Unstoppable
Short description
A veteran engineer and a young conductor are forced to work together when a freight train hauling toxic chemicals runs away unmanned and picks up speed toward populated areas. With the locomotive unable to be boarded safely and every earlier attempt to halt it having failed, the two men set out to stop it before it derails and releases its cargo. Tony Scott directed the film, his sixteenth feature in chronological order, following The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 in 2009; Mark Bomback wrote the screenplay, and Scott produced with Eric McLeod and Mimi Rogers. Denzel Washington plays engineer Frank Barnes, Chris Pine plays conductor Will Colson, and Rosario Dawson appears as Connie Hooper, with Kevin Dunn, Kevin Corrigan and Lew Temple among the credited cast of 81.
Made for about 100 million dollars and released in November 2010, the film took in roughly 168 million dollars worldwide. On IMDb it holds 6.8 out of 10 from around 218,000 votes, on TMDB 6.6 out of 10 from about 4,000 votes, and critics rated it 6.9 out of 10 across 195 reviews, a warmer reception than the larger audience sample gave it. The production brought together Dune Entertainment, Ingenious Media, 20th Century Fox and Scott Free Productions, with 85 credited crew members.
What's left behind the scenes
- According to Tony Scott, one of the most difficult tasks was to film the movie in such a way that the audience's attention was focused on the main characters, who spent most of their time inside a 6 by 9 foot cabin. To maintain the realism of the characters and the overall atmosphere of the film, Scott refused to use computer graphics extensively.
- During the filming of one of the most tense moments, when the train derails, the main railway junction in the city of Emporium had to be closed for more than 5 hours.
- Filming took four months.
- The film is based on a real incident where a freight train carrying hazardous chemicals traveled for over two hours without any control or management until it was stopped by engineers.
- A strict speed limit of no more than 15 miles per hour was in effect on the railway tracks. However, this was not enough for the train to navigate a sharp turn effectively. Tony Scott did not want to use computer effects and instead relied on the classic trick of smoke and mirrors, which visually accelerated the movement.
- Eight locomotives and 60 individual cars were used during filming. According to operating regulations, all cars had to undergo scheduled inspections throughout the entire period. As the film crew moved from city to city, they were accompanied by a sort of miniature railroad.
- Martin Campbell was initially the director of the film. However, after two years of work on "Unstoppable," he left the project.
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