The Running Man (1987 film)
Sign in to saveThe Running Man is a 1987 American science fiction action film directed by Paul Michael Glaser from a screenplay by Steven E. de Souza. It is loosely based on the 1982 novel The Running Man by Stephen King. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, María Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson, Yaphet Kotto, and Jesse Ventura, the film is set in a dystopic and totalitarian future United States, where a state-controlled broadcaster airs a deadly game show in which convicted criminals, known as "runners", must survive pursuit by themed gladiatorial assassins called "stalkers". The story follows Captain Ben Richards (Schwarzenegger), a framed police officer forced to compete on the show, who becomes an unlikely symbol of resistance against a corrupt government and its manipulative media machine.
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6.5By 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.
Released: 1987-11-13101 minDir: Paul Michael GlaserAction, Thriller, Science Fiction
Cast
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as Ben Richards
- Richard Dawson as Damon Killian
- María Conchita Alonso as Amber Mendez
- Yaphet Kotto as William Laughlin
- Jim Brown as Fireball
- Jesse Ventura as Captain Freedom
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Q11424
- Genre
- Q20443008
- Publication date
- 1988-06-30
- Country of origin
- Q30
- Original language
- Q1860
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