The Running Man

MPAA Rating

Theatrical Release Date

Nov 12, 1987

Genre(s)

Chase Movies
Race Against Time
Futuristic
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Sci-Fi Action
DTS
Special Editions
DVD
Full Screen
Widescreen
US & CA DVDs: Region 1

Rating (Stars)

Description

In this action thriller based on an early story by Stephen King, Los Angeles in the year 2017 has become a police state in the wake of the global economy's total collapse. All forms of entertainment are government controlled, and the most popular show on television is an elaborate game show in which convicted criminals are given a chance to escape by running through a gauntlet of brutal killers known as "Stalkers." Anyone who survives is given their freedom and a condominium in Hawaii, so when a wrongly accused citizen (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is chosen as a contestant, all hell breaks loose. Cheesy sets and a slimy role for game-show host Richard Dawson make this violent mess of mayhem a candidate for guilty pleasure; it is the kind of movie that truly devoted Arnold fans will want to watch more than once. And check those credits--choreography by Paula Abdul! --Jeff Shannon

Director

Paul Michael Glaser

Stars

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Maria Conchita Alonso
Yaphet Kotto
Jim Brown
Jesse Ventura

Running Time

101 minutes

Original Price

$14.98

Current Value

$4.22

DVD Features

Anamorphic
Closed-captioned
Color
Dolby
DTS Surround Sound
DVD-Video
Full Screen
Original recording remastered
Widescreen
NTSC
1.33:1