10 interesting facts related to the movie "Running Man" (9 photos)

The film, which did not find stars at the time of its release, but managed to dignity to reveal itself over time, was released on the big screens in 1987.





Fact one

The "Running Man" was based on the work of the same name by S. King, written by him in 1982.



Fact two

The stage of the birth of the picture proceeded slowly and "sugary". IN In preparation for filming, the studio changed three directors, each of which during his work he wrote his own script and partially changed the concept of the film. The original budget for the film was eighteen million dollars, but after the final approval of P.M. Glazer as chief director of the film, the production amount was raised to 27 million.



Fact three

At the stage of approval of the actors between S. King and the bosses the film company broke out into a serious conflict. The writer did not want the main role in "Running Man" went to A. Schwarzenegger, but the studio did not listen to the opinion of the author of the work and approved Iron Arnie as Ben. In addition to the "actor question" King does not liked the fact that the final script of the film was very different from his original novel. Ultimately, Stephen King asked not to be referenced. addressed to him as part of a PR company for the painting.



Fact four

Most of the studio shooting took place in an abandoned steel plant. In order to bring an empty room into a sterile view, the creators had to hire a team of professional workers. Works reconstruction took about seven months and cost the creators a tidy sum.



Fact five

Let me remind you that the action of the picture takes place in 2017.

Fact six

Due to serious budget constraints, the creators had to abandon several epic games and episodes that were originally spelled out in the final version of the script. But, despite this, the budget is all was still sorely lacking. To get out of the financial hole, filmmakers had to conclude a contract with the Adidas company, according to which he undertook to dress some of the characters in the film in "three-striped" suits.



Fact seven

Filming "Running Man" took the creators of only 2 months.

Fact eight

For the entire duration of the film, forty-one people were eliminated on the screen.



Fact nine

Due to the reluctance to refuse scenes of violence, the film received strict age limit, which hit hard at the box office of the film. With a budget of twenty-seven million dollars at the worldwide box office "Running Man" managed to earn just over $38,000,000.



Fact ten

In 2014, Iron Arnie spoke about possible filming direct continuation of the film, but, alas, the project was never launched. In 2021 2009, the film company Paramount Pictures announced the start of work on scenario for the reboot of "Running Man". According to the studio, the film will have nothing to do with its predecessor.