Nobody should use this movie as an example of how trains or railroads operate. Unstoppable was perhaps the worst railroad movie ever from the standpoint of the number of errors it contained. When a massive storm strikes off the coast of cape cod, it rips a t2 oil tanker in half, trapping more than 30 sailors on its rapidly sinking stern. When a massive storm strikes off the coast of cape cod, it rips a t2 oil tanker in half, trapping more than 30. Inspired by a real story from 2001 of a 47car train carrying toxic molten phenol acid that left the yard without an engineer on board and charged through ohio for. Top gun, the taking of pelum 123, and now unstoppable brings action to the screen.
Unstoppable was its one of those motivational books with lifechanging true life stories in which you feel like you could run a marathon by the time you are done. Ten secrets behind the making of unstoppable garrett. Being a bit late for work, or chatting with friends while at workthese never hurt anyone, do they. Unstoppable is a 2010 american action thriller film directed and produced by tony scott and starring denzel washington and chris pine. Oscarwinner denzel washington and star treks chris pine costar as railroad men in a desperate race to stop a runaway freight train and avert a disaster. It builds a sense of tension and impending doom throughout the. The incident involved a csx transportation freight train in the u. The 45 remarkable true life stories were demonstrations of a group of individuals who were determined to. The story not bad, i was a bit deceived because there is much action, there are good stunts but the scenes with the actors are just a few scenes. Unstoppable the story behind the film erin corrado. The 2001 incident upon which the movie is based involved a runaway csx transportation engine, which sported the number 8888 not 777, as. Is a movie about a train with no one on it exciting.
Sep 07, 2011 theres a few creative liberties taken in the film, but they stayed remarkably true to life. Unstoppable is loosely based on the crazy eights unmanned train incident in 2001. Based on the extraordinary true story of the greatest smallboat rescue in coast guard history, the finest hours is a tale of courage, loyalty and honor in the face of overwhelming odds. Nov 19, 2010 model railroader is the worlds largest magazine on model trains and model railroad layouts. Unstoppable hang on for the ride of your life as oscar winner denzel washington and chris pine star trek team up for the years most electrifying actionthriller.
Wesley snipes zombie movie hd by front row filmed entertainment. The topic of the story is frightening as the train barrels into the nearby city with a load of combustible liquids. How is the runaway train 777 in the movie unstoppable. The real unstoppable train incident csx 8888, may 21st, 2001 the movie unstoppable is based on a real life event. Read the true story of the incident unstoppable was based on. When a massive, unmanned locomotive roars out of control, the threat is more ominous than just a derailment. Jul 28, 2017 based on a true incident of csx8888, unstoppable is a story about an unmanned train that goes out of control. This story shows how a will to survive can trump even the most impossible circumstances.
It is loosely based on the reallife csx 8888 incident, telling the story of a runaway freight train and. It is more of an actiondisaster film than a thriller. The real story of unstoppable this friday is the premiere of the movie unstoppable. Unstoppable is a 2010 american action thriller 7 8 film directed and produced by tony scott and starring denzel washington and chris pine. With the caboose of scotts taking of pelham 123 barely in the distance, the filmmaker turned to unstoppable, a trainchase picture loosely inspired by a true story and perhaps just a smidgen by runaway train, the 1985 film based on an akira kurosawa script. Unstoppable story, unstoppable hollywood movie story, plot. Unstoppable 2010 film wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. It was finally halted by a railroad crew in a second locomotive, which caught the runaway and coupled to the rear car. The real event took place through western ohio on may 15, 2001. They speak very quickly, there is constantly the terrible noise of the unstoppable train.
It is loosely based on the reallife csx 8888 incident, telling the story of a runaway freight train and the two men who attempt to stop it. Nov 02, 2010 the real unstoppable train moving to the wheeling area for some final shooting after filming in central parunning as ns 04306 coming into e. Theres a few creative liberties taken in the film, but they stayed remarkably true to life. All my experience on railroad 37 years of experience never seen it. Rather difficult for a person who doesnt speak english fluently to understand all the dialogs. This event was the basis for the movie unstoppable, released in 2010. This weekends bigbudget blowitallup action film unstoppable, about an outof control locomotive hauling deadly cargo, claims to be based on true events. Denzel washington and chris pine chug into theaters this weekend in tony scotts runawaytrain thriller, unstoppable. Unstoppable 2010 american action thriller loosely based on the csx 8888 incident, which tells the story of a runaway train carrying hazardous material, which puts cities and people in danger the way back 2010 true story of seven men who escape from prison in siberia after being held by stalin, then walk through the gobi desert. Pennsylvania man lived the drama that inspired unstoppable. Yes, the 20th century fox film unstoppable is inspired by actual events, but very loosely. Unstoppable is a 2010 thriller based on a true story that stars denzel washington and chris pine as rail men who put their lives at risk to stop a unmanned speeding train from derailing and causing a mass casualty event. The film s plot is based on two train yards on the allegheny and west virginia railroad awvr.
Ten secrets behind the making of unstoppable garrett on. The consist of the 47 car train did contain some hazardous materials in tank cars. Denzel washington plays a railway veteran assigned to show the new guy on the job pine the ropes. The train is laden with toxic chemicals, and an accident would decimate human life and. The movie unstoppable model railroader magazine model. With an unmanned, halfmilelong freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe. With the caboose of scotts taking of pelham 123 barely in the distance, the filmmaker turned to unstoppable, a train chase picture loosely inspired by a true story and perhaps just a smidgen by runaway train, the 1985 film based on an akira kurosawa script. Will is a newbie, only a few months out of training and is a train conductor assigned to longtime engineer frank for the day. When production was done, hosfelds reallife role ended up on the cuttingroom. Denzel washington plays a railway veteran assigned to show the new guy on the. The film was the last film tony scott directed before his death. Was the movie unstoppable 2010 based on a true story. Fox news toledo story on unstoppable, including video of 2001 incident. It was, though the movie was not realistic in its representation of what happened.
Inspired by the truelife crazy eights incident, the final film directed by tony scott is a runawaytrain thriller with an added edge. The movie unstoppable was based on the reallife csx 8888, also known as the crazy eights, occurrence. A runaway train, transporting deadly, toxic chemicals, is barreling down on scranton, pennsylvania, and only two men can stop it. A loose expansion of the csx runaway in 2001, it lets you follow the dedication of railroad men accross this nation. This was the infamous csx runaway incident on the toledo b. The csx 8888 incident, also known as the crazy eights incident, was a runaway train event involving a csx transportation freight train in the u. Feb 25, 2018 realtrue story unstoppable train movie jamal rasool samoo. The movie was inspired by a 2001 incident involving the csx 8888 unmanned train that left the walbridge, ohio, railyard and began a highspeed, runaway journey of nearly 70 miles. Nov 14, 2010 the movie unstoppable is inspired by a truelife event, and although a good bit of it is historically accurate, the movie does often get factually derailed.
This movie based on a true story shows that little things can create huge problems. In the hollywood version, the train is described as a missile the size of the chrysler. He fights to make these distinctions so that he can soon prove his true identity. Welcome to the 11th edition of the the cinetrains blog. Feb 17, 2011 unstoppable sparks flying at stanton curve bellaire, oh this was back when they were filming for the movie unstoppable in bellaire, oh. Tony scotts final action movie was done with real locomotives on a real railroad with real railroad terms. Deans by any means necessary attitude makes him a force to be reckoned with virtually unstoppable. It builds a sense of tension and impending doom throughout the movie as the train threatens the lives of the citizens. Minecraft unstoppable train animation the movie duration. The csx 8888 incident, also known as the crazy eights incident, was a runaway train event. As fast, loud, and relentless as the train at the center of the story, unstoppable is perfect popcorn entertainment and director tony scotts best movie in years.
Unstoppable sparks flying at stanton curve bellaire, oh this was back when they were filming for the movie unstoppable in bellaire, oh. A runaway train carrying a cargo of toxic chemicals puts an engineer and his conductor in a race against time. Apr 21, 2020 unstoppable is a 2010 american action thriller 7 8 film directed and produced by tony scott and starring denzel washington and chris pine. Its laden with toxic chemicals, and an accident could decimate human life and cause environmental disaster. Staring denzel washington, the movie tells the story of an unmanned runaway train and the attempts made to stop it. Theyre chasing the runaway train in a separate locomotive and need to. In this extended edition, we will be looking at the locomotives used in the 2010 epic movie, unstoppable, starring chris pine and denzel washington. Inspiration behind unstoppable weighs in on crash youtube. English us espanol portugues brasil francais france deutsch. Realtrue story unstoppable train movie jamal rasool samoo. The taking of pelham 123, which came out in 2009, was a movie about a hijacked new york city subway train. Railroad men race to stop runaway train in unstoppable.
Unstoppable is based on a real runaway train incident from may 2001 when a 47 car csx train left a toledo, ohio rail yard without an engineer and wasnt stopped until it had ran 66 miles through. What happened to the train engineers in real life if it was. At a pennsylvania rail yard, some clueless workers let an unmanned train get loose. The movie unstoppable is inspired by a truelife event, and although a good bit of it is historically accurate, the movie does often get factually derailed. Guysbet you cant miss out on this movie based on a railroad company which frantically works to prevent an unmanned, halfmilelong freight train. Unstoppable sparks flying at stanton curve bellaire, oh. Unstoppable 610 movie clip dean escapes the asylum 2004 hd. It is the story of a runaway train, and as the poster for the movie boasts, its inspired by a true story. The 2001 incident upon which the movie is based involved a runaway csx transportation engine, which sported the number 8888 not 777, as in the movie.
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