The Running Man
- 1987
- 1h 41min
- R
Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
- Paul Michael Glaser
- Stephen King, Steven E. de Souza
- TAFT Entertainment Pictures, Keith Barish Productions, Home Box Office (HBO)
- Keith Barish, Rob Cohen
- Thomas Del Ruth
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown, Jesse Ventura, Erland van Lidth, Marvin J. McIntyre, Gus Rethwisch, Professor Toru Tanaka, Mick Fleetwood
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The Running Man is a 1987 American dystopian action film directed by Paul Michael Glaser and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, María Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson, Yaphet Kotto, and Jesse Ventura. The film is set in a dystopian United States between 2017 and 2019, featuring a television show where convicted criminal "runners" must escape death at the hands of professional killers. It is loosely based on the 1982 novel The Running Man written by Stephen King and published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.
The Running Man was a moderate box office success in the United States, grossing $38 million on its $27 million budget, but opened to mixed reviews from critics. A new movie adaptation of the novel directed by Edgar Wright and starring Glen Powell in the lead role is set for release by Paramount Pictures in 2025.