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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.

1987 · R · 1h 41m

Directed by Paul Michael Glaser

6.5

TMDB audience score
3,038 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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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Cast

  • Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Ben Richards

  • Richard Dawson
    Damon Killian

  • María Conchita Alonso
    Amber Mendez

  • Yaphet Kotto
    William Laughlin

  • Jim Brown
    Fireball

  • Jesse Ventura
    Captain Freedom

  • Erland van Lidth
    Dynamo

  • Marvin J. McIntyre
    Harold Weiss

  • Gus Rethwisch
    Buzzsaw

  • Professor Toru Tanaka
    Subzero

  • Mick Fleetwood
    Mic

  • Dweezil Zappa
    Stevie

  • Karen Leigh Hopkins
    Brenda

  • Sven-Ole Thorsen
    Sven

  • Edward Bunker
    Lenny

  • Bryan Kestner
    Med Tech

  • Anthony Pena
    Valdez

  • Kurt Fuller
    Tony