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From: ndd@duke.UUCP (Ned Danieley)
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Subject: Re: Runaway
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Date: Mon, 3-Feb-86 16:35:14 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb  3 16:35:14 1986
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In article <1137@caip.RUTGERS.EDU> RP@SCRC-STONY-BROOK.ARPA@caip.RUTGERS.EDU writes:
>From: Richard Pavelle <RP@CUPID.SCRC.Symbolics.COM>
>
>There is a 1984 SF film called Runaway with Tom Selleck
>on cable this month. I found it quite enjoyable and
>wonder whether it ever made it into the cinemas. I
>do not remember it. Does anyone recall whether it did? 
>
>A related question: It often seems that good movies
>appear on cable that have never played in the cinemas.
>How does this happen? 

I believe that Runaway was out, but not for long. The answer to
your second question is that the tastes of the general public
(which determines the longevity of movies) do not necessarily
represent your (or my) tastes. Selleck has had a couple of other
movies, neither of which stayed at the theater very long. Perhaps
he just doesn't translate very to the movies.

Ned Danieley