THE RUNNING MAN (WIDESCREEN)

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• Release Year: 1987
• Genre: Action, Science-Fiction, Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: The year is 2019. Television is now ruling people's lives. The most popular 'audience participation' game show is 'The Running Man' - where convicts can win pardons instead of 'parting gifts' by defeating murderous henchmen known as 'stalkers.' The stalkers haven't had much of a challenge lately...until Ben Richards (Schwarzenegger) comes along. Wrongly convicted of slaughtering 1500 innocent people, Richards is the next contestant to fight for his life...and his freedom. When 'Running Man' host Damon Killian (Dawson) says 'Come on down!', be prepared to pay with your life! But Ben Richards isn't going down without a fight. Off Richards goes into the burned-out sections of Los Angeles to face four of Killian's ace stalkers: Subzero, wielding his razor-sharp hockey sticks; Buzzsaw, the mechanical motorcycle-riding slasher; Dynamo, practicing his deadly electric shock treatment; and Fireball with his mighty flame-throwing arsenal. Now, the entire country is glued to the tube in a heart-pounding 'sudden death' battle!
• Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown, Jesse Ventura, Erland van Lidth, Marvin J. McIntyre, Gus Rethwisch, Professor Toru Tanaka, Mick Fleetwood, Dweezil Zappa, Richard Dawson, Karen Leigh Hopkins, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Edward Bunker, Bryan Kestner, Anthony Pena, Kurt Fuller, Ken Lerner, Dey Young, Rodger Bumpass, Donna Hardy, Lynne Marie Stewart, Bill Margolin, Tony Brubaker, Joel Kramer, Billy D. Lucas, George P. Wilbur, Thomas Rosales Jr., Sondra Holt, Daniel Celario, Mario Celario, Sidney Chankin, Kim Pawlik, Roger Kern, Barbara Lux, Franco Columbu, Lin Shaye, Boyd Kestner, Wayne Grace, Charlie Phillips, Greg Lewis, John William James, Jon Cutler, Kerry Wall, Paula Brown, Megan Gallivan, Suzie Hardy, Debby Harris, Melissa Hurley, Marlene Lange, Morgan Lawley, Cindy Millican, Andrea Moen, Mary Ann Hermansen, Karen Owens, Sharon Owens, Pamela Rossi, Mia Togo, Maureen Flaherty, Sandy Holt, Jeff Jensen, Jon McBride, Mel Scott-Thomas, Paul Michael Glaser, Stephen King, Steven E. de Souza
• Director: Paul Michael Glaser
• Runtime: 1:41
• Company: Taft Entertainment Pictures, Keith Barish Productions, Tri-Star Pictures, Republic Pictures, Artisan Home Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie