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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1984 DVD Release: 08/22/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Subtitles: English, Korean, Spanish, Thai SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 40 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 17 Genres: Science Fiction, Sci-Fi Action

Best-selling author Michael Crichton wrote and directed this science fiction thriller that combined the influences of Blade Runner (1982), comic books, and Crichton's ongoing fascination with the dangers of high technology. Tom Selleck stars as Sergeant Jack Ramsey, a single father in the near future, when robots have largely replaced humans in performing menial labor. However, the robots occasionally malfunction, threatening human life and requiring a specialist like Jack, who terminates the haywire "runaways." Investigating a particularly nasty series of recent cases, Jack and his new partner Karen Thompson (Cynthia Rhodes) discover a connection between the runaways and Charles Luther (Kiss frontsman Gene Simmons). Luther, a maniacal genius, is masterminding a plot to create an army of killing machines. With time running out, it's up to Jack and Karen to match wits with Luther and save humanity. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Tom Selleck - Ramsay
Cynthia Rhodes - Thompson
Gene Simmons - Luther
Kirstie Alley - Jackie
Stan Shaw - Marvin

One of Michael Crichton's lesser-known films, Runaway comes to DVD with two different transfers. The widescreen anamorphic 2.35:1 image is far superior to the full-frame standard 1.33:1 picture. English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 4.0 and Dolby Digital Surround, while Spanish and Portuguese soundtracks are mixed in Dolby Digital Mono. English, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, and Thai subtitles are accessible. Spartan extra features include talent files and a handful of theatrical trailers. Fans of Crichton's sci-fi tinged stories will enjoy this fine-looking disc. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide