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Cast & Crew
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Arnold Schwarzenegger as
Ben Richards -
Dweezil Zappa as
Stevie - Richard Dawson as
Damon Killian - Maria Conchita Alonso as
Amber Mendez - Yaphet Kotto as
William Laughlin - Jim Brown as
Fireball - Jesse Ventura as
Captain Freedom - Erland van Lidth / Erland Van Lidth as
Dynamo - Marvin J. McIntyre as
Harold Weiss - Gus Rethwisch / Bernard Gus Rethwisch as
Buzzsaw - Professor Toru Tanaka as
Subzero - Mick Fleetwood as
Mic - Karen Leigh Hopkins as
Brenda - Sven-Ole Thorsen / Sven Thorsen as
Sven - Edward Bunker / Eddie Bunker as
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About the Movie
The Running Man is a 1987 film adaptation loosely based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. Directed by Paul Michael Glaser, the film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Jesse Ventura, Jim Brown and Richard Dawson. The film, set in a dystopic year 2017, is about a TV show called The Running Man, where "runners" must escape death at the hands of professional killers. The film differed significantly from the novel; it recalls some scenes from a French movie with a similar theme, called Le Prix du Danger, about a TV show where participants must escape killers live on TV.
Synopsis
In 2017, the economy has collapsed and society has become a 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. The most popular and sadistic of these shows is The Running Man, hosted by Damon Killian (Richard Dawson).
Ben Richards (Schwarzenegger) is a pilot of a police helicopter gunship. He is ordered to fire upon unarmed civilians during a food riot in Bakersfield, California, but refuses to do so. His fellow police officers overpower him and kill the civilians. Richards is turned into a scapegoat by state propaganda for the massacre and is imprisoned. Altered footage of the event appears on national television.
Eighteen months later, Richards is shown imprisoned in a labor camp, where he plots his escape with two other prisoners, William Laughlin (Kotto) and Harold Weiss (McIntyre). Prisoners are detained through the use of C-4 explosive collars placed on their necks. Harold Weiss learns the collars' deactivation code, and Richards and Laughlin stage a fight to cover their escape.
The three escape to a shanty town hideout on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Richards decides to visit his brother's apartment in the city. He enters only to find out it is now occupied by news reporter Amber Mendez (Alonso), who works for ICS, the network that broadcasts The Running Man. She explains that Richards' brother was taken away for 're-education'. Enraged, Richards kidnaps Amber and plans to fly to Hawaii. While at the airport, she manages to alert security; Richards is caught. Again altered footage of the event appears on national television.
Richards is taken to the Running Man studios in downtown Los Angeles, where the host, Killian, requests that he compete. Richards agrees when he learns that Laughlin and Weiss - who were also captured - would enter the show in his place. After Richards agrees to enter, Killian adds Laughlin and Weiss anyway.
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Summary
Premiere: 1987The year is 2019. The finest men in America don't run for President. They run for their lives.
Type: Movie
Genres/Tags: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Stephen King
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