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Overview

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Writers:
Stephen King (novel)
Steven E. de Souza (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
13 November 1987 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller more
Tagline:
The year is 2019. The finest men in America don't run for President. They run for their lives. more
Plot:
A wrongly-convicted man must try to survive a public execution gauntlet staged as a TV game show. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
This Movie is Genius more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Arnold Schwarzenegger ... Ben Richards

Maria Conchita Alonso ... Amber Mendez
Yaphet Kotto ... William Laughlin

Jim Brown ... Fireball

Jesse Ventura ... Captain Freedom
Erland van Lidth ... Dynamo (as Erland Van Lidth)
Marvin J. McIntyre ... Harold Weiss
Gus Rethwisch ... Buzzsaw (as Bernard Gus Rethwisch)
Professor Toru Tanaka ... Subzero
Mick Fleetwood ... Mic

Dweezil Zappa ... Stevie
Richard Dawson ... Damon Killian

Karen Leigh Hopkins ... Brenda
Sven-Ole Thorsen ... Sven (as Sven Thorsen)
Edward Bunker ... Lenny (as Eddie Bunker)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
101 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2003) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Australia:R | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Ireland:18 | Norway:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (f) | West Germany:18

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Erland van Lidth's last film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The wound holes in Ben's jumpsuit disappear and reappear at various points in the movie. more
Quotes:
Damon Killian: What's the matter? Steroids make you deaf? more
Movie Connections:
References "Knight Rider" (1982) more
Soundtrack:
Theme from Gilligan's Island more

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23 out of 30 people found the following comment useful:-
This Movie is Genius, 27 February 2006
9/10
Author: nastynate69 from Canada

This movie is one of the most Underrated movie of its time. When watching this movie , your filled with action, and when somethings not really happing , the humour is un matched. Brilliant writing for a movie that was made to give us a bloody mix , of a game show where criminals are the contestants, and a near future where the general public all have a thirst for blood.Also Arnold Doesn't let us down with some of his best one liners.I don't want to spoil anything for you ,but i will tell you when Arnold gives his "I'll be back line" He gets the best response of them all in this movie. Hope you enjoy this gem as much as i did.

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