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The Running Man (1987)
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A wrongly-convicted man must try to survive a public execution gauntlet staged as a TV game show. Director:Paul Michael Glaser |
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| Arnold Schwarzenegger | ... | ||
| Maria Conchita Alonso | ... | ||
| Yaphet Kotto | ... |
William Laughlin
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| Jim Brown | ... |
Fireball
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| Jesse Ventura | ... | ||
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Erland van Lidth | ... |
Dynamo
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Marvin J. McIntyre | ... |
Harold Weiss
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Gus Rethwisch | ... |
Buzzsaw
(as Bernard Gus Rethwisch)
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Professor Toru Tanaka | ... |
Subzero
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| Mick Fleetwood | ... |
Mic
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| Dweezil Zappa | ... |
Stevie
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Richard Dawson | ... | |
| Karen Leigh Hopkins | ... |
Brenda
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Sven-Ole Thorsen | ... |
Sven
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Edward Bunker | ... |
Lenny
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Storyline
Set in a totalitarian society. Ben Richards is a cop who was blamed for a massacre which wasn't his fault. He would be sent to prison and breaks out with some other inmates. He tries to escape but the woman whom he dragged into his plan turns him over to the authorities. 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; men who hunt them down and kill them in gruesome manners. When he learns that Richards has been caught, he wants him to be the show's next contestant. After being brought to Killian, Richards turns him down, Killian then reveals to Richards that his two friends who were in prison with him and who broke out with him have been caught, so unless Richards does the show they will. But on the night of the show, Richards is set to go but Killian also reveals that Richards two friends are going with him. Richards tells Killian that he will be back. But first ! Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com
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Country:
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
El sobreviviente See more »Box Office
Budget:
$14,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$38,122,105 (USA)Company Credits
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Damon Killian: [to Mrs. Agnes McArdle and the audience] ... and watch that screen.
[an CGI falsified version of the actual events of the Bakersfield massacre is shown; the police heilcopter is flying over the city]
Phil Hiton: Our star runner tonight needs no introduction. He's Ben Richards, the brutal slayer of 60 men, women, and children in the Bakersfield massacre.
Ben Richards: Food riot in progress. Approximately 1,500 civilians. Moving in.
Dispatcher: [to Richards] Yankee-nine-niner, the crowd is unarmed. Repeat, unarmed. Abort attack. Acknowledge, Yankee-Nine-Niner.
Ben Richards: [to dispatch] The hell with you.
Dispatcher: Lieutenant Sanders, take command. Detain Richards and return to base.
[Ben attacks Sanders and the crew; Thousands of shanty residents, the audience, and the guests in the locker room, including Captain Freedom, are watching the shocking events infolding]
Dispatcher: Acknowledge, Yankee-Nine-Niner! Acknowledge! Return to base! Those are innocent, unarmed people down there! Cease fire! CEASE FIRE!
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Paramilitary Uniforms, Orville Pure Procreation Pills, and Cadre Cola - it
hits the spot.
Promotional considerations paid for by Elton Flame Throwers,
Wainright Electrical Launchers, and Hammand & Gates Chain Saws.
Damon Gillian's wardrobe by Chez Antoine, 19th century
craftsmanship for the 21st century man.
Cadre trooper and studio guard's sidearms provided by Colt
Chester, the pistol of patriots.
Remember, tickets for the ICS studio tour are always available
for class A citizens in good standing.
If you'd like to be a contestant on The Running Man, send a
self-addressed, stamped envelope to ICS Talent Hunt, care of your local
affiliate, and then go out and do something really despicable!
I'm Bill Hilgen. Good night and take care!" See more »
Written and Produced by Jackie Jackson and Glen Barbee
Performed by Jackie Jackson and Glen Barbee See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
Dweezil Zappa, son of legendary American composer Frank Zappa, has only two lines in the movie: "Don't touch that dial!", that being one of his father's most famous lyrics from the song "I am the Slime" (from the album "Over-nite Sensation", 1973), and "Psst... you guys wanna buy a hot stereo?... Laughlin!, glad you guys made it." during the beginning of the film See more »Goofs
Audio/visual unsynchronized: Just after Dynamo kills Weiss near the up-link box and Amber is thrown to the floor, the next cut shows Dynamo advancing towards Amber. He is speaking or singing, but there is no audio for his voice. See more »Quotes
Damon Killian: We have one hell of a show for you tonight. Phil, please, if you will, introduce tonight's guest runner...Damon Killian: [to Mrs. Agnes McArdle and the audience] ... and watch that screen.
[an CGI falsified version of the actual events of the Bakersfield massacre is shown; the police heilcopter is flying over the city]
Phil Hiton: Our star runner tonight needs no introduction. He's Ben Richards, the brutal slayer of 60 men, women, and children in the Bakersfield massacre.
Ben Richards: Food riot in progress. Approximately 1,500 civilians. Moving in.
Dispatcher: [to Richards] Yankee-nine-niner, the crowd is unarmed. Repeat, unarmed. Abort attack. Acknowledge, Yankee-Nine-Niner.
Ben Richards: [to dispatch] The hell with you.
Dispatcher: Lieutenant Sanders, take command. Detain Richards and return to base.
[Ben attacks Sanders and the crew; Thousands of shanty residents, the audience, and the guests in the locker room, including Captain Freedom, are watching the shocking events infolding]
Dispatcher: Acknowledge, Yankee-Nine-Niner! Acknowledge! Return to base! Those are innocent, unarmed people down there! Cease fire! CEASE FIRE!
[...]
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Crazy Credits
Announcer's voiceover: "The Running Man has been brought to you by: BreakawayParamilitary Uniforms, Orville Pure Procreation Pills, and Cadre Cola - it
hits the spot.
Promotional considerations paid for by Elton Flame Throwers,
Wainright Electrical Launchers, and Hammand & Gates Chain Saws.
Damon Gillian's wardrobe by Chez Antoine, 19th century
craftsmanship for the 21st century man.
Cadre trooper and studio guard's sidearms provided by Colt
Chester, the pistol of patriots.
Remember, tickets for the ICS studio tour are always available
for class A citizens in good standing.
If you'd like to be a contestant on The Running Man, send a
self-addressed, stamped envelope to ICS Talent Hunt, care of your local
affiliate, and then go out and do something really despicable!
I'm Bill Hilgen. Good night and take care!" See more »
Soundtracks
"Paula's Theme"Written and Produced by Jackie Jackson and Glen Barbee
Performed by Jackie Jackson and Glen Barbee See more »
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