Unstoppable bluray and dvd debut february 15th jan 12, 2011. Nov 07, 2010 the best blue collar action movie in who knows how long, this tense, narrowly focused thriller about a runaway train has a lean, pure simplicity to it that is satisfying in and of itself. The movie is as relentless as the train, slowly gathering momentum before a. 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. Runaway train thriller is more suspenseful than violent. Its music video is notable for featuring images of missing people, most of them involving young children and adolescent teenagers. In terms of sheer craftsmanship, this is a superb film. In this action thriller from director tony scott, rookie train operator will chris pine and. Many of the specifics how the train ended up under power without anyone on board, how. Oscarwinner denzel washington and star treks chris pine team with action maestro tony scott in this nonstop thriller. While theres no doubt that inaccuracies will abound it is hollywood after all, it should be at least remotely entertaining. 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 of dangerous chemicals is headed for wills small pennsylvania hometown, where his wife and child live.
Denzel washington must love playing a train conductor. Pennsylvania man lived the drama that inspired unstoppable by amy worden, inquirer staff writer, posted. 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. Thats exactly what you have with unstoppable, which stars denzel washington and chris pine in an exciting, heroic movie about a runaway train. Railroad men race to stop runaway train in 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. 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. Only the chase loco crew had any excitement as did the crewman who jumped on the lead loco when it was running slow enough. Denzel washington plays a railway veteran assigned to. Runaway train is a power ballad by american rock band soul asylum. Denzel washington plays a railway veteran assigned to show the new guy on the. The team of denzel and tony found another hit in the runaway train movie unstoppable, now available on bluray and dvd, which was actually scotts highest domestic box office success in 12.
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 entire city. This movie with this out of control train carrying chemicals had me on the edge of my seat. A massive unmanned locomotive, nicknamed the beast and loaded with toxic. Denzel washington frank chris pine will rosario dawson connie ethan suplee dewey kevin dunn. No, this is an unstoppable story of a different kind. Jun 23, 2014 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 of dangerous chemicals is headed for wills small pennsylvania hometown, where his wife and child live.
With denzel washington, chris pine, rosario dawson, ethan suplee. The poster and marketing material says unstoppable is inspired by true events, but. New film tax credit draws denzel washington, movie crews. All the actors in this one, did an amazing job pulling you into the movie. A veteran engineer washington and a young conductor pine, aboard another train in the runaways path, devise an incredible plan to try and. Starring chris pine and denzel washington as a train conductor and engineer, the two have to race the clock to stop an unmanned runaway train effectively a missile the size of a skyscraper. Unstoppable bluray disc, 2015 for sale online ebay. Nov 12, 2010 this movie is denzel washington stopping a speeding train devoid of subtext, blunders and earthshattering revelations about the human condition. Denzel washington and chris pine work through an age difference to thwart a speeding train the size of the chrysler building. Nov 12, 2010 denzel washington and chris pine chug into theaters this weekend in tony scotts runawaytrain thriller, unstoppable. An engineer and his conductor is pitted against a train in a race against time. Aug 06, 2010 the plot involves a runaway train which everyone in the movie inexplicably treats like a nuclear bomb and a plan to stop it by chasing it down with denzel washingtons train. Will colson is starting a new job as a train conductor for.
Nov 03, 2010 a runaway train is heading straight towards some sort of builtup area and 150 adorable schoolchildren and a horse. One killer runaway train in tony scotts unstoppable trailer. It was, though the movie was not realistic in its representation of what happened. Denzel washington plays a railway veteran assigned to show the new guy on the job pine the ropes. Staring denzel washington, the movie tells the story of an unmanned runaway train and the attempts made to stop it. Oct 25, 2010 denzel washington had to stop a train hijacked by john travolta and his menacing walrus goatee in the 2009 remake of the taking of pelham 123.
Unstoppable 2010 unstoppable, is about a runaway train carrying a cargo of toxic chemicals. Denzel washington in a new train movie unstoppable. A runaway train carrying a cargo of toxic chemicals puts an engineer and his conductor in. 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. It reached number five on the us billboard hot 100 and climbed to the top position on the canadian rpm top singles chart, earning a gold sales certification from the recording industry. A runaway train is heading straight towards some sort of builtup area and 150 adorable schoolchildren and a horse. 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.
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. 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 headed toward disaster. You may know unstoppable not by its title, but as that runaway train movie with denzel and that guy who played captain kirk, and thats probably as it should be. Denzel washington and chris pine star in tony scotts thriller about the race to stop an unmanned train. Watch unstoppable online stream full movie nowtv free. About the movie its all aboard the squeakybum express as veteran railman denzel washington and rookie chris pine try to stop a runaway train laden with toxic chemicals from going off the rails. Marysville man was inspiration for runaway train movie. The movie is as relentless as the train, slowly gathering momentum before a relentless final hour of continuous suspense.
Jump ahead to the present and washington is still having transportation issues in this years unstoppable. Pennsylvania man lived the drama that inspired unstoppable. Chris pine costarred in the film, which was written by dawn of the planet of the apes and the wolverine screenwriter mark bomback. A year after saving the new york subway in the taking of pelham 1 2 3, washingtons reteaming with director tony scott to save us all in. The plot involves a runaway train which everyone in the movie inexplicably treats like a nuclear bomb and a plan to stop it by chasing it down with denzel washingtons train.
Denzel washington and chris pine play an engineer and conductor respectively, denzel being a 28 year railroad veteran and pine being a new young guy with only four months of experience. The best blue collar action movie in who knows how long, this tense, narrowly focused thriller about a runaway train has a lean, pure simplicity to it that is satisfying in and of itself. Mar 08, 20 oscarwinner denzel washington and star treks chris pine team with action maestro tony scott in this nonstop thriller. The locomotives used in the movie were borrowed from two railroads. A classic runaway train story, unstoppable has great energy and rumbly action with denzel washington as a railroad hero. Any recommendations for other movies like unstoppable. Of course, whenever you also have a speeding train thats out of control, youve got a great setup for a spectacular movie. View full size michael schuler, martins ferry times leader denzel washington and the film crew of the thriller unstoppable picked martins ferry to make some of the movies runaway train scenes. Is a movie about a train with no one on it exciting. Our good friends at slashfilm have uncovered the first trailer for unstoppable, the upcoming tony scott runaway train action movie starring. Unstoppable movie clips and new images starring chris pine. Unstoppable is a 2010 american action thriller film directed and produced by tony scott and starring denzel washington and chris pine. Oscarwinner denzel washington and star treks chris pine team. This movie is denzel washington stopping a speeding train devoid of subtext, blunders and earthshattering revelations about the human condition.
A veteran engineer denzel washington and a young conductor chris pine, aboard another train in the runaways path, devise an incredible plan to try and. Robert schwentke signed on to direct runaway train in august 2005, with plans to begin shooting in early. Unstoppable 2010 the runaway train movie to end all. The unstoppable heroism of denzel washington film the. Home forums model railroad hobbyist magazine mrh magazine general discussion denzel washington in a new train movie unstoppable denzel washington in a new train movie unstoppable mon, 20100809 05. Scotts longtime editor, chris lebenzon, gave us a call and. 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. Denzel washington and director tony scott teamed up for the fifth and last time for the action thriller about a runaway train loaded with. Unstoppable train movie train movie, denzel washington, actor. Was the movie unstoppable 2010 based on a true story. 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. 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.
The conductor in the chase loco had to leave the cab on the walkway to watch for a solid couple and signal the driver. Luckily, controller rosario dawson is at the other end of the line to help. Jump ahead to the present and washington is still having transportation issues in this years unstoppable just over four minutes of footage from unstoppable is now online and it offers us a better look at the runaway train thriller, which also stars. Aug 06, 2010 our good friends at slashfilm have uncovered the first trailer for unstoppable, the upcoming tony scott runaway train action movie starring denzel washington, chris pine, rosario dawson, a few. A runaway freight train that barreled through 66 miles of northwestern ohio with no one aboard was halted safely tuesday by a railroad worker who. With denzel washington, john travolta, luis guzman, victor gojcaj. Oct 23, 2010 starring chris pine and denzel washington as a train conductor and engineer, the two have to race the clock to stop an unmanned runaway train effectively a missile the size of a skyscraper. We care about them, and thats what fuels the suspense. 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. Denzel washington and chris pine chug into theaters this weekend in tony scotts runawaytrain thriller, unstoppable. 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 of dangerous chemicals is headed for wills small pennsylvania hometown, where his.
Lead singer dave pirner has stated that the lyrics originally described his experience of depression. Denzel washington and chris pine star trek team up for the years most electrifying actionthriller. 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. The freight train pulls out of a siding with no engineer on board and accelerates to 70 m. Runaway train was released in june 1993 as the fourth single from the bands 1992 album, grave dancers union, and became a success around the world. Jon hosfeld recounts the 2001 hairraising story where he chased a runaway train loaded with toxic chemicals.
The first trailer for this runaway train movie has been released. The movie opens on a bright crisp morning in pennsylvania. Armed men hijack a new york city subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary days work for dispatcher walter garber into a faceoff with the mastermind behind the crime. The film was the last film tony scott directed before his death. This is a much more interesting one that features a volkswagen golf gti and a guy named. This movie started off building up the story line and you just think its going to be about a runaway train, not exciting, but wrong. A pickup truck was shown at the beginning of the movie with a pennsylvania. 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. Nov 12, 2010 a classic runaway train story, unstoppable has great energy and rumbly action with denzel washington as a railroad hero. Then the driver had to slow the freight and not break a coupler. A runaway train carrying a cargo of toxic chemicals puts an engineer and his conductor in a race against time. 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.
Mar 18, 2017 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 headed toward disaster. Denzel washingtonstarring flick about a runaway train carrying a cargo of toxic chemicals. 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. Tony scott directs this runaway train action thriller starring denzel washington, chris pine and rosario dawson.
Unstoppable trailer a new guy chris pine and a knowitall denzel washington must run down and stop an unmanned chemical train with. General 1926 and andrei konchalovskys runaway train 1985. May 15, 2001 a runaway freight train that barreled through 66 miles of northwestern ohio with no one aboard was halted safely tuesday by a railroad worker who jumped onto the moving train and pulled its brake. 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.
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