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13/11/1987 Action, Thriller, Science Fiction 1h 41m
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It is the year 2019. "The Running Man" is a deadly game no one has ever survived. But Schwarzenegger has yet to play.

Overview

By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight for their lives, including the gladiator-style The Running Man, hosted by the ruthless Damon Killian, where “runners” attempt to evade “stalkers” and certain death for a chance to be pardoned and set free.

  1. Paul Michael Glaser

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Arnold Schwarzenegger

    Ben Richards

  2. Richard Dawson

    Damon Killian

  3. María Conchita Alonso

    Amber Mendez

  4. Yaphet Kotto

    William Laughlin

  5. Jim Brown

    Fireball

  6. Jesse Ventura

    Captain Freedom

  7. Erland van Lidth

    Dynamo

  8. Marvin J. McIntyre

    Harold Weiss

  9. Gus Rethwisch

    Buzzsaw

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2016-08-07
I'm not into politics. I'm into survival.

The Running Man is directed by Paul Michael Glaser and adapted from the Stephen King (as Richard Bachman) story by Steven E. de Souza. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown, Jesse Ventura, Erland van Lidth, Marvin J. McIntyre, Gus Rethwisch, Professor Toru Tanaka and Mick Fleetwood. Music is by Harold Faltermeyer and cinematography by Thomas Del Ruth.

It may be packed with cheese and is as nutty as a squirrel's sandwich, but this is one astutely entertaining futuristic slice of sci-fi pie. ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$27,000,000.00

Revenue
$38,122,105.00

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