With an unmanned, half-mile-long freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe.With an unmanned, half-mile-long freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe.With an unmanned, half-mile-long freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 14 nominations total
- Nicole
- (as Elizabeth Mathis)
- Michael Colson
- (as Dylan L. Bruce)
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- TriviaThe film is inspired by the "Crazy Eights" unmanned train incident in 2001. The train, led by CSX Transportation SD40-2 #8888, left its Walbridge, Ohio rail yard and began a 66-mile journey through northwest Ohio with no one at the controls, after the engineer got out of the originally slow-moving train to correctly line a switch, mistakenly believing he had properly set the train's dynamic braking system, just as his counterpart in the movie did. Two of the real train's tank cars also contained thousands of gallons of molten phenol, similar to the fictional train in the film.
- GoofsThe brakes on railroad trains require air pressure to hold them OFF, not to apply stopping force. The premise of the movie is that the consist was "bottled" in the yard; that is to say the valves on both end cars are closed to hold pressure in the brake pipe. When Frank and Will catch 777 they would certainly know that activating all the brakes is a simple matter of opening the last angle cock; the train line would bleed instantly and engage all of the car brakes.
- Quotes
Oscar Galvin: I am not jeopardizing more personnel and more property just because some engineer wants to play *hero*! End of discussion! That train is our property. It's our decision! Now you stop your pursuit or I will fire you!
Frank: [chuckles] Fire... You already did.
Oscar Galvin: Already did what?
Frank: You've already fired me. I received my 90-day notice in the mail... 72 days ago. Forced early retirement, half benefits.
Oscar Galvin: So you're gonna risk your life for us with three weeks left.
Frank: Not for you. I'm not doing it for you.
- ConnectionsEdited from Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)
- SoundtracksWork
Written by Missy Elliott (as Melissa Elliott), Ciara (as Ciara P. Harris), Marcella Araica and DanJa (as Nate "Danja" Hills)
Performed by Ciara (feat. Missy Elliott)
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
The farewell of the brilliant director Tony Scott is a thriller with non- stop action inspired in a true event in Ohio. The screenplay is engaging and the dramatization is adequate to the story. The great cast with Denzel Washington, Chris Pine and Rosario Dawson completes this excellent entertainment. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Incontrolável" ("Uncontrollable")
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Everything New on Max in November
Everything New on Max in November
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- Imparable
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- Budget
- $100,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $81,562,942
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $22,688,457
- Nov 14, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $167,805,466
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1