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The Running Man is a dystopian action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a prisoner forced to fight for his life on a TV show. The film is loosely based on a novel by Stephen King and was a moderate box office success in 1987.
With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown. In a dystopian America, a falsely convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he must forcibly participate in a TV game show where convicts, runners, must battle killers for their freedom.
- (170K)
- Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
- Paul Michael Glaser
- 1987-11-13
The Running Man is a 1982 sci-fi novel about a reality show in which contestants are hunted by killers. The novel explores themes of poverty, violence, and resistance in a totalitarian America.
- Stephen King
- 1982
Jul 18, 2024 · Multi-talented director Edgar Wright is remaking Stephen King's The Running Man, and there are already exciting updates about the project.
- Dalton Norman
Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Ben Richards, a cop in the totalitarian America of 2019, framed for massacring rioting civilians during a famine.
- 2 min
- 359.5K
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In a dystopian America, a falsely convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he must forcibly participate in a TV game show where convicts, runners, must battle killers for their freedom. A parody within an action thriller.
Overview. 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 ...
