It is the year 2019. "The Running Man" is a deadly game no one has ever survived. But... Schwarzenegger has yet to play.
By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian 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, including the gladiator-style The Running Man, hosted by the ruthless Damon Killian, where “runners” attempt to evade “stalkers” and certain death for a chance to be pardoned and set free.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
Ben Richards
Richard Dawson
Damon Killian
María Conchita Alonso
Amber Mendez
Yaphet Kotto
William Laughlin
Jim Brown
Fireball
Jesse Ventura
Captain Freedom
Erland van Lidth
Dynamo
Marvin J. McIntyre
Harold Weiss
Gus Rethwisch
Buzzsaw
Professor Toru Tanaka
Subzero
Mick Fleetwood
Mic
Dweezil Zappa
Stevie
Karen Leigh Hopkins
Brenda
Sven-Ole Thorsen
Sven
Edward Bunker
Lenny
Paul Michael Glaser
Director
Steven E. de Souza
Screenplay
Stephen King
Novel
Rob Cohen
Executive Producer
Keith Barish
Executive Producer
Tim Zinnemann
Producer
George Linder
Producer
Thomas Del Ruth
Director of Photography
Harold Faltermeyer
Original Music Composer
John Wright
Editor
Mark Warner
Editor
Edward A. Warschilka
Editor
Robert Blackman
Costume Design
Ron Cobb
Production Design
Jack T. Collis
Production Design
