The Running Man

Story

In this action thriller based on an early story by Stephen King, Los Angeles in the year 2017 has become a police state in the wake of the global economy's total collapse. All forms of entertainment are government controlled, and the most popular show on television is an elaborate game show in which convicted criminals are given a chance to escape by running through a gauntlet of brutal killers known as "Stalkers." Anyone who survives is given their freedom and a condominium in Hawaii, so when a wrongly accused citizen (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is chosen as a contestant, all hell breaks loose. Cheesy sets and a slimy role for game-show host Richard Dawson make this violent mess of mayhem a candidate for guilty pleasure; it is the kind of movie that truly devoted Arnold fans will want to watch more than once. And check those credits--choreography by Paula Abdul! --Jeff Shannon

DVD Features

• Available Audio Tracks: English (DTS 6.1 ES), English (Dolby Digital 5.1 EX)
  
• Commentary by the executive producer
  
• "Lockdown on Main Street": a documentary about the current state of privacy and criminal issues in a post-9/11 society
  
• "Game Theory": an inside look at reality-TV programming and its cultural impact on society
  
• "Meet the Stalkers": obtain inside information about the deadliest foes in The Running Man
  
• Number of discs: 2

Cast

Yaphet Kotto
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Jesse Ventura
Maria Conchita Alonso
Jim Brown