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.
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Classical in form, unpretentious, effortless and plot-driven.
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- effortlessdemanding
- character-ledplot-driven
- resolvedopen-ended
Who loves it, who doesn't
34 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Provocateurs.
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“Is Arnold Schwarzenegger the best thing in The Running Man?”
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“Is the book better?”
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“Does the pace leave no room to feel anything?”
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Cast
- Arnold SchwarzeneggerBen Richards
- Richard DawsonDamon Killian
- María Conchita AlonsoAmber Mendez
- Yaphet KottoWilliam Laughlin
- Jim BrownFireball
- Jesse VenturaCaptain Freedom
- Erland van LidthDynamo
- Marvin J. McIntyreHarold Weiss
- Gus RethwischBuzzsaw
- Professor Toru TanakaSubzero
Crew
- Paul Michael GlaserDirector
- Steven E. de SouzaScreenplay
- Stephen KingNovel
- Thomas Del RuthDirector of Photography
- Harold FaltermeyerOriginal Music Composer
- Mark WarnerEditor
- John WrightEditor
- Edward A. WarschilkaEditor
- Tim ZinnemannProducer
- George LinderProducer
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