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The Running Man

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The Running Man
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R,1hr 41min
Genres:
Action,Sci-Fi
Release:
1987
Director:
Paul Michael Glaser
Distributor:
Live/Artisan
Starring:
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson  ...more
Synopsis: Directed by former Starsky and Hutch TV star Paul Michael Glaser, this post-apocalyptic science fiction yarn satirized American entertainment, mocking pro wrestling, game shows, and law-and-order reality programming. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Ben Richards, a cop in the totalitarian America of 2019, framed for massacring rioting civilians during a famine. After escaping from jail, Richards tries to prove his innocence, but his efforts are thwarted at every turn by a regime in need of a scapegoat. ... Full Synopsis
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Karl Williams, AMG Review
One of the better adaptations of novelist and short story writer Stephen King's fiction to the screen, this tongue-in-cheek science fiction-adventure ranks among the best of star Arnold Schwarzenegger's futuristic film efforts; its success likely influenced the tone of his later, quite similar Total Recall (1990). Screenwriters Steven E. de Souza and John Herzfeld take a jaundiced but delightfully ... Full Review
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
Ben "Butcher of Bakersfield" Richards
Maria Conchita Alonso
Amber Mendez
Richard Dawson
Damon Killian, Running Man Game-Show Host
Yaphet Kotto
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