The Running Man (1987)

11/13/1987 (US) • 1h 41m

Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

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

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Richard Dawson

Damon Killian

Yaphet Kotto

William Laughlin

Jim Brown

Fireball

Jesse Ventura

Captain Freedom

Marvin J. McIntyre

Harold Weiss


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$27,000,000.00

Revenue

$38,122,105.00

Keywords

based on novel or book

dystopia

hunting human beings

game show

on the run

totalitarian

prison break

paranoid

dark future

wrongly accused

death game

not too distant future

fight for life

authoritarian

stalkers

alternate future

crowd mentality

dystopian future

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