The Running Man

Based On the book by Stephen King

The Running Man is a 1987 American science fiction action film directed by Paul Michael Glaser from a screenplay by Steven E. de Souza. It is loosely based on the 1982 novel The Running Man by Stephen King (under his pseudonym Richard Bachman). Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, María Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson, Yaphet Kotto, and Jesse Ventura, the film is set in a dystopic and totalitarian future United States, where a state-controlled broadcaster airs a deadly game show in which convicted criminals, known as "runners", must survive pursuit by themed gladiatorial assassins called "stalkers". The story follows Captain Ben Richards (Schwarzenegger), a framed police officer forced to compete on the show, who becomes an unlikely symbol of resistance against a corrupt government and its manipulative media machine.

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Release date:

November 13, 1987

Director:

Paul Michael Glaser

Cast:

Arnold Schwarzenegger, María Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown, Jesse Ventura

Genre:

Science Fiction, Action, Dystopian

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1987 in adaptations