Final Run

*Final Run*
Final Run
	Film poster
Genre	Action adventure
Written by	Michael Braverman
Directed by	Armand Mastroianni
Starring	Robert Urich; Patricia Kalember; John de Lancie; Cathy Lee Crosby; Udo Kier;
Music by	Louis Febre
Country of origin	Canada; United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Tom Patricia; Mike Robe
Producer	George W. Perkins
Production location	Vancouver
Cinematography	Henry M. Lebo
Editor	Peter V. White
Running time	90 minutes
Production companies	Columbia TriStar Television; Lions Gate Television; Mandalay Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	October 10, 1999

Final Run is a 1999 television film, starring Robert Urich. It was written by Michael Braverman and directed by Armand Mastroianni. The film was originally aired on CBS on October 10, 1999. Final Run is a sequel for Final Descent.^[1]

Plot

The Grand Royale is a luxury train, which is completely controlled by a computerized system. However, an accidental drink spill on a circuit board by the train pilot causes cascading failures and soon it becomes a runaway. With the train being out of control, old-fashioned Glen "Lucky" Singer (Robert Urich) has to save the day and slow down the train otherwise a disaster will happen and the train will be destroyed.

International titles

Katastrophe beim Express (Germany)
Disaster Express: Rēru-jō no Kyōfu (ディザスター・エクスプレス - レール上の恐怖) (Japan)

Cast

Robert Urich as Captain Glen 'Lucky' Singer
Patricia Kalember as Connie Phipps-Singer
John de Lancie as George Bouchard
Cathy Lee Crosby as Sandy Holmestead
Udo Kier as Reddick, Train Control Supervisor
Scott Vickaryous as Scott Sparkman
Stephen E. Miller as Lieutenant Colonel Frank O'Hearn
Jason Schombing as Wilson Fitch, Train Controller
Alf Humphreys as Ben Hofflund (as Alfred E. Humphreys)

Reception

Andy Webb from The Movie Scene gave "Final Run" two out five stars. He described the film as

so terrible that it is bloody hilarious... There are movies which have made me cry tears of sadness, there are movies which have intentionally made me cry fits of laughter but "Final Run" made me cry because it is so bad, so terrible that it become hilariously good. In this follow up to "Final Descent" we have a computerized train out of control, a cliche in itself but that is just the first of a long list of cliches from a son not liking his step mum to a selfish Senator not caring about anyone else. Add to this more terrible dialogue and acting than I have seen in a long time and some ropey special effects and instead of being an exciting runaway train disaster movie "Final Run" becomes gloriously bad in so many ways.^[2]

References

^ "Connections". IMDB. Archived from the original on January 28, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
^ Webb, Andy. "Final Run (1999)". The Movie Scene. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2017.