Tom Selleck is Jack Ramsay, a cop who hunts down malfunctioning robots in the science fiction film Runaway. Written and directed by famed novelist Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park), the movie involves Ramsay stumbling upon a plot by a nefarious doctor, played by Gene Simmons, to create killer robots and sell the technology involved to the highest bidder. Simmons’ turn must be seen to be believed, as he chews up the scenery and everything else in sight. Selleck grounds the film with his everyman leading fella chops, and takes the viewer on a wild ride through this incredible, though not entirely impossible futurist tale.
“Runaway was a really great popcorn movie… It was very futuristic, it had robots and all sorts of stuff, and it was a nice movie. It was a good movie that I’m very proud of.” – Tom Selleck
“Assured, thoroughly cinematic filmmaking, its flourish of ingenious gadgetary not overwhelming its human dimension.” – Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
