A futuristic "good guy versus bad guy" picture that is stylistically born out of the pages of a comic book. Sgt. Jack Ramsey (Tom Selleck) is a charming, rugged policeman who is raising a young son with the help of a robot maid, while risking his life as a specialist in terminating
"runaways"--robots that short-circuit and become killers. A sudden rash of runaways causes a panic, and Ramsey is placed in charge of the investigation with a new partner, Karen Thompson (Cynthia Rhodes). Together they begin their pursuit of Luther (Gene Simmons), an evil genius who is programming
the robots for his own devices. Directed by Michael Crichton, who is responsible for such t...
Released:
1984
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
100 mins