''Runaway'' is a 2005 film directed by
Tim McCann. It is about two siblings, Michael and Dylan Adler, twenty-one and eight years old respectively, who
run away from home and attempt to start a new life because of a
pedophile
Pedophilia ( alternatively spelled paedophilia) is a psychiatric disorder in which an adult or older adolescent experiences a primary or exclusive sexual attraction to prepubescent children. Although girls typically begin the process of puber ...
father. Michael, who had been previously molested by his father, tries to protect his brother from their dad.
''Runaway'' was written by Bill True and won the Best Narrative Feature award at the 2005
Austin Film Festival
Austin Film Festival (AFF), founded in 1994, is an organization in Austin, Texas, that focuses on writers' creative contributions to film. Initially, AFF was called the Austin Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference and functioned to launch the c ...
.
The film was produced by
Alan Klingenstein.
Cast
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Aaron Stanford as Michael Adler
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Robin Tunney
Robin Tunney (born June 19, 1972) is an American actress who made her film debut in '' Encino Man'' (1992), and later rose to prominence with headline parts in the cult films ''Empire Records'' (1995) and '' The Craft'' (1996). Her performance in ...
as Carly
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Phillip Blancero as Customer in Mo's
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Karla Cary as Customer in Mo's
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Anthony Corrado as Motel Manager
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Jennifer Dempster as News Reporter
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Tanya Ferro as Police Officer
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Michael Gaston
Michael Gaston is an American film and television actor. He played agent List of Prison Break minor characters#Quinn, Quinn on the show ''Prison Break'', List of Jericho characters#Gray Anderson, Gray Anderson on the CBS drama series ''Jericho (20 ...
as Jesse Adler
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Peter Gerety
Peter Gerety is an American actor. He played officer, later detective, Stuart Gharty on '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' (1996–1999), and Judge Daniel Phelan in ''The Wire'' (2002–2008).
Early years
Gerety was born in Providence, Rhode I ...
as Mo
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Jason Gervais as Police Officer
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Robert Grcywa as Bert
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James W. Harrison III as Quarrelling Meth Addict
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Andrew D. Jones as Police Officer
*Ray Kennedy as Police Officer
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Terry Kinney
Terry Kinney (born January 29, 1954) is an American actor and theater director, and a founding member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, with Gary Sinise and Jeff Perry. Kinney is best known for his role as Tim McManus on HBO's prison drama ...
as Dr. Maxim
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Brian Kozloski as Police Officer
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Melissa Leo
Melissa Chessington Leo (born September 14, 1960) is an American actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and two Critics' Choice A ...
as Lisa Adler
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Patrick McCulloch as Police Officer
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Smokey Nelson as Quarreling Meth Addict
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Zack Savage as Dylan
*Bill Wolff as Eyewitness on TV
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Danny Waer as Police Officer
References
External links
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2005 films
2005 drama films
Films directed by Tim McCann
2000s English-language films
American drama films
2000s American films
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