The Running Man

Name: The Running Man
Genre: Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Released: 1987-11-13
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 6.5

★ 6,5 /10 (2,905 Votes)

1987 EN 101 min

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.

Stream

Rent

Buy

Release date

13/11/1987

Votes

2,905

Popularity

10.3

It is the year 2019. "The Running Man" is a deadly game no one has ever survived. But... Schwarzenegger has yet to play.

Genres

Action Thriller Science Fiction

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

101 min

Budget

$27,000,000

Revenue

$38,122,105

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Ben Richards

Richard Dawson

Damon Killian

María Conchita Alonso

Amber Mendez

Yaphet Kotto

William Laughlin

Jim Brown

Fireball

Jesse Ventura

Captain Freedom

Erland van Lidth

Dynamo

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Marvin J. McIntyre

Harold Weiss

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Gus Rethwisch

Buzzsaw

Professor Toru Tanaka

Subzero

Mick Fleetwood

Mic

Dweezil Zappa

Stevie

Karen Leigh Hopkins

Brenda

Sven-Ole Thorsen

Sven

Edward Bunker

Lenny

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Bryan Kestner

Med Tech

Anthony Pena

Valdez

Kurt Fuller

Tony

Ken Lerner

Agent

Dey Young

Amy

Rodger Bumpass

Phil Hilton

Dona Hardy

Mrs. McArdle

Lynne Marie Stewart

Edith Wiggins

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Bill Margolin

Leon

Tony Brubaker

Soldier #1

Joel Kramer

Soldier #2

Billy D. Lucas

Soldier #3

George P. Wilbur

Lieutenant Saunders

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Chico

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Sondra Holt

Suzie Checkpoint

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Daniel Celario

Barrio Foreman #1

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Mario Celario

Barrio Foreman #2

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Sidney Chankin

Custodian

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Kim Pawlik

Newscaster

Roger Kern

Travel Pass Guard

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Barbara Lux

Elderly Lady

Franco Columbu

911 Security Officer #2

Lin Shaye

Propaganda Officer

Boyd Kestner

Yuppie Yeller

Wayne Grace

911 Security Officer #1

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Charlie Phillips

Teenage Punk

Greg Lewis

Manager Locker Room

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John William James

Barrio Betto

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Jon Cutler

Underground Tech

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Kerry Wall

Dancer

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Paula Brown

Dancer

Megan Gallivan

Dancer

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Suzie Hardy

Dancer

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Debby Harris

Dancer

Melissa Hurley

Dancer

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Marlene Lange

Dancer

Morgan Lawley

Dancer

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Cindy Millican

Dancer

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Andrea Moen

Dancer

Mary Ann Hermansen

Dancer

Karen Owens

Dancer

Sharon Owens

Dancer

Pamela Rossi

Dancer

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Mia Togo

Dancer

Kadrolsha Ona Carole

Woman in Airport (uncredited)

Maureen Flaherty

Game Show Hostess (uncredited)

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Sandy Holt

Woman in Airport (uncredited)

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Jeff Jensen

(uncredited)

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Jon McBride

Locker Room Viewer (uncredited)

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Mel Scott-Thomas

(uncredited)

Peter Kent

Ben Richards' Double (uncredited)

Trinidad Silva

Cheering Game Show Patron (uncredited)

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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. …

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“Richards” (Arnold Schwarzenegger) has always had trouble with authority. Usually, that’s because he doesn’t like carrying out arbitrary orders in his newly militarised USA. When he finally finds himself on the wrong side of the law, his options are reduced to participation in the ultimate game show. He can win his freedom and a life of luxury if he’s the last man standing, but along the way he is going to play ball with the manipulative producer “Killian” (Richard Dawson) who has no intention of paying him a cent. Before long, though, “Richards” begins to realise that there is an undercurrent…

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OK, it wasn't like the novel.... the Novel was sort of Network turned into an action movie with a scrawny lead... and this missed the mark and went more into straight Science Fiction Action, but it's still really fun to watch and still has some of the satirical edge to it. Which puts it above the remake which dropped satire altogether, and just made the movie into a nonstop lecture about how the Democrat Party and Communism are the only good things on gthe planet. The remake sort of left Netword behind completely and made a leftist version of Red Scorpion... if Red Scorpion constantly talk…

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