Luis Cardenas - Runaway (Official Music Video)

This is the award winning video from Luis Cardenas, the gregarious and talented drummer from Renegade. This incredible video features Luis and his record breaking drum set, animated dinosaurs, Donny Osmond, Del Shannon and famed publicist Norman Winter. An MTV favorite, still part of MTV's Closet Classics, this video won numerous film festivals as well as garnering a Grammy Nomination for Cardenas. There is a documentary entitled "The Making of Runaway" available in this channel that outlines the stop motion animation process that is a can't miss for any fan of this classic.
Digitally remastered CD now available from Allied Artists Music Group, with High Definition versions of Cardenas's award winning videos!
For further information about Allied Artists or Luis Cardenas, visit alliedartists.com
Trivia: At the end of the video, Luis's fellow Renegade band mates run up and say "We got the gig" and all four run off together. At the time, Luis's success as a solo artist fueled rumors that he was going to depart Renegade to focus on his solo career. Luis wanted to dispel the rumor and asked the rest of Renegade to make the cameo, forcing a last minute script rewrite!

[@MyrddinJanus]

that cop was Del Shannon - the original singer of Runaway.

[@thebluemorpho6640]

Cool!

[@skippy291964]

WOW Didn't know that!

[@carola.rozanski4803]

Del Shannon is old n Luis is a newbie during the 80's so this not sound in the the 50's ain't it.. lolz

[@zambalabino]

i thought it was Ron Howard at first!

[@terrywarner1390]

That's awesome

[@suttonc]

Holy Crap! I can't believe I found this..this is like finding the Golden Unicorn lol

[@ash31male]

HOLY CRAP!!!! :D

[@Belseful]

Ha ha ha, I find it now... That video is incredible, ha ha ha Damn what a laugh I had now :D

[@carloscorea7334]

I was looking for so long time ago....OMG!!!! This is for my future family! !!!

[@bloodjet]

I've been looking for this for years but didn't know what it was called. Finally a search for "dinosaur walking around in a trench coat" led me here!

[@ncomekamakhamba9600]

Hahahahaha you so right damn I dont even know how many years it's been but yeah finally found it

[@ghostwraith76]

25 years ive been looking for this fuck I love KZbin

[@garrysaunders7186]

so have I ghostwraith76, so have I :)

[@gsd2cq]

+ghostwraith76 I've been looking for it, too!!! Loved my childhood and growing up in the '80's such a simpler time and full of amazing times!!!!

[@NaturalMystic69]

I've been looking for this since the late 80s too! Vaguely remembered the dinosaurs and only remembered his name being of Spanish/Latin background when I saw the video thumbnail. I think I may still have this video recorded on an old Betamax tape in storage.

[@WhatBurnsMyBacon]

See, I knew I wasn't crazy. I remember watching this one Saturday morning when I was a kid back in the 80s. Thanks for posting this. Great song and video.

[@kryw10]

Me, too!

[@stumeister5507]

Dude i thought I was losing it too. I can reclaim my sanity now!

[@josealbertomunoz9363]

1984

[@SuperMasterTurtle]

At 29 Palms in the Turtle club watching this video, good memories!

[@duncangreen6914]

I was in my 20s but I had my reasons for doubting if this ever happened :)

[@allright]

"MAKE AMERICA THE 80'S AGAIN"

[@thanksfernuthin]

I was just thinking something like that. When artists were trying to have fun and put a smile on an audience's face.

[@ntibbs100]

@Practical Skeptic , I turned 11 in 1970, but I will agree 60s and 70s best decade ever

[@Dragonrider1227]

Finally, a political agenda I can get behind

[@scottlarson1548]

No, thanks. You can keep your Reagan.

[@nooneimportanttoyou5050]

Please do!!!! I wouldn't argue.

[@cristiancuevas9664]

Tuvieron que más de 30 años para volver a ver este video.... Años buscándolo ufffff

[@oscarpinell]

Bro este sin mentirte tu comentario era lo que IVA a escribir wow

[@harryurz]

The cop is Del Shannon....nice touch.

[@Csmiles0]

Even in 2023 this video is so cool to show him with dinosaurs it's awesome

[@totokingkong1]

In my memory they were cats. Mandela effect.

[@richardb6260]

The dinosaurs are by the Chiodo Bros. They also wrote, produced, directed, and did the FX for Killer Clowns from Outer Space.

[@jennifermills7156]

Luis Cardenas has the world's largest drum set.

[@CharlesWalker-ji1rl]

No, Mark Temperato does

[@mickpatay6634]

​@@CharlesWalker-ji1rl Not even close! Check out Terry Bozzio!

[@CharlesWalker-ji1rl]

@@mickpatay6634 Mark has 813 pieces in his kit, remember? Terry has about 100.

[@mickpatay6634]

@@CharlesWalker-ji1rl Either way, I would hate to be their drum tech!! LOL!!

[@darryll2348]

for once in my life, OP came through. been looking for this video for 35 years. I had given up around 1999.

[@VampireJack10]

So many damn memories from the 80's with this song, alongside Twisted Sister, Motley Crue et al - great days. The kids today don't know how unlucky they really are to be living in a world without the hope for the future that WE had back in the day.....

[@pequena_ninera]

I remember seeing this on MTV. The two boys I took care of loved this music video because it had dinosaurs in it and it made them laugh.

[@50tigres79]

im too happy to have found this music video.

[@MegaMuzikmaniac]

I could swear that Del Shannon is the one playing the cop.

[@ghostwraith76]

It is Del Shannon never noticed that until now

[@elizabethkizzar6375]

That *is* Del Shannon playing the cop.

[@julesburton4649]

MegaMuzikmaniac . Donny Osmond is in there too .

[@diegomelendez9918]

It is the Legend himself

[@edgarpie8272]

I worked with him at home depot. Great humble guy

[@1305alz]

I have been looking for this vid for ages. Last saw it back in the Eighties.

[@garrysaunders7186]

Been looking for this for years and would have never guessed who sung it. Absolutely loved this song and Vid back in the day, even then I thought it was pretentious, out of sync and scratchy animated...but hell when you're a kid it all seemed wonderful...thanks for uploading this...whoever you are!

[@jimgray3989]

Right with you. Loved it then, love it now . . . a cool cover.

[@jfm.2654]

Me too saw it first on Saturday morning kids tv and never after until now the 80s were amazing.

[@JesseGarza-p8u]

Man I use to love this song still do man great job God bless us all

[@typhonplume9374]

I been looking for this video for years, I remember when it premiered on MTV back in the day.

[@vielmaleo1970]

Luckly I recorded this from the MTV2 A to Z marathon on aVHS tape.

[@pancudowny]

UN-BELIEVABLE! I saw this video just once, when it aired for the first time years ago, and haven't seen it since... Until now! Props to the OP for this, as I couldn't even guess the artist behind this. Now It's found again & will be enjoyed... again and again!

[@FireFox-ld1rp]

Buenisimo!!! no entiendo como este señor no fue tan famoso como Phill Collins o Don Henly o tal vez lo fue pero no llegó su fama a mi país... 20 años esperando encontrar este video Dios mio!!!

[@deezsillywalkerboys5344]

I interviewed Luis for an episode for my podcast, Imaginary Music and it’ll air on 3/21/22. So it didn’t even hit me that the guy playing the cop is Del Shannon, the man who wrote and performed this song! He was full of great stories.

[@HurricaneHomer9]

I love Del's cameo.

[@michaelbrewin3512]

I love you

[@RickCrespo78]

I was maybe five years old when I first saw this way back in the 80s! It blew my little dinosaur-obsessed mind!

[@florajoe7555]

Lol same

[@tsumeblack7320]

I love this viedo

[@norbertkuhse3790]

I've been looking for this video for so long, finally found it!

[@spiderlime]

this is like the jurassic park version of the deleted cantina singers from star wars...

[@SC-ev3xh]

FFS i'm 53 and randomly searched for this... feel 18 again lolol

[@states37]

I remember this on the early days of 80s music video before MTV was added to my lineup so you could only see music videos on HBOs video jukebox show. That show disappeared, never saw this video again. Then I got MTV!

[@victorsantiago1626]

Not only is that del Shannon, but it's Donny osmond in the window calling the cops

[@palaguin]

I used to watch this on Nick Rocks. I'll take this over any of the Jurassic movies any day,

[@loriavery6184]

the special effects on this video, along with donny osmond, del shannon and all the others make it like a michael jackson video or something. that was such a kewl time for music!

[@ginalahue8694]

I was wondering if it was Donny Osmond, but I just wasn't too sure. Nevertheless...it is a great song! And I love the video too!

[@crazysanantonio]

That was back in 1986, best summer I never forget, from summer school to watching MTV videos. Was my full last summer till I started working from 1987 till now.

[@ladystrange7791]

Never saw this until today, WOW!!! Will always love the original version, but this definitely ties with it…maybe being an 80’s kid, every bit of it is wonderful from the treatment of the song to the video….LOVE IT!!!!! ⚡️💜⚡️

[@SlashManEXE]

I miss the energy and creativity of music videos like this

[@elizabethkizzar5489]

It's 2020 who else is watching this?

[@djj4942]

I have been looking forever for this song. Finally found out who sang it. I remember video and still wanna rock to it.

[@allenyuan3296]

Wow! Just found this. All I remember was a drummer singing runaway and I could not remember who sang it. Brings me back to some good memories. Thanks for posting it.

[@DarthKato]

That's a badass set of drums!

[@DjAndrewStar]

great cover from Del Shannon. Del Shannon is the policeman in this video

[@David-sk9vv]

+Andy Star - I saw this video for the first time tonight, after starting to learn the track on guitar, the tab made reference to Luis' version. Recognised Del straight off and reminded me that, for some reason, Del hated his Crime Story version of this great song! Shame, as I loved that version and thought Del's vocals, up to that point, were amazing; and thanks to Jeff Lynne, they just got better. Great video, great version!

[@julesburton4649]

Andy Star . Donny Osmond is in there as well.

[@yamahabranded2889]

I know the lead guitarist, he still performs. His name is Kenny Marquez, find him in the Inland Empire of CA!

[@zambalabino]

ask him to make a solo lesson for this song...that would rule

[@LuisCardenas-oy9rl]

That was NOT Kenny Marquez. It's Craig Jones. Kenny Marquez was in the band Renegade.

[@jinks1077]

Tyle lat szukałem tego clipu. SUPER WYKONANE. Szacunek dla Luisa Cardenasa

[@TheAlexSchmidt]

When someone told me there were dinosaurs in this video, I thought they were being metaphorical at first...

[@Altoonafan]

First time I saw Bonnie Raitt, she was performing this song. No critters in it. Her and that slide guitar.

[@redsed1565]

Just discovered this awesome this awesome song and video in 2022. Cant beat the 80's!

[@HNewton48]

The cop at the end of the video IS Del Shannon.

[@ericlove7321]

Last time I saw this video was around 13. 45 now. Still awesome.

[@DCFCfanatic]

No matter what we were doing, my younger brother and I would stop and watch this video every time it came on. It was those rocking dinosaurs.

[@angelamason5442]

The new Luis Cardenas album has lots of guest stars on it from photos I've seen on his label's fb page.

[@ladyhonor822]

ICON FOREVER AND EVER ☦️ NOSTROVIA ♾️ TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL 🏥🌃🫀🪦🥂💔🪞🦚🦚🦚🦚🦚🦚🦚

[@kristismile1701]

Cool video and song with dinosaurs

[@ewsization]

it is and the cop is Del Shannon

[@randydavis8020]

Just back when MTV was entertaining.

[@kristismile1701]

How can you not like the part where the cop shines the flashlight on the rock star dinosaur and it says ah Lol

[@DERPPRODUCTIONS201]

luis cardenas is meh uncle

[@sherachavez5306]

DERP PRODUCTIONS thank you for saying so and I love the song and so does my daughter its one of her favorites and she's 13 this month! I know some history on your uncle and I'm so glad to meet you and please let him know his song is well loved by us and my family I have a page on Facebook! I just posted his song for Nikki for her birthday so its on there now! Thank you for the music! And I know del loved it too! Love the Chavez family!

[@thebluemorpho6640]

I really miss stop-motion animation. With today's CGI, it's not needed anymore. But it was so wonderful.

[@elizabethkizzar6375]

This is a remake that for its time was as good as the original.

[@kryw10]

I need to find the version without the dino noises.

[@LuisCardenas-oy9rl]

Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, Google Music.

[@MultiBillyW]

Haven't seen, this music video in ages.

[@AngelaJackson-yy4vd]

I remember at the time of this video, that drum set was said to be the biggest on record..I wonder what now?

[@jamiefoyers2800]

This was never a big hit but I loved the video.

[@mootbooxle]

This video cost half a million dollars to make, which was unprecedented at the time.

[@bruceallan3]

This song is beyond great!

[@shanewisniewski2]

Reminds of Nick Rocks on Nickelodeon.. Classic

[@phillippettijohn7946]

Thats awesome, I love it!!

[@ghostnote-6]

Remember watching this video all the time on Nick Rocks

[@osakaben10]

was that donny osmond in the window/?

[@cyborgninja5489]

It’s almost like a commentary on how human relationships never change, and how even in the impersonal modern age of technology and dinosaurs and shit we still find ourselves wa-wa-wa-wa-wondering about what wrong in our lives.

[@latinheat1132]

I love these kind of videos about living ina fantazy and then coming back to reality (like she wolf by shakira)

[@deadknightdistrict]

OH MY.. Been searching for this for a long time.. didnt know the name of the artist or the song just some of the lyrics and blah blah blah..finally got here..Wow.. THANK YOU..

[@shaunhopkinson8667]

This used to be played every night on a show called Music Box in the mid 80s which was before had MTV in the UK

[@suggiethames9870]

I saw this video once as a little kids and loved it! Never saw it again until now. I didn't notice back in the day, but Luis Cardenas was a real hottie

[@LuisCardenas-oy9rl]

Hahaha Thanks Suggie !

[@suggiethames9870]

@@LuisCardenas-oy9rl Holy Shit! I can't believe I got a thank you from the actual guy in the video!

[@luiscardenasrockstarrealto7139]

Hahaha!!! I’m always watching, have a great day Suggie!!!

[@Kimberwheat]

I remember when this came out

[@karlmaldensnose5889]

Del Shannon cameo at the end playing a cop 👮

[@josealbertomunoz9363]

Few days after he commited suicide

[@zamrr82]

Finally i found my childhood song 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😍😍 listening to this gives me chills and reminding me when i was 8 lipsyncing to these dinos 😂😂😂😂 take me back 20 years

[@reesex3882]

I haven't seen this video since I was a kid.

[@angelashelton5067]

Does anyone know if he lives in Mexico or does he live in the U.S. now?

[@DAVING0]

Donny Osmond handing out the window?

[@clamshell6863]

He was not born in 1971? No way. Sites like IMDB and Wikipedia list his birthyear as 1971, but it's wrong. That would mean he was only 14 in this video which I know is not the case. I say he was either 25 or close to 30.

[@LuisCardenas-oy9rl]

I was 18 lol

[@AhemYoYoYoYo]

I was like mesmerized through out, this is the most incredible thing I've experienced in a long time.

[@williamvillagomez69]

I remember.

[@lestercrus4961]

Súper clásica buena batería

[@russellclash]

Hey Kids, That's all Kirk Hammett before Metallica... guitar, drums and singing!

[@donaldteuber8588]

Hey ....what Rock should be...FUN.

[@brotherkellymatthewbarnes8882]

Was this the Inspiration for the Dinosaurs For Hire Comicbook (Malibu Press I think?) ?

[@haydnwoods]

The cop is Del Shannon ;)

[@paulimadonna]

THE ENDING MAKES ME WANT TO CRY, THIS DINOS HAS TO LEAVE, REMAIND ME TO ANIMALS IN GENERAL.

[@technodazed]

I remember watching this video in science class back in 1990. We were learning about dinosaurs at the time, and the teacher being a musician himself thought it would be cool to show us this video. I've often since that time, thought about this video but never thought Id find it. Great memories though.

[@2010mpslick]

I have not seen this for alot of years!!!! QUITE A BIT more upbeat than the DEL SHANNON version!!!!!!! :O

[@reedvandt]

Perdón por mi ignorancia y mi ceguera... pero el policía del video es Del Shannon??????

[@reedvandt]

Jaja ya leí la descripción, si es! Qué genial el video! xD

[@alliedartists]

Sí, el oficial de policía es Del Shannon, quien irónicamente dice: "Oye, chico, sabes que cuando tenía tu edad, yo también quería estar en una banda de rock n' roll". Desafortunadamente, Del falleció poco después del estreno de este video, convirtiéndose en su última aparición profesional conocida.

[@JULIOCESARHENANDEZ]

No se porqué esta versión de canción en video, tiene mejor brillo que la música que se escucha en audio, esta de mejor calidad, lo único que no me gusta son los dinosaurios en el audio

[@chucknovy7694]

I've been looking for this one for awhile, and I'm glad I finally found it!

[@oscarpinell]

Yo tenía 6 años y junto a mi tío viendo MTV mire este vídeo y ya hace más de 30 años hoy lo vuelto a ver wow

[@terrywarner1390]

Great cover of this song and the video was Genesis, Luis Cardenas is a super cool guy 🤘😎🤘

[@joemchenry3750]

Forgot about Donny Osmond as the complaining neighbor. LMAO!

[@blebhan8213]

I remember Entertainment Tonight doing a piece on him as he was set to perform on the world's biggest drum set for that era, He was doing warm-ups on a drum kit made of ice.

[@LuisCardenas-oy9rl]

Hahaha you remember that !?!?!

[@Philonius23]

I could swear that this video was included on VHS releases (maybe rental versions?) of the mediocre Gene Simmons movie "Renegade." Can anyone confirm?

[@Realm-of-Horror]

Not aware of any film starring Gene Simmons called "Renegade", he was in a film called "Runaway", but that came out 2 years before this song and this song would have been completely out of place in it, as its about little killer robots. Funny enough, Loius Cardenas is in a band called Renegade. Which is another strange coincidence.

[@provokedrobin608]

Fun fact: The dinosaur were made by the Chiodo bros

[@bjw4859]

You have no idea how many weird sites you get when you type in ' run away' & dinosaurs, then again maby you do.

[@ladyhonor822]

I LOVE EVERYONE 💖😢🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉