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The Running Man

R

Movie

101 minutes

November 13th, 1987
DIRECTOR:

Paul Michael Glaser

PRODUCERS:

George Linder Nira Park Simon Kinberg

RATING:

R

RUNTIME:

101 minutes

DIRECTOR:

Paul Michael Glaser

PRODUCERS:

George Linder Nira Park Simon Kinberg

RATING:

R

RUNTIME:

101 minutes

  • Headshot of Maria Conchita Alonso
    Maria Conchita Alonso
    Ben Richards
  • Headshot of Yaphet Kotto
    Yaphet Kotto
    Uncredited
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    Jesse Ventura

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Reviews(1)

  • While not a brilliant movie, The Running Man is just as entertaining as any Schwarzenegger action movie of the time. The action is entertaining if not a little repetitive, while the dystopian aesthetic manages to strike a good balance between camp and formidable, even if much better productions at the time had a tighter grasp on its themes.

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    5 /10

Synopsis

Directed by Paul Michael Glaser, The Running Man is a sci-fi action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Captain Ben Richards, a former cop who's forced to compete in a deadly game show where criminals fight for their lives. The 1987 movie is based on a Stephen King novel under his pen name Richard Bachman.


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Cast(5)

Headshot of Maria Conchita Alonso
Maria Conchita Alonso

Ben Richards

Headshot of Yaphet Kotto
Yaphet Kotto

Uncredited

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Jesse Ventura
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Richard Dawson

Videos(2)

Images(53)

Arnold Schwarzenegger Screaming in The Running Man
Arnold Schwarzenegger looking down in The Running Man
Ben Richards in the pod in The Running Man
The Running Man (1987) contestant with blue stripped jump suit
The Running Man (1987) contestant with a helmet and spikey hair

Reviews(1)

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