The Running Man

1987 film directed by Paul Michael Glaser
Movie film Q1058512
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Summary

The Running Man is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.34% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,081 views/month, #319 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Paul Michael Glaser[3]
  • Screenwriter: Steven E. de Souza[4], Stephen King[5]
  • Composer: Harold Faltermeyer[6]
  • Genre: action film[7], science fiction film[8], dystopian film[9]
  • Based on: The Running Man[10], Le Prix du Danger[11]
  • Cast member: Arnold Schwarzenegger[12], María Conchita Alonso[13], Yaphet Kotto[14], Jim Brown[15], Jesse Ventura[16], Charles Kalani[17], Dweezil Zappa[18], Richard Dawson[19], Erland van Lidth[20], Mick Fleetwood[21], Dey Young[22], Edward Bunker[23], Sven-Ole Thorsen[24], Ken Lerner[25]
  • Producer: Tim Zinnemann[26], Rob Cohen[27]
  • Production company: Republic Pictures[28], TriStar Pictures[29]
  • Director of photography: Thomas Del Ruth[30]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 5.6/10[33], 45/100[34], 59%[35]
  • Color: color[36]
  • Country of origin: United States[37]
  • Publication date: November 13, 1987[38], June 30, 1988[39]
  • Distributed by: TriStar Pictures[40], Netflix[41]
  • Narrative location: Los Angeles[42]
  • Filming location: Los Angeles[43]
  • Film editor: John Wright[44], Edward A. Warschilka[45], Mark Warner[46]
  • Executive producer: Rob Cohen[47]
  • Title: The Running Man[48]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[49]
  • After a work by: Stephen King[50]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 18[51]
  • Duration: 101[52]

Why It Matters

The Running Man has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 93894
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  2. 8w ago · Mitte27 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cast member → Arnold Schwarzenegger, María Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto +22
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Cast member: Gus Rethwisch"
  3. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of spain spmabn id (bne v1.0) → bivi0000009406
    Filmová databáze film id → 1885
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  4. 12w ago · Shadow Argos · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 17921131w
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  5. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 2017, 2019
    Publication date → +1987-11-13T00:00:00Z, +1988-06-30T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Steven E. de Souza, Stephen King
    Duration → {'amount': '+101'}
    + 37 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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