The Running Man

The Running Man (1987)

Timing: 1:41 (101 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1987-11-13

Country

United States

Production

TriStar Pictures, Braveworld Productions, Keith Barish Productions, TAFT Entertainment Pictures, HBO

Genre

Action, Science Fiction, Thriller, Crime

Budget

$27 000 000

Revenue

$38 122 105

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Director

Paul Michael Glaser

Actors

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard Dawson, María Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown, Jesse Ventura, Erland van Lidth, Marvin J. McIntyre, Gus Rethwisch, Professor Toru Tanaka
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Scenario

Producer

George Linder, Tim Zinnemann, Rob Cohen, Keith Barish

Operator

Thomas Del Ruth

Composer

Harold Faltermeyer

Artist

Joseph E. Hubbard, Gene Nollman

Audition

Jackie Burch

Editing

Mark Warner, John Wright, Edward A. Warschilka
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• The film is based on a work by Stephen King.
• The dance numbers for the girls in the show were choreographed by famous pop singer and dancer Paula Abdul.
• In this film, as in many others, Arnold Schwarzenegger also delivers his signature line: “I’ll be back!”
• Among the candidates for the lead role were Dolph Lundgren, Christopher Reeve, and Patrick Swayze.
• Writer Robert Sheckley sued the filmmakers, accusing them of plagiarism.
• Stephen King was reportedly dissatisfied with the production and the lead actor.
• The code to deactivate the collars is 653-9X.
• Stephen King forbade the use of his name in the advertising and on the film's cover.
• In the credits, Stephen King is listed under the pseudonym 'Richard Bachman,' under which he also wrote the work of the same name.
• Film enthusiasts even noted a minor inaccuracy made by the filmmakers: a helicopter flying over Bakersfield displays coordinates of 45 degrees north latitude and 19 degrees east longitude, while the actual location has coordinates of 35.3 and 119 respectively.
• Filming took place from September to December 1986.
• Paula Abdul choreographed the dance numbers for the showgirls.
• Writer Robert Sheckley sued the filmmakers for plagiarism.
• When Rob Cohen bought the rights to film Richard Bachman's novel "The Running Man" (1982), he had no idea that Stephen King was hiding behind the pseudonym.
• The show featured in the film was based on the Japanese television show Trans American Ultra Quiz from the early 1980s, in which contestants were subjected to various forms of torture. The prize went to the one who could endure the pain and humiliation the longest.
• When Rob Cohen purchased the rights to film Richard Bachman’s novel “The Running Man” (1982), he had no idea that the pseudonym concealed Stephen King.