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The Running Man (1987 film)
The Running Man
is a 1987 American
science fiction
action film
loosely based on the 1982 novel
The Running Man
, written by
Stephen King
and published under the pseudonym
Richard Bachman
. Directed by
Paul Michael Glaser
, the film stars
Arnold Schwarzenegger
,
María Conchita Alonso
,
Jesse Ventura
,
Jim Brown
, and
Richard Dawson
(in his final film). Director
Andrew Davis
was fired one week into filming and replaced by Glaser. Schwarzenegger has stated this was a "terrible decision" as Glaser "shot the movie like it was a television show, losing all the deeper themes." Schwarzenegger believes this hurt the movie.
Paula Abdul
is credited with the choreography of the Running Man dance troupe.
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