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The Running Man (1987)

The Running Man (1987)

Action Science Fiction Thriller

It is the year 2019. "The Running Man" is a deadly game no one has ever survived. But Schwarzenegger has yet to play.

Release Date: 1987, November 13
Directors: Paul Michael Glaser
Countries: United States of America
Production: Braveworld Productions, Keith Barish Productions, Taft Entertainment Pictures
Cast: Rodger Bumpass, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Franco Columbu, Thomas Rosales Jr., Sven-Ole Thorsen, Kurt Fuller, Yaphet Kotto, Dona Hardy, Jesse Ventura, Bill Margolin, Edward Bunker, Melissa Hurley

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 Killian, where “runners” attempt to evade “stalkers” and certain death for a chance to be pardoned and set free.

Keywords:

dystopia based on novel or book dystopian death game on the run game show dystopian future dark future paranoid authoritarian prison break totalitarian wrongly accused not too distant future fight for life stalkers alternate future crowd mentality