Its director is paul michael glaser and arnold schwarzenegger plays the protagonist ben richards. Its set in a dystopian world where convicted criminals are chased by professional killers in a game show scenario. The running man is a 1987 american dystopian action film directed by paul michael glaser and starring arnold schwarzenegger, maria conchita alonso, richard dawson, yaphet kotto, and jesse ventura. Maria conchita alonso in the running man 1987 erland van lidth in the running man. Damon killian, who is the host of the running man a game show wherein convicted felons are given the chance to run to freedom but have to elude the stalkers. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. I like how in 1987 when this movie was released this is what they thought 2017 would be like but in 2017 there was season 1 fortnite and the dab was popular. He is sentenced to participate in a brutal tv show. The running man is a 1987 science fiction action film. The running man soundtrack from 1987, composed by harold faltermeyer. The running man 1987 arnold schwarzenegger killcount duration.
Richards is captured along with an innocent civilian, amber mendez maria conchita alonso, and they are forced to participate in a violent game show called the running man, hosted by the. The running man seems especially prescient in 2017 when reality tv is so popular, and the president of the united states is best known for hosting one such series. Free running man bluray dvd covers 1987 german ready to download and print. In a dystopian future, ben richards, a wrongly convicted man, must compete in a live televised mortal.
In any case, the running man remains as much fun to watch as it was back in 1987 and thanks to a perceived drop in social standards it is more relevant now than it. The most popular and sadistic of these programs is the running man, hosted by damon killian. The running man 1987 rotten tomatoes an unjustly accused prisoner in 2019 is given a slim chance at freedom if he enters a battletothedeath on a television game show. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. The running man is the top rating show on network tv and damon killian, the creator and host is the most popular entertainer in the us. A wrongly convicted man must try to survive a public execution gauntlet staged as a game show. The running man is a 1987 american dystopian action film directed by paul michael glaser. The running man 1987 when reality tv gets too real. Starring arnold schwarzenegger and maria conchita alonso. The running man is an arcade game for the big screen, a contest in which the player is arnold schwarzenegger and the game keeps. The running man 1987 interview edit by david davor. The ending theme is running away with you aka restless heart performed by. Maria conchita alonso in the running man 1987 arnold schwarzenegger and maria.
The running man 1987 upcoming movies movie database. The running man 1987 cast and crew in the year 2019, america is a totalitarian state where the favorite television program is the running man a game show in which prisoners must run to. Katsura sakamoto ft fireball from running man 1987 synthwave duration. The running man was very loosely based on a short story by. Ben richards is an innocent man who is sentenced to the running man game show, a futuristic audience participation capital punishment television show. The policeman ben richards is unjustly accused of ending a bloody mass uprising. The first 500 people to sign up via my link will get two free months of skillshare premium. Released by varese sarabande in 1990 vcd 47356 containing music from the running man 1987. Overview of running man, the, 1987, directed by paul michael glaser, with arnold schwarzenegger, richard dawson, maria conchita alonso, at turner classic movies. The running man was a 1987 adaptation of a rather early stephen king novel. The running man is an iconic science fiction action film based on a stephen king a novel. It is very loosely based on the 1982 novel of the same title written by stephen king and published under the pseudonym richard bachman. By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and american society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity.
Taft entertainment pictureskeith barish productions 1987. Free online retail bluray movie dvd covers art archive. Arnold schwarzenegger stars as ben richards, a cop in the totalitarian america of 2019, framed for massacring rioting civilians during a famine. While ben is running from champions with chainsaws and sharpened hockey sticks, the host is busy with calls to the network about ratings.
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