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Overview

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Writers:
Stephen King (novel)
Steven E. de Souza (screenplay)
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Release Date:
13 November 1987 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller more
Tagline:
The year is 2019. The finest men in America don't run for President. They run for their lives. more
Plot:
A wrongly-convicted man must try to survive a public execution gauntlet staged as a TV game show. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
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(24 articles)
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Arnold Schwarzenegger ... Ben Richards

Maria Conchita Alonso ... Amber Mendez
Yaphet Kotto ... William Laughlin

Jim Brown ... Fireball

Jesse Ventura ... Captain Freedom
Erland van Lidth ... Dynamo (as Erland Van Lidth)
Marvin J. McIntyre ... Harold Weiss
Gus Rethwisch ... Buzzsaw (as Bernard Gus Rethwisch)
Professor Toru Tanaka ... Subzero
Mick Fleetwood ... Mic

Dweezil Zappa ... Stevie
Richard Dawson ... Damon Killian

Karen Leigh Hopkins ... Brenda

Sven-Ole Thorsen ... Sven (as Sven Thorsen)
Edward Bunker ... Lenny (as Eddie Bunker)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
101 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2003) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:R | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Ireland:18 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (f) | West Germany:18
Filming Locations:
Paramount, California, USA

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Game show host Damon Killian is played by Richard Dawson, long-time host of the American game show "Family Feud" (1976). more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Just before Subzero slices the gong in two, the breakline is visible. more
Quotes:
Damon Killian: Yes, I know a stalker died! It had to happen sooner or later!
[pause]
Damon Killian: Well, it is a contact sport, okay? You want ratings. You want people in front of the television instead of picket lines. Well, you're not gonna get that with re-runs of Gilligan's Island.
[pause]
Damon Killian: Gilligan's Island.
[hums the theme song]
Damon Killian: Yeah, the one with the boat.
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Movie Connections:
References "Gilligan's Island" (1964) more
Soundtrack:
(Restless Heart) Running Away With You more

FAQ

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36 out of 45 people found the following comment useful.
"Hey, Christmas tree !", 18 March 2004

In the future, television is controlled by the Government. The most popular show is "The Running Man", in which criminals have to fight for their freedom against weirdos like Dynamo & Fireball. When Ben Richards refuses to shoot innocent people, he is thrown in prison. He escapes but is captured at an airport and Damon Killian (a great Richard Dawson) thinks he can get great ratings by throwing Richards into the game. A guilty pleasure if there ever was, "The Running Man" is a pretty good watch for Ah-nuld fans (myself included). There is plenty of camp value for good laughs, i.e. Jesse Ventura and the production values. This was released ahead of its time, before reality TV became all the rage. As with just about every Ah-nuld movie, there are some great one-liners: before he kills Fireball, he asks "need a light?" and after slicing Buzzsaw, he says "he had to split".

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