Directed by:
Arthur Allan SeidelmanCinematography:
Ronald Víctor GarcíaComposer:
Ernest TroostCast:
Dean Cain, Pat Hingle, Debbi Morgan, Kathryn Erbe, Cliff De Young, Roxanne Hart, Cody Newton, Maya Angelou, Robinne Lee, Brett Rice, Steve Coulter (more)Plots(1)
At the birth of two babies, one white and one black, a mysterious and powerful Conjure Woman (Maya Angelou) prophesizes, "You're going to make a difference and start the change," and indeed, they do. Luke Winter (Cody Newton) and Joshua "Sonny" Monroe (Duane McLaughlin) grow up as best friends in a rural Georgia town in the 1940's. On one of their youthful adventures they uncover a human bone. Their discovery leads the town's new sheriff, Frank Richards (Dean Cain), to reopen an investigation of the unsolved murders of three black men. As he doggedly pursues the case, however, he learns that most of the townspeople would prefer the truth stay hidden. With each new clue, disturbing new facts surface, making the sheriff more determined to see justice prevail. As the case threatens to split the town apart, Sonny and Luke feel pressured to conform to the segregated ways of the past. Luke is, however, unrelenting in his conviction that skin color is no barrier to lifelong friends. Tensions rise and Sonny discovers he has become the main suspect in yet one more murder. A highly charged trial ensues, polarizing a town that refuses to acknowledge its past. The Runaway is a stirring story of how friendship, determination, and conviction can generate racial change in one heart or an entire town. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Dean Cain
USA
Best movies:
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000)
Out of Time (2003)
Rat Race (2001)
Pat Hingle
USA
Best movies:
The Land Before Time (1988)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Batman (1989)
Debbi Morgan
USA
Best movies:
Chauffeur de taxi (1976)
Coach Carter (2005)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Kathryn Erbe
USA
Best movies:
Les Portes de l'esprit (1999)
What About Bob? (1991)
Love From Ground Zero (1998)
Cliff De Young
USA
Best movies:
North and South (1985) (series)
Glory (1989)
Andersonville (1996) (TV movie)
Roxanne Hart
USA
Best movies:
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
The Verdict (1982)
Salomé (2013)
Cody Newton
Best movies:
The X Files (1998)
The Last Brickmaker in America (2001) (TV movie)
The Angel Doll (2002)
Maya Angelou
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
Porgy and Bess (1959)
Poetic Justice (1993)
Robinne Lee
USA
Best movies:
Seven Pounds (2008)
Hitch (2005)
Cupid & Cate (2000) (TV movie)
Brett Rice
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
The Bear (1984)
Steve Coulter
USA
Best movies:
The Conjuring (2013)
A Time to Kill (1996)
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
Duane McLaughlin
Best movies:
The Emperor's Club (2002)
Far from Heaven (2002)
Chelsea Walls (2001)
Afemo Omilami
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
Ray (2004)
Cold Mountain (2003)
Mike Pniewski
USA
Best movies:
Ray (2004)
Front of the Class (2008) (TV movie)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Best movies:
Big Fish (2003)
Walk the Line (2005)
October Sky (1999)
Leland L. Jones
USA
Best movies:
Shaft (2019)
Flash (1997) (TV movie)
Mama Flora's Family (1998) (TV movie)
Sonny Shroyer
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
Ray (2004)
The Rainmaker (1997)
Graham Timbes
USA
Best movies:
A Time to Kill (1996)
Glory Road (2006)
The Long Walk Home (1990)
David Dwyer
USA
Best movies:
Stranger Things (2016) (series)
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Kamali Minter
Best movies:
Shark Tale (2004)
Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! (2020)