Tony scott directs this runaway train action thriller starring denzel washington, chris pine and rosario dawson. Unstoppable is a 2010 american action thriller film directed and produced by tony scott and starring denzel washington and chris pine. On paper runaway train should have been just more adrenalinesploitation, but the back story alone led it in a direction that made it totally unique. This is a very exciting movie about a runaway train. Ten secrets behind the making of unstoppable garrett on. Runaway train was slated as a project for akira kurosawa in 1970, but for various creative and scheduling reasons, it remained on the back burner for 15 years. Needless to say, ill still watch it from time to time as denzel washington is a great actor. Unstoppable features a runaway train numbered 777 carrying highly combustable material. Denzel washington plays a railway veteran assigned to show the new guy on the. It was actually stopped by a single worker who was able to hop on on foot and shut down the engine. Runaway train andrei konchalovsky, 1985 theatrical. Yesterday, i was on the internet movie database message boards, and a while back, id replied to somebodys comment on the movie unstoppable, which is being filmed and based on the csx runaway that occurred in 2001. Unstoppable dvd hillsborough county public library. It was, though the movie was not realistic in its representation of what happened.
Awvr is a railroad in a fox 2012 movie unstoppable. Hang on for the ride of your life as oscar winner denzel washington and chris pine star trek team up for the years most electrifying actionthriller. Nov 11, 2010 unstoppable, an action thriller directed by tony scott, stars denzel washington and chris pine as railway employees trying to stop a runaway train. Denzel washington and chris pine chug into theaters this weekend in tony scotts runaway train thriller, unstoppable. Rebecca murray is editorinchief for and has been an approved film and television critic for rotten tomatoes since 2002. Nov 12, 2010 but when unstoppable, a runawaytrain thriller from 20th century fox starring denzel washington, hits screens nationwide today, stertzbachs name will appear prominently in the credits. Most of the information that follows comes from hiroshi tasogawas book all the emeperors men. Unstoppable, an action thriller directed by tony scott, stars denzel washington and chris pine as railway employees trying to stop a runaway train. Nov 14, 2010 the movie unstoppable is inspired by a truelife event, and although a good bit of it is historically accurate, the movie does often get factually derailed. And they then have to try and stop a runaway train with hazardous.
The screenplay for unstoppable was written by american screenwriter mark bomback. A massive unmanned locomotive, nicknamed the beast and loaded with toxic cargo, roars through the countryside, vaporizing anything put in front of it. The person had made a comment that the movie sounded like a retake of the 1985 movie runaway train. 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. He was comfortable with what the future held for him. This was the infamous csx runaway incident on the toledo branch that covered 66 miles from stanley yard in toledo to just south of kenton, ohio. Our heroes are hanging at a bar and grill during a winter snowstorm but the power then goes out. Akira kurosawa wrote an early screenplay for runaway train, but he was probably not responsible for the films references to michael jackson and wayne newton, or. Nov 12, 2010 denzel washington and chris pine chug into theaters this weekend in tony scotts runawaytrain thriller, unstoppable. Tony scott at an event for unstoppable 2010 denzel washington and chris pine in unstoppable 2010. When the little red train sets off down the track sleepyhead duf.
This event was the basis for the movie unstoppable. It is loosely based on the reallife csx 8888 incident, telling the story of a runaway freight train. Mar 18, 2017 rebecca murray is editorinchief for and has been an approved film and television critic for rotten tomatoes since 2002. I was thinking that dovetail games could release a awvr deisle pack. The movie unstoppable is inspired by a truelife event, and although a good bit of it is historically accurate, the movie does often get factually derailed. A veteran engineer washington and a young conductor pine, aboard another train in the runaway s path, devise an. Unstoppable is loosely based on a 2001 incident in ohio involving csx. Scott used real trains instead of creating action scenes with a computer. And of course, denzel washington and chris pines bring the whole story to life. 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. Unstoppable dvd vancouver public library bibliocommons.
The movie is based off the crazy eights incident that happened in ohio in 2001. Thousands of lives hang in the balance as these ordinary heroes attempt to chase down one million tons of hurtling steel and prevent an epic disaster. A cinematic take on a runaway train in the tony scott film unstoppable, a music festival called bonnaroo, and the les miserables 25th anniversary concert on pbs. The popups in this story are great including a removable train that can be pushed up the tracks, but the story is soso. Yes, the 20th century fox film unstoppable is inspired by actual events, but very loosely. 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. Unstoppable dvd greene county public library bibliocommons.
With an unmanned runaway train carrying toxic chemicals about to derail near a mediumsized town, a brave engineer and his conductor give chase in a locomotive and stop the train in the nick of time. Unstoppable was inspired by the reallife csx 8888 incident in which a runaway train traveled 66 miles of track through northwest ohio with no one at the controls. Pits an engineer and his conductor in a race against time. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Unstoppable is a drama about a runaway train carrying a cargo of toxic chemicals. Unstoppable dvd midcontinent public library bibliocommons.
The imagery is fantastic and the story line superb. Oscarwinner denzel washington and star treks chris pine team with action maestro tony scott in this nonstop thriller. Local man keeps unstoppable from going off the rails. Denzel washington and chris pine chug into theaters this weekend in tony scotts runawaytrain thriller, unstoppable. Chapter 1 chapter 2 chapter 3 chapter 4 chapter 5 chapter 6. 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. Oct 29, 2018 unstoppable is the 2010 film based loosely on a real incident of a runaway train. Dec 06, 1985 akira kurosawa wrote an early screenplay for runaway train, but he was probably not responsible for the films references to michael jackson and wayne newton, or for the coarseness of a lot of. The flaps are kind of annoying because there arent many words per page and my fouryearold gets frustrated that i need to look under the flaps to make it through the whole story. Sep 30, 2019 this movie is based on an actual event.
Director tony scotts unstoppable is an action thriller about a runaway train full of hazardous materials and the people who try to stop it from creating a disaster, and harry gregsonwilliams score naturally follows the contours of the editing, sometimes suggesting the concerns of the heroes denzel washington and chris pine, sometimes accompanying the train on its headlong journey. Frank barnes denzel washington, a 28year veteran engineer, has forgotten to call one of his daughters on her birthday, and now she. Unstoppable is based on a real runaway train incident from may 2001 when a 47 car csx train left a toledo, ohio rail yard without an engineer and wasnt stopped until it had ran 66 miles through. Top gun, the taking of pelum 123, and now unstoppable brings action to the screen. Runaway train, from konchalovsky the new york times. Then he ran into a girl he remembered from high school. Nov 12, 2010 at the start, were informed that unstoppable is based on true events, except the events occurred in ohio, not pennsylvania, and the train never topped 47 miles per hour. The 2001 incident upon which the movie is based involved a runaway csx transportation engine, which sported the number 8888 not 777, as in the movie. Unstoppable is the 2010 film based loosely on a real incident of a runaway train.
Runaway train by soul asylum reached number 5 in 1993 and is used as a metaphor for runaway childrenteens. Director toy scott says the film is a mixture of a conflict between two characters and the disaster they are trying to avoid. The film was released in the united states and canada on. New york central runaway story trains magazine trains. None of the characters in unstoppable is having a good day. Yes folks, another runaway train movie will soon open in theaters everywhere. Railway men try to stop runaway train in unstoppable. As well as heading straight for the builtup area, and heading straight for chris pines train, the runaway train is also heading straight for a third target a.
Tony scott has been applying hypercoloured flash to movies for three decades, but unstoppable, his twomenagainstarunawaytrain logistical. It may be dumb to other people but i one would love to play with the locomotives. His life got a lot more interesting and infinitely more complicated. Runaway train 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. After you watch unstoppable once or twice, most people who know at least a little bit about trains would be able to determine which parts were pure fluff and which parts were a little more authentic. Was the movie unstoppable 2010 based on a true story. Guysbet you cant miss out on this movie based on a railroad company which frantically.
Remember to set you bray player to 1080 and correct the color to let your 4k set show it. Scotts film like all those trainbased movies before it appeals to a primal, anthropomorphic urge that audiences have always had. A runaway train, transporting deadly, toxic chemicals, is barreling down on scranton, pennsylvania, and only two men can stop it. Runaway train thriller is more suspenseful than violent.
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. Local man keeps unstoppable from going off the rails news. Theyre chasing the runaway train in a separate locomotive and need to bring it under control before. With denzel washington, chris pine, rosario dawson, ethan suplee. Jan 19, 2009 the trailer to russian emigree andrei konchalovskys 1985 action film runaway train. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. No mention of what character dawson would play, but one would assume. Id always thought that runaway train was fiction, but yesterday, somebody. With an unmanned, halfmilelong freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and.
At the start, were informed that unstoppable is based on true events, except the events occurred in ohio, not pennsylvania, and the train never topped 47 miles per hour. The real train ran uncontrolled for 2 hours before it was stopped. Experienced train engineer frank barnes washington finds himself teamed up with young conductor will colson pine in a frantic race against time when an unmanned, halfmile long runaway train carrying a cargo of lethal toxic chemicals cuts loose and threatens to wipe out an. 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. This movie is based on a true story, which makes it even more thrilling. So then nick tells a story where blythe is a train conductor who is working with spongebob, who is a train engineer and blackie a brakeman. Frank barnes denzel washington, a 28year veteran engineer, has forgotten to call one of. The film was the last film tony scott directed before his death. Weve had runaway train, taking of the pelham, 123, and.
Rosario dawson has signed on to star alongside denzel washington and chris pine in tony scotts action drama unstoppable. Likewise runaway train by tom petty and the heartbreakers. Nov 12, 2010 none of the characters in unstoppable is having a good day. Unstoppable is a film with fictional characters but based on a true event that really happened in ohio in 2001. Unstoppable starred denzel washington as frank barnes, soon to be retired unwilling forced by the railroad and chris pine as will colson. 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. A loose expansion of the csx runaway in 2001, it lets you follow the dedication of railroad men accross this nation. Unstoppable dvd king county library system bibliocommons. Denzel washington plays a railway veteran assigned to. But when unstoppable, a runawaytrain thriller from 20th century fox starring denzel washington, hits screens nationwide today, stertzbachs name will appear prominently in the credits. May 15, 2011 this was the infamous csx runaway incident on the toledo branch that covered 66 miles from stanley yard in toledo to just south of kenton, ohio.
Ten secrets behind the making of unstoppable garrett. We will be watching andrei konchalovskys 1985 action thriller runaway train, which was based on a screenplay written in 1965 by akira kurosawa, hideo oguni and ryuzo kikushima. Denzel washington plays a railway veteran assigned to show the. Two escaped convicts and a female railway worker find themselves trapped on a train with no brakes and nobody driving. Its based on a screenplay by japanese filmmaking legend akira kurosawa and his long time collaborators hideo oguni and ryuzo kikushima, who had been hoping to make it back in the late 60s. A veteran engineer washington and a young conductor pine, aboard another train in the runaways path, devise an.
Leadership lessons from unstoppable joseph lalonde. Remember to set you bray player to 1080 and correct the color to let your 4k set show it in its full brillance. Who knows, maybe they can make a career scenario about the runaway train. Unstoppable, which is based on real events, is actually much simpler theres no real villain, just a mildly greedy train corporation and the train itself, less violent the body count stops at one, and funnier than previous scottwashington outings suplee and a couple of other supporting actors provide muchneeded comic relief. Denzel washington and director tony scott teamed up for the fifth and last time for the action thriller about a runaway train loaded with dangerous cargo. Starring jon voight and eric roberts, both in oscar nominated performances. The unstoppable heroism of denzel washington film the.
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