The Running Man (1987) - Credits and Details

The Running Man Credits and Details

Directed by
	Paul Michael Glaser	...	directed by
Written by
	Stephen King	...	based on the novel by
	Steven E. de Souza	...	screenplay by
Cast
	Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Ben Richards
	Maria Conchita Alonso	...	Amber Mendez
	Yaphet Kotto	...	Laughlin
	Jim Brown	...	Fireball
	Jesse Ventura	...	Captain Freedom
	Erland van Lidth	...	Dynamo (as Erland Van Lidth)
	Marvin J. McIntyre	...	Weiss
	Gus Rethwisch	...	Buzzsaw
	Professor Toru Tanaka	...	Subzero
	Mick Fleetwood	...	Mic
	Dweezil Zappa	...	Stevie
	Richard Dawson	...	Damon Killian
	Karen Leigh Hopkins	...	Brenda
	Sven-Ole Thorsen	...	Sven (as Sven Thorsen)
	Edward Bunker	...	Lenny (as Eddie Bunker)
	Bryan Kestner	...	Med Tech
	Anthony Pena	...	Valdez (as Anthony Penya)
	Kurt Fuller	...	Tony
	Ken Lerner	...	Agent (as Kenneth Lerner)
	Dey Young	...	Amy
	Rodger Bumpass	...	Phil Hilton (as Roger Bumpass)
	Dona Hardy	...	Mrs. McArdle
	Lynne Marie Stewart	...	Edith Wiggins (as Lynne Stewart)
	Bill Margolin	...	Leon
	Tony Brubaker	...	Soldier #1 (as Anthony Brubaker)
	Joel Kramer	...	Soldier #2
	Billy D. Lucas	...	Soldier #3 (as Billy Lucas)
	George P. Wilbur	...	Lieutenant Saunders
	Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	Chico (as Tom Rosales Jr.)
	Sondra Holt	...	Suzie Checkpoint
	Daniel Celario	...	Barrio Foreman #1
	Mario Celario	...	Barrio Foreman #2
	Sidney Chankin	...	Custodian
	Kim Pawlik	...	Newscaster
	Roger Kern	...	Travel Pass Guard
	Barbara Lux	...	Elderly Lady
	Franco Columbu	...	911 Security Officer #2
	Lin Shaye	...	Propaganda Officer
	Boyd Kestner	...	Yuppie Yeller (as Boyd R. Kestner)
	Wayne Grace	...	911 Security Officer #1
	Charlie Phillips	...	Teenage Punk
	Greg Lewis	...	Manager Locker Room
	John William James	...	Barrio Bettor
	Jon Cutler	...	Underground Tech
	Kerry Wall	...	Dancer (as Kerry Brennan)
	Paula Brown	...	Dancer
	Megan Gallivan	...	Dancer
	Suzie Hardy	...	Dancer
	Debby Harris	...	Dancer
	Melissa Hurley	...	Dancer
	Marlene Lange	...	Dancer
	Morgan Lawley	...	Dancer
	Cindy Millican	...	Dancer
	Andrea Moen	...	Dancer
	Mary Ann Hermansen	...	Dancer (as Mary Ann Oedy)
	Karen Owens	...	Dancer
	Sharon Owens	...	Dancer
	Pamela Rossi	...	Dancer
	Mia Togo	...	Dancer
Uncredited Cast
	Sheree Ali	...	Sports Patron
	Kadrolsha Ona Carole	...	Woman in Airport
	Maureen Flaherty	...	Game Show Hostess
	Sandy Holt	...	Woman in Airport
	Jeff Jensen
	Peter Kent	...	Ben Richards' double
	Jon McBride	...	Locker Room Viewer
	Mel Scott-Thomas
	Trinidad Silva	...	Cheering Game Show Patron
Produced by
	Keith Barish	...	executive producer
	Rob Cohen	...	executive producer
	George Linder	...	producer
	Tim Zinnemann	...	producer
Original Music by
	Harold Faltermeyer	...	music by
	Vassal Benford	...	uncredited
Special Effects by
	Michael Arbogast	...	special effects
	Lawrence J. Cavanaugh	...	special effects coordinator
	Kenneth C. Clark	...	special effects
	David Domeyer	...	special effects
	Manuel S. Epstein	...	special effects
	David Fletcher	...	special effects technician
	William Lee	...	special effects
	Willard Livingston	...	mechanical effects
	Robert Miller	...	props
	George Paine	...	special effects
	Kevin Quibell	...	special effects
	Isidoro Raponi	...	mechanical effects
	R. Bruce Steinheimer	...	special effects supervisor
	Ken Tarallo	...	special effects crew
	Dick Wood	...	special effects
Visual Effects by
	Remi Aubuchon	...	video effects
	Tim Bowen	...	video effects
	Syd Dutton	...	matte shots
	Robert Grasmere	...	video effects supervisor
	Gary Gutierrez	...	supervisor of special visual effects
	Sam Nicholson	...	additional photography
	Bill Taylor	...	matte shots
	James Valentine	...	rotoscope
Stunts
	Tony Brubaker	...	stunts: Fireball
	Al Cleland	...	stunts: Subzero
	Erik Cord	...	stunts: Killian
	Bennie E. Dobbins	...	stunt coordinator
	Jack Gill	...	stunt performer
	Jeff Jensen	...	stunts: Buzzsaw/Dynamo
	Joel Kramer	...	stunts: Ben Richards / assistant stunt coordinator
	Shawn Patrick Lane	...	stunts: Weiss
	Karen Price	...	stunts: Amber
	Mel Scott-Thomas	...	stunts: Laughlin
	Bruce Paul Barbour	...	stunt driver / stunt performer
	Kenny Bates	...	stunts
	Art Camacho	...	stunt performer
	Phil Chong	...	stunts
	Tom Elliott	...	stunts
	Gene Hartline	...	stunts
	Rosine 'Ace' Hatem	...	stunts
	Larry Holt	...	stunts
	Peter Kent	...	stunt double: Arnold Schwarzenegger
	Paul M. Lane	...	utility stunts
	Lane Leavitt	...	stunts
	Gene LeBell	...	stunts
	Roberto Martín Márquez	...	stunt player
	Debra Mazotti	...	stunt performer
	Robert Mazotti	...	stunt performer
	Branscombe Richmond	...	stunts
	Joseph Michael Roth	...	stunts
	John-Clay Scott	...	stunts
	Michael M. Vendrell	...	fight choreographer
	Dick Warlock	...	stunts

Additional Info
Premiere:	November 13, 1987
DVD Release:	May 25, 1999
Blu-ray Release:	February 09, 2010
Country:
Distributor:	Paramount Studios
Websites:

Ratings
6.0 / 10	6.6 / 10	45 / 100

Production Companies
TAFT Entertainment Pictures
Keith Barish Productions
Home Box Office (HBO) (in association with)
Braveworld Productions (uncredited)

Distributors
Tri-Star Pictures (1987) (United States) (theatrical)
Home Box Office (HBO) (1988) (United States) (TV)
Image Entertainment (1988) (United States) (laserdisc)
Vestron Video (1988) (United States) (VHS)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1990) (United States) (TV)
Avid Home Entertainment (1994) (United States) (VHS)
CBS (1994) (United States) (TV)
Live Home Video (1994) (United States) (laserdisc)
Worldvision Enterprises (1994) (United States) (syndication) (TV)
Live Distributing Inc. (1995) (United States) (VHS)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1996) (United States) (TV)
Live Entertainment (1997) (United States) (DVD)
TBS Superstation (1997) (United States) (TV)
Republic Pictures (1999) (United States) (DVD)
Republic Pictures (1999) (United States) (VHS)
TNT (2001) (United States) (TV)
TeleFutura (2003) (United States) (dubbed) (TV)
Artisan Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
Trifecta Entertainment and Media (2008) (United States) (Syndicated TV print) (TV)
Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Olive Films (2013) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Olive Films (2013) (United States) (DVD)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2022) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
Paramount Home Entertainment (2023) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Netflix (2025) (United States) (video)

Filming Locations
250 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, California, USA (Ben Richards walks through a plaza in a yellow hat, past building with glass pyramids on the way to Ambers apartment)
Belmont Tunnel - 1304 West 2nd Street, Los Angeles, California, USA
Kaiser Steel Mill, Fontana, California, USA (Wilshire Detention Zone)
Paramount, California, USA (Ice skating rink)
Sony Pictures Plaza, 10000 Washington Blvd, Culver City, California, USA (Killian arrives at the TV Centre in a red car)

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