The Running Man

Set in a dystopian 2017, 'The Running Man' follows Ben Richards, a falsely accused police officer forced to compete on a brutal televised game show where convicted criminals must evade lethal hunters called Stalkers. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, the film is a thrilling action-packed satire that critiques media manipulation, government corruption, and society's obsession with violent entertainment.

• Based on a Stephen King novel written under pseudonym Richard Bachman.
• Arnold Schwarzenegger did many of his own stunts in the film.
• The film is set in the dystopian future year of 2017.
• Jesse Ventura and Arnold would later both become U.S. governors.
• Real American Gladiators inspired the creation of the Stalkers characters.

• I'll be back. No, I'll be back.
• Here is Subzero, now plain zero!
• Who loves you and who do you love?
• You bastard! Drop dead!
• This is television, that's all it is.