The Running Man
1987
It is the year 2019. "The Running Man" is a deadly game no one has ever survived. But... Schwarzenegger has yet to play.
Directed by Paul Michael Glaser
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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.
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- Director
- Paul Michael Glaser
- Written by
- Stephen King, Steven E. de Souza
- Produced by
- George Linder, Tim Zinnemann
- Composer
- Harold Faltermeyer
- Cinematographer
- Thomas Del Ruth
- Editors
- Edward A. Warschilka, John Wright, Mark Warner
- Makeup FX
- Richard Miranda
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Language
- English
- Rating
- R
- TMDB
- 6.5/10 (2,949 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 59% Rotten
- Metacritic
- 45/100
- IMDb
- 6.6/10 (189,583 votes)
Cast
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
Marvin J. McIntyre
Harold Weiss
Gus Rethwisch
Buzzsaw
Professor Toru Tanaka
Subzero
Mick Fleetwood
Mic
Dweezil Zappa
Stevie
Karen Leigh Hopkins
Brenda
Sven-Ole Thorsen
Sven
Edward Bunker
Lenny
Bryan Kestner
Med Tech
Anthony Pena
Valdez
Kurt Fuller
Tony
Crew
Paul Michael Glaser
Director
Steven E. de Souza
Screenplay
Stephen King
Novel
George Linder
Producer
Tim Zinnemann
Producer
Harold Faltermeyer
Original Music Composer
Thomas Del Ruth
Director of Photography
Edward A. Warschilka
Editor
John Wright
Editor
Mark Warner
Editor
Jack T. Collis
Production Design
Ron Cobb
Production Design
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Score
Harold Faltermeyer
The Running Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / The Deluxe Edition)
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