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The Running Man

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

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.

Release Date : 1987-11-13

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Braveworld ProductionsKeith Barish ProductionsTAFT Entertainment PicturesTriStar PicturesHBO

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Ben Richards

Original Name : Arnold Schwarzenegger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Damon Killian

Original Name : Richard Dawson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amber Mendez

Original Name : María Conchita Alonso

Gender : Female

Character Name : William Laughlin

Original Name : Yaphet Kotto

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fireball

Original Name : Jim Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Freedom

Original Name : Jesse Ventura

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dynamo

Original Name : Erland van Lidth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harold Weiss

Original Name : Marvin J. McIntyre

Gender : Male

Character Name : Buzzsaw

Original Name : Gus Rethwisch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Subzero

Original Name : Professor Toru Tanaka

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mic

Original Name : Mick Fleetwood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stevie

Original Name : Dweezil Zappa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brenda

Original Name : Karen Leigh Hopkins

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sven

Original Name : Sven-Ole Thorsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lenny

Original Name : Edward Bunker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Med Tech

Original Name : Bryan Kestner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Valdez

Original Name : Anthony Pena

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tony

Original Name : Kurt Fuller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent

Original Name : Ken Lerner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amy

Original Name : Dey Young

Gender : Female

Character Name : Phil Hilton

Original Name : Rodger Bumpass

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. McArdle

Original Name : Dona Hardy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Edith Wiggins

Original Name : Lynne Marie Stewart

Gender : Female

Character Name : Leon

Original Name : Bill Margolin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier #1

Original Name : Tony Brubaker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier #2

Original Name : Joel Kramer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier #3

Original Name : Billy D. Lucas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lieutenant Saunders

Original Name : George P. Wilbur

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chico

Original Name : Thomas Rosales Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Suzie Checkpoint

Original Name : Sondra Holt

Gender : Female

Character Name : Barrio Foreman #1

Original Name : Daniel Celario

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barrio Foreman #2

Original Name : Mario Celario

Gender : Male

Character Name : Custodian

Original Name : Sidney Chankin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Newscaster

Original Name : Kim Pawlik

Gender : Male

Character Name : Travel Pass Guard

Original Name : Roger Kern

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elderly Lady

Original Name : Barbara Lux

Gender : Female

Character Name : 911 Security Officer #2

Original Name : Franco Columbu

Gender : Male

Character Name : Propaganda Officer

Original Name : Lin Shaye

Gender : Female

Character Name : Yuppie Yeller

Original Name : Boyd Kestner

Gender : Male

Character Name : 911 Security Officer #1

Original Name : Wayne Grace

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teenage Punk

Original Name : Charlie Phillips

Gender : Male

Character Name : Manager Locker Room

Original Name : Greg Lewis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barrio Betto

Original Name : John William James

Gender : Male

Character Name : Underground Tech

Original Name : Jon Cutler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Kerry Wall

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Paula Brown

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Megan Gallivan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Suzie Hardy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Debby Harris

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Melissa Hurley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Marlene Lange

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Morgan Lawley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Cindy Millican

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Andrea Moen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Mary Ann Hermansen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Karen Owens

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Sharon Owens

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Pamela Rossi

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Mia Togo

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sports Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Sheree Ali

Gender : Female

Character Name : Woman in Airport (uncredited)

Original Name : Kadrolsha Ona Carole

Gender : Female

Character Name : Game Show Hostess (uncredited)

Original Name : Maureen Flaherty

Gender : Female

Character Name : Woman in Airport (uncredited)

Original Name : Sandy Holt

Gender : Female

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeff Jensen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Locker Room Viewer (uncredited)

Original Name : Jon McBride

Gender : Male

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Mel Scott-Thomas

Gender : Male

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

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. Schwarzenegger becomes a reluctant contestant in the most popular TV show of the time, The Running Man. It's a sadistic show where convicts are thrust into a zonal world and have to avoid an array of stalking killers. Cue lots of outrageous violence, equally outrageous costumes, and of course with Arnold in the lead there's plenty of dialogue zingers. The caustic observation of how television programmes have evolved is potently portentous, and it's all played out to an industrial 80s score from Faltermeyer. It helps if you know what you are going to get from it, since it's a typical Schwarzenegger movie from the fruity chaotic popcorn era in the 80s. So with that in mind, for A.S. fans this is one to gorge on with glee - for others it may not have the charm offensive required to strike a chord. 7/10