Film

The Running Man

1987 · 1h 41m · Action · Thriller · Science Fiction

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

IMDb

6.6

Rotten Tomatoes

59%

Metacritic

45

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.

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

• Paul Michael GlaserDirector
• Steven E. de SouzaScreenplay
• Stephen KingNovel
• Tim ZinnemannProducer
• George LinderProducer
• Keith BarishExecutive Producer
• Rob CohenExecutive Producer
• Thomas Del RuthDirector of Photography
• Harold FaltermeyerOriginal Music Composer
• Mark WarnerEditor

Running Man, The - TrailerThe Running Man 1987 TV trailer

Release date

November 13, 1987

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

R

Budget

$27,000,000

Revenue

$38,122,105

Genres

Action, Thriller, Science Fiction

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