The Running Man (1987 film)

The Running Man
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paul Michael Glaser
Screenplay by	Steven E. de Souza
Based on	The Running Man by Stephen King (as Richard Bachman)
Produced by	George Linder Tim Zinnemann
Starring	Arnold Schwarzenegger María Conchita Alonso Yaphet Kotto Richard Dawson
Cinematography	Thomas Del Ruth
Edited by	John Wright Mark Warner Edward A. Warschilka
Music by	Harold Faltermeyer
Production companies	Braveworld Productions Taft Entertainment Pictures
Distributed by	Tri-Star Pictures
Release date	November 13, 1987 (1987-11-13) (United States)
Running time	101 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$32 million[2]
Box office	$38.1 million (United States)[2]

The Running Man is a 1987 American dystopian action film directed by Paul Michael Glaser and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, María Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson, Yaphet Kotto, and Jesse Ventura. The film is set in a dystopian United States between 2017 and 2019, featuring a television show where convicted criminal "runners" must escape death at the hands of professional killers. It is very loosely based on the 1982 novel of the same title written by Stephen King and published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.

The Running Man was a moderate box office success in the United States, grossing $38 million on its $27 million budget, but opened to mixed reviews from critics. A new movie adaptation of the novel, announced in early 2021, is in development at Paramount Pictures, with Edgar Wright directing and Michael Bacall writing the script.^[3]