The Running Man (1987)

The Running Man (1987)

Action|Sci-Fi|Thriller

In the year 2017, the world economy has collapsed. The great freedoms of the United States are no longer, as the once great nation has sealed off its borders and become a militarized police state, censoring all film, art, literature, and communications. Even so, a small resistance force led by two revolutionaries (Mick Fleetwood and Dweezil Zappa) manages to fight the oppression. With full control over the media, the government attempts to quell the nation’s yearning for freedom by broadcasting a number of game shows on which convicted criminals fight for their lives. The most popular and sadistic of these programs is “The Running Man,” hosted by Damon Killian (Richard Dawson). When a peaceful protest of starving citizens gathers in Bakersfield, California, a police officer named Ben Richards (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is ordered to fire on the crowd, which he refuses to do. Subdued by the other officers, the attack is carried out, and Richards is framed for the murder of almost a hundred unarmed civilians. Following a daring jail break months later, Richards is captured once again and forced to appear on “The Running Man” with three other convicts (Yaphet Kotto, Marvin J. McIntyre, and Maria Conchita Alonso). With their help, he fights his way through a cadre of sadistic gladiators hunting them down through the ruins of a Los Angeles earthquake, but not promising Killian that he’ll return to settle the score when the show’s host double-crosses him. In the meantime, the contestants must search through the ruins for the resistance in the hopes of finally broadcasting the truth about the government. Written by Curly Q. Link

A parody within an action thriller. Arnold Schwartzenegger plays an innocent man who is sentenced to the Running Man game show, a futuristic audience participation capital punishment television show. While Arnold is running from champions with Chain saws and sharpened hockey sticks, the host (Richard Dawson) is busy with calls to the network about ratings.

Director:Paul Michael Glaser

Writers:Stephen King (novel)
Steven E. de Souza (screenplay)

Genre:Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Tagline:The year is 2019. The finest men in America don’t run for President. They run for their lives.
Plot:A wrongly-convicted man must try to survive a public execution gauntlet staged as a TV game show.
Plot Keywords:Police | Prison | Police State | Massacre | Framed more
Awards:1 win & 2 nominations

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Cast

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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The Running Man (1987)

Action|Sci-Fi|Thriller