Who doesn't love a good train movie and Runaway Train is one of the best ever made, plain and simple. A couple of convicts (Jon Voight, Eric Roberts) escape from a maximum-security prison in Alaska and make their way to a big train yard. Jumping a ride on four locomotives hitched together, the convicts think they're home free until the engineer croaks and their ride becomes a runaway.
Meanwhile, the prison warden (John P Ryan in one of his best) is on their tail. Central dispatch is trying to figure out if they should derail it or what. Put it all together and you've got the timeless Runaway Train. Jon and Eric are still with us but most the rest are gone, including the beloved Ryan. Runaway Train at 40 and surely to be considered a ground-breaking train movie for decades to come. 3.5 stars/5
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