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The Running Man (1987) Movie vs Book
Film · 1987 · Directed by Paul Michael Glaser · Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson
The Running Man (1987) Movie: Cast and Details
In a future dictatorship, a man is forced into a deadly TV game.
Book vs Movie: How Close Is It?
Loosely based on the bookIt keeps the premise but changes the plot, the tone and the ending.
Read or watch first?
Read the book for the bleaker original. The film is a campy action movie.
What the book gives you
The Running Man by Richard Bachman
A fast, violent novel by Stephen King under the name Richard Bachman. It was adapted into a 1987 film.
Who will like it: Readers who like dystopian thrillers.