johnrosa

13th Jun 2010

Runaway Train (1985)

Continuity mistake: After colliding with the tail end of the freight train, Manny looks forward along the right side of the runaway train and announces that all the hand rails are gone (torn off in the collision), yet for the rest of the film, all the hand rails on the right side of the locomotives are present and undamaged. The left side of the train (the side that has much more contact with the freight train in the collision) is never seen again in the film, presumably to suggest that is the side that lost its railings, which explains the twisted railing debris between the locomotives seen when the characters are moving between them (along the right sides). (00:48:00)

johnrosa

13th Jun 2010

Runaway Train (1985)

Continuity mistake: The F7 (2nd locomotive) has a unique snow plow mounted on its front, but the miniature replica used for the freight train collision scene wears no plow at all. (00:48:20 - 01:03:00)

johnrosa

13th Jun 2010

Runaway Train (1985)

Factual error: During the collision with the freight train, a long shot shows the right side of the runaway passing as debris rains down on and around it. As the third locomotive passes, a 'truck' (the 4-wheel carriage that the freight cars ride on) bounces off the top, then bounces off the cab of the fourth locomotive. And never causes any damage to either locomotive! The first hit should have mangled, even torn off some of the bodywork covering the engine of the 3rd loco, and the second hit should have torn open the cab of the 4th. It hits that cab exactly where Manny is sitting, so he would have been killed. Of course, this footage is of scale models, so they didn't sustain damage the way the real locos would have. (00:48:15)

johnrosa

13th Jun 2010

Runaway Train (1985)

Continuity mistake: Ranken's helicopter alternates between two registration numbers: N20401 (small font on the bottom of the chopper's main body, ahead of the skids) and N710GW (covers the entire bottom). (01:32:20 - 01:33:15)

johnrosa

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