The Running Man
Science Fiction, Thriller
Artisan  (1987) 101 mins R

6.4 (28,053 votes)
In the year 2017 Ben Richards (Arnold Schwarzenegger) refuses to fire upon civilians during a food riot. Because of this refusal he is turned in to a scapegoat for the many civilians that are killed and is given the nickname 'The Butcher of Bakersfield'. After managing to escape from prison, Richards tries to return to his family, but finds that they have been taken. Unfortunately he is recaptured and forced to participate in a show called 'The Running Man', where he must attempt to survive a gladiator style competition. Several Stalkers are employed by the show to attempt to stop and kill the competitors on the show, which include other men that escaped from prison with Richards. After surviving several of these Stalkers, Richards becomes too popular and they try to buy him off and make him a Stalker, but he refuses. Soon Richards joins a group that is attempting to fight the network th...

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Cast and Crew
Arnold Schwarzenegger  ......  Ben Richards
Maria Conchita Alonso  ......  Amber Mendez
Yaphet Kotto  ......  William Laughlin
Jim Brown  ......  Fireball
Jesse Ventura  ......  Captain Freedom
Erland van Lidth  ......  Dynamo
Director  .....  Paul Michael Glaser
Producer  .....  Rob Cohen; George Linder; Tim Zinnemann; Keith Barish
Writer  .....  Stephen King; Steven E. de Souza; Steven E. deSouza
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: The stain of Subzero's blood on Ben's gamesuit. (more)

Trivia:
The big dance number at the start of The Running Man show was choreographed by Paula Abdul. (more)

Filming Locations:
West Edmonton Mall - 8882 170 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Quotes:
Damon Killian: [after incriminating footage is shown on the studio screen] ... If you'll please bare with us, we're experiencing technical difficulties...
Elderly Lady: Bulls - t!
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations (more)