The Running Man Movie Review 1987

Special-effects-laden adaptation of the Stephen King novel (under his Richard Bachman pseud) about a futuristic TV game show. Convicts are given a chance for pardon--all they have to do is survive an on going battle with specially trained assassins in the bombed-out sections of Los Angeles. Sci-fi with an attitude.

Distribution

Artisan Entertainment, 2700 Colorado Ave., Ste. 200, Santa Monica, CA 90404, Phone: (310)449-9200, Fax: (310)255-3730, URL: http://www.artisanent.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 101 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Sci Fi, You Lose, You Die, Books to Film: Stephen King, Game Shows, Rock Stars on Film

Screenplay

Steven E. de Souza

Cast

Edward (Eddie) Bunker, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard Dawson, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Mick Fleetwood, Dweezil Zappa, Jesse Ventura, Jim Brown

Cinematography

Thomas Del Ruth

Director

Paul Michael Glaser

Music

Harold Faltermeyer

Producer

Taft Ent., Keith Barish