The Running Man [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray]

Director: Paul Michael Glaser Paul Michael Glaser

Overview

In the near future, criminals are sentenced to take part in a televised, gladiator-like competition, where they are stalked by trained killers; if they live through the contest, they win their freedom. This science-fiction action film focuses on the struggle for survival of one contestant, a falsely accused police officer.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/23/2023
UPC:	0191329249604
Original Release:	1987
Source:	Paramount
Language:	English
Time:	1:47:00
Format:	Blu-ray

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Arnold Schwarzenegger	Ben Richards
Yaphet Kotto	Laughlin
Richard Dawson	Damon Killian
Jim Brown	Fireball,Dancer
Jesse Ventura	Captain Freedom
Erland Van Lidth	Dynamo
Marvin J. McIntyre	Weiss
Gus Rethwisch	Buzzsaw
Mick Fleetwood	Mic
Dweezil Zappa	Stevie
Edward Bunker	Lenny
Brian Kestner	Med Tech,Yuppie Yeller,Med Tech,Yuppie Yeller
Karen Leigh Hopkins	Brenda
Anthony Penya	Valdez
Kurt Fuller	Tony
Kenn Lerner	Agent,Agent
Dey Young	Amy
Rodger Bumpass	Don Pardo
Donna Hardy	Mrs. McArdle,Mrs. McArdle,Dancer
Bill Margolin	Leon
George P. Wilbur	Lt. Saunders
Thomas Rosales Jr.	Chico
Sondra Holt	Suzie Checkpoint
Sidney Chankin	Custodian
Kim Pawlik	Newscaster
Roger Kern	Travel Pass Guard
Barbara Lux	Elderly Lady
Lin Shaye	Propaganda Officer
Charlie Phillips	Teenage Punk
Greg Lewis	Locker Room Manager
John William James	Barrio Bettor
Jon Cutler	Underground Tech
Tony Brubaker	Soldier
Joel Kramer	Soldier
Billy Lucas	Soldier
Daniel Celario	Barrio Foreman,Barrio Foreman
Joe Leahy	Narrator
Wayne Grace	911 Security Officer #1
Franco Columbu	911 Security Officer #2
Maria Conchita Alonso	Amber Mendez
Toru Tanaka	Subzero
Sven-Ole Thorsen	Sven
Anthony Pena	Valdez
Lynne Marie Stewart	Edith Wiggins
Jesse Captain Freedom	Actor
Kerry Brennan	Dancer
Megan Gallivan	Dancer
Melissa Hurley	Dancer
Mary Oedy	Dancer
Harold Faltermeyer	Composer

Technical Credits

Stephen King

Steven E. de Souza

John Herzfeld

Keith Barish	Executive Producer,Producer
Paul Michael Glaser	Director
Chris Casady	Special Effects
Larry Cavanaugh	Special Effects,Special Effects
Rob Cohen	Executive Producer
Bennie Dobbins	Stunts
George Linder	Producer
Bruce Steinheimer	Special Effects,Special Effects
Tim Zinnemann	Producer
Stephen King	Screenwriter
Steven E. de Souza	Screenwriter
Bruce Paul Barbour	Stunts
Paul Timothy Carden	Sound Effects
John Herzfeld	Screenwriter
Jackie Burch	Casting
Richard Bryce Goodman	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Based on a fanciful page-turner written (pseudonymously) by Stephen King, this futuristic thriller -- crammed with action and breathlessly paced -- shows Arnold Schwarzenegger at his bone-crunching best. The Running Man, originally released in 1987, took a drubbing from overly sensitive critics who fretted that it glorified violence and wallowed in gore. Their protests certainly didn’t inhibit the film’s box-office performance, as it proved an international smash and enhanced Arnold’s burgeoning rep as a top draw. It also influenced at least a half dozen similarly themed sci-fi flicks that have followed. It takes place in the year 2019, with the United States under totalitarian control and its increasingly restive populace thirsting for violent entertainment. Unfairly imprisoned Ben Richards (Schwarzenegger) is chosen to participate in a bizarre show that pits convicts against ruthless assassins known as "stalkers." Prisoners who evade their murderous pursuers can earn their freedom, and Ben is determined to make the most of his opportunity. Directed with verve by former cop-show star Paul Michael Glaser (The Cutting Edge), Running Man doesn’t offer much by way of social commentary. It does, though, dazzle viewers with a series of bloody battles and mind-blowing stunts. Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, and Jim Brown all afford Schwarzenegger able support, with Richard Dawson (parodying his TV-host trade) and Jesse Ventura (in his WWF prime) both adding to the fun. Unabashedly trashy, The Running Man is mindless fun that shows one of the screen’s greatest action heroes in peak form.