History YMMV / RunawayTrain

-->'''Buck''': "[[BrokenPedestal I thought you was my friend. I thought we were partners]]".

** The [[BolivianArmyEnding haunting ending]] with Antonio Vivaldi's "Gloria" in D. Manny has finally found his freedom, in death, by uncoupling the lead engine from the rest of the train, waving goodbye. Buck's futile screaming. The convicts young and old in Stonehaven, [[SoProudOfYou save for Jonah]], are shown all shocked and mourning when the news of their hero's end reaches them.
* VindicatedByHistory: The movie did not do well upon its initial release. Probably because it is much different in tone than your average 80s action movie. However it’s cerebral tone is much more consistent with movies that would come decades later. As a result it’s now looked back on with great fondness whereas many hits of the era are long forgotten.

** Buck becoming disillusioned by Manny's increasing brutality:
-->'''Buck''': [[BrokenPedestal I thought you was my friend. I thought we were partners]].

** -->'''Buck''': [[BrokenPedestal I thought you was my friend. I thought we were partners]].

* TearJerker: The [[BolivianArmyEnding haunting ending]] with Antonio Vivaldi's "Gloria" in D. Manny has finally found his freedom, in death, by uncoupling the lead engine from the rest of the train, waving goodbye. Buck's futile screaming. The convicts young and old in Stonehaven, [[SoProudOfYou save for Jonah]], are shown all shocked and mourning when the news of their hero's end reaches them.

* TearJerker: The [[BolivianArmyEnding haunting ending]] to Antonio Vivaldi's "Gloria" in D. Manny has finally found his freedom, in death, by uncoupling the lead engine from the rest of the train, waving goodbye. Buck's futile screaming. The convicts young and old in Stonehaven, [[SoProudOfYou save for Jonah]], are shown all shocked and mourning when the news of their hero's end reaches them.

* TearJerker: The [[BolivianArmyEnding haunting ending]] to Antonio Vivaldi's "Gloria" in D. Manny has finally found his freedom, in death, by uncoupling the lead engine from the rest of the train, waving goodbye. Buck's futile screaming. The convicts young and old in Stonehaven, [[SoProudOfYou save for Jonah]], are shown all shocked and mourning when the news of their hero's death reaches them.

* TearJerker: The [[BolivianArmyEnding haunting ending]] to Antonio Vivaldi's "Gloria" in D. Manny has finally found his freedom, in death, by uncoupling the lead engine from the rest of the train, waving goodbye. Buck's futile screaming. The convicts young and old in Stonehaven, [[SoProudOfYou save for Jonah]], are shocked and mourning when the news of their hero's death reaches them.

** Sara blocks the door to prevent Buck from making another suicidal scramble outside. When Manny shoves her aside (causing her to break the engine’s window with her head) to get Buck to go out again, Buck immediately defends Sara and threatens to beat the shit out of Manny if he touches her again.

* NightmareFuel: The death of the corrections officer who falls under the train is absolutely horrifying. To make it even better, you get a glimpse of the body after it falls under the locomotive. [[GoryDiscretionShot While you don't see anything,]] [[FridgeHorror the position of the body is such that]] it's obvious that the train ''cut his body in half.''

* NightmareFuel: The death of the corrections officer who falls under the train is absolutely horrifying.
** To make it even better, you get a glimpse of the body after it falls under the locomotive. [[GoryDiscretionShot While you don't see anything,]] [[FridgeHorror the position of the body is such that]] it's obvious that the train ''cut his body in half.''

* HollywoodHomely: De Mornay was made to look as unattractive as possible ("as possible" being the keyword).

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: Sara blocks the door to prevent Buck from making another suicidal scramble outside. When Manny shoves her aside (causing her to break the engine’s window with her head) to get Buck to go out again, Buck immediately defends Sara and threatens to beat the shit out of Manny if he touches her again.

* HarsherInHindsight: While watching the news, Barstow laments why they can't stop disasters when they have so much technology at their disposal. He's watching the [[UsefulNotes/NASA Space Shuttle Challenger]] making a safe landing, the same spacecraft that would be [[GoneHorriblyWrong destroyed]] a year after this film was made.

* Nightmare Fuel: The death of the corrections officer who falls under the train is absolutely horrifying.
* Star Derailing Role: No pun intended. It would be about a decade until John Voight again got decent roles, and never really got back to being a leading man. Eric Roberts had to spend a long time in Obscure roles before getting back. Today he still better known for being Julia Roberts brother and Emma Roberts dad.
* Vindicated by History: The movie did not do well upon its initial release. Probably because it is much different in tone than your average 80s action movie. However it’s cerebral tone is much more consistent with movies that would come decades later. As a result it’s now looked back on with great fondness whereas many hits of the era are long forgotten.

* HollywoodHomely: De Mornay was made to look as unattractive as possible ("as possible" being the keyword).

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Sara blocks the door to prevent Buck from making another suicidal scramble outside. When Manny shoves her aside (causing her to break the engine’s window with her head) to get Buck to go out again, Buck immediately defends Sara and threatens to beat the shit out of Manny if he touches her again.

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Sara blocks the door to prevent Buck from making another suicidal scramble outside. When Manny shoves her aside (causing her to break the engine’s window with her head) to Get Buck to go out again, Buck immediately defends Sara and threatens to beat the shit out of Manny if he touches her again.

* HellIsThatNoise: When the runaway curves round a bend straight into a disused tunnel, it roars like a lion. It happens so subtly you have to listen to it more than once to recognize its not a natural sound for the engines to make, but was added by the director.

* HollywoodHomely: De Mornay was made to look as unattractive as possible.