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The Running Man(Movie, 1987)

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| 1h 41min | Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
The Running ManRating: 3.3/5 (with 975975 votes)
The Running Man is a 1987 American dystopian action film directed by Paul Michael Glaser and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, María Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson, Yaphet Kotto, and Jesse Ventura. The film is set in a dystopian United States between 2017 and 2019, featuring a television show where convicted criminal "runners" must escape death at the hands of professional killers. It is very loosely based on the 1982 novel of the same title written by Stephen King and published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. The Running Man was a moderate box office success in the United States, grossing $38 million on its $27 million budget, but opened to mixed reviews from critics. A new movie adaptation of the novel, announced in early 2021, is in development at Para... ()
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About The Running Man

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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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on the work of: Stephen King ("The Running Man", "Le Prix du Danger")
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 31 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Slovenian (SL), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 11/13/1987 (World premiere: 02/17/1987)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Carrera Mortal"
"O Sobrevivente (1987)"
"O Sobrevivente [The Running Man] (1987)"
"Perseguido"
"Battle Runner"
"Omul care fuge"
"Ölüme Karşı Koşan"
Budget: 27,000,000 USD
Revenue: 38,122,105 USD (= 141%)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:3734, Added: 02/14/2018, Last updated: 04/08/2024