---
title: 'The Running Man (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Paul Michael Glaser'
released: '1987-11-13'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-running-man-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093894/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Running Man (1987)

1987 · 101 min · Action, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

The Running Man is a 1987 American science fiction action film directed by Paul Michael Glaser from a screenplay by Steven E. de Souza. It is loosely based on the 1982 novel The Running Man by Stephen King. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, María Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson, Yaphet Kotto, and Jesse Ventura, the film is set in a dystopic and totalitarian future United States, where a state-controlled broadcaster airs a deadly game show in which convicted criminals, known as "runners", must survive pursuit by themed gladiatorial assassins called "stalkers". The story follows Captain Ben Richards (Schwarzenegger), a framed police officer forced to compete on the show, who becomes an unlikely symbol of resistance against a corrupt government and its manipulative media machine.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Paul Michael Glaser](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-michael-glaser)
- **Screenplay:** [Stephen King](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-king), [Steven E. de Souza](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-e-de-souza)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Harold Faltermeyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-faltermeyer)
- **Producer:** [Rob Cohen](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-cohen), [Tim Zinnemann](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-zinnemann)
- **Director of Photography:** [Thomas Del Ruth](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-del-ruth)
- **Editor:** [Mark Warner](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-warner-2), [John Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wright), [Edward A. Warschilka](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-a-warschilka)

## Cast

- [George P. Wilbur](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-p-wilbur)
- [Thomas Rosales Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-rosales-jr)
- [Edward Bunker](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-bunker)
- [Mick Fleetwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/mick-fleetwood)
- [Jesse Ventura](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesse-ventura)
- [Marvin J. McIntyre](https://cinepixo.com/people/marvin-j-mcintyre)
- [Rodger Bumpass](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodger-bumpass)
- [Dweezil Zappa](https://cinepixo.com/people/dweezil-zappa)
- [Dona Hardy](https://cinepixo.com/people/dona-hardy)
- [Lin Shaye](https://cinepixo.com/people/lin-shaye)
- [Richard Dawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-dawson)
- [María Conchita Alonso](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-conchita-alonso)
- [Sven-Ole Thorsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/sven-ole-thorsen)
- [Kurt Fuller](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-fuller)
- [Charles Kalani](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-kalani)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-running-man-1987
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