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.
- GoofsRight after the company discovers 777 is under power a pacing shot shows the 777 with damaged front handrails, even though it has not yet hit anything. Moments later when it is about to collide with the horse trailer, a shot shows its handrails are intact.
- 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)
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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
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- Oct 12, 2013
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- 8888
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Box office
- 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
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1