard Foreman Jr.
still photographer
Warren Fox
electrician
Mike Frift
camera operator
Anthony Gaudioz
first assistant camera: second unit
Geoffrey Griffin
best boy grip: second unit
Steve Grnya
grip: second unit
Simon Hume
first assistant camera
Tony Jefferson
grip: second unit
Paul Laufer
camera loader
Dwight Joseph Lavers
best boy grip
Michael LaViolette
electrician
Tommy Magglos
first assistant camera
Colin Manning
dolly grip
Tom Priestley Jr.
camera operator: second unit
Richard 'Rico' Sands
key grip: second unit
Scott Sproule
grip: second unit
Greg Tavenner
grip
Kevin Wadowski
grip
John Zumpano
electrician
Mark A. Shelton
electrician
Casting Department
Perry Bullington
casting associate
Charlie Messenger
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Beth Holmes
costumer
Jacqueline Johnson
key costumer
Garner Owen III
wardrobe: second unit
Editorial Department
Clement Barclay
second assistant editor
Keith Corder
second assistant editor
Peter Dansie
first assistant editor
Paul Elman
second assistant editor
Dan Engstrom
second assistant editor
Roy Helmrich
first assistant editor
Omneya 'Nini' Mazen
post-production coordinator
Peter Weatherley
additional editor
Music Department
Paul Hulme
music recording mixer: C.T.S. Studios
Transportation Department
Mike Davis
driver
Edward Flotard
driver
Bruce Hauer
driver
Jimmy Jones
transportation coordinator
James Jones Sr.
driver
Joe 'Stinky' Killian
driver
Ted Mehous
transportation captain
Larry Shephard
driver
Robert Skogerboe
driver: honeywagon
John Yarbrough
driver
Other Crew
Jim Bachelor
production assistant: second unit
Connie Barzaghi
script supervisor
Jim Bauman
first aid: second unit
Howard Brandy
publicity coordinator
Heather Buchanan
production assistant: second unit
Phillip Christon
location manager
Sasha Dillon
craft service
Lynnda Donelson
set nurse
Anita Dreike
assistant: Mr. Konchalovsky
Marc S. Fischer
production auditor
Amy J. Hall
production assistant: second unit
Lynn Harrison
assistant cook: second unit
Harry Hauss
helicopter pilot: second unit
Ted Hewitt
railroad coordinator: second unit
Raymond Hirsch
assistant video technician
Richard Holley
helicopter pilot: second unit, Alaska
Carol Howerton
production secretary: second unit
Soren Jensen
helicopter pilot: second unit
Mark Jones
production assistant: second unit
Robert M. Klempner
railroad consultant
Saskia Lodder
set nurse
Marilyn Maney
production secretary
Peter Manos
location auditor: second unit
Mary McLaglen
production coordinator
Brian McMillan
animal trainer
Sharon Morov
production secretary
Kassie O'Connell
production coordinator: second unit
Norman Pomeroy
control room consultant
Dennis Rose
cook: second unit
Jay Scherick
production assistant
Laura Smith
production assistant: second unit
Zachary Spoon
production assistant: second unit
Rina Sternfeld-Allon
script supervisor: second unit, script supervisor
Sean Toohey
production assistant: second unit
William Weppler
first aid: second unit
Kathryn Loraine Hibbs
accountant
Larry Litton
location manager
Thanks
Richard Holley
film dedicated to the memory of
Production Company
Golan-Globus Productions
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Northbrook Films
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Distributor
Cannon Group, The
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
América Vídeo
Cannon Film Distributors Ltd.
Cannon Releasing Corp.
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Hoyts Distribution
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MGM Home Entertainment
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
,
Pan-Canadian Film Distributors
RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video
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Scotia International Filmverleih
Shochiku-Fuji Company
Stormovie
Special Effects
Makeup Effects Laboratories
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Miscellaneous
Alaskan Film Commission
thanks
Alaskan Railroads
thanks
B.A.P. Railroads
thanks
Camera Effects
titles and opticals
Five Star Set Services
set construction: second unit
G.S.C.Optical Film Effects
opticals
Inter Video
video playback
Joe Dunton & Company
camera equipment provided by
Joe Dunton Cameras America
camera equipment provided by
Lee Lighting
lighting
Montana Film Commission
thanks
Pinewood Studios
post-production
Serrurier & Associates
set construction: second unit
Studios CTS
music recording and mixing
The Keylite P.S.I. Group
production equipment and facilities
WeinsteinSkyfield-Polymuse Inc.
in charge of production
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