Here is a quiz about a true Hollywood icon: The Running Man.

1.  What singer-dancer was the choreographer of The Running Man, Can't Buy Me Love, and Big?
She went on to have a successfull recording career, and was class president of my High School during my Sophomore year
Mushroom - Paula Abdul


2.  Who was the original choice to play Ben Richards?
This actor had a super career
Philip Eno - Christopher Reeve

3.  What sequel to a Schwarzenegger movie would feature his costar in The Running Man, Maria Conchita Alonso?
whistledog - Predator 2

4.  This movie had both a pair of professional wrestlers, and a pair of future Governors.  Who were the 2 wrestlers?
Davey Thrashmister  - Jessie Ventura and Professor Toru Tanaka

5.  What 2001 movie was strongly inspired by The Running Man, and featured contestants in a game show going around an American city killing each other?
It lasted at least 7 seasons
Foo Bar - Series 7: The Contenders (one of my "favorite movies that nobody ever saw")

6.  What Grammy Award winning composer created the music and teme song for the movie?
This axel was the top
Foo Bar - Harold Faltermeyer

7.  What well known musicians have cameo roles as Ben Richard's contacts inside LA?
loki 13 - Mick Fleetwood & Dweezil Zappa

8.  What other iconic 1980's movie featured a buff actor trying to deactivate a TV broadcast facility?
Foo Bar - They Live

9.  What Emmy award winning actor (who is still alive) made his last acting appearance on The Running Man?
HawkTheSlayer - Richard Dawson

10.  What song was used in The Running Man, Excalibur, and Citizen Kane?
tomario - "Ride of the Valkyries"

11.  What was the anouncement at the end of the credits?
Any volunteers?
Mushroom - It gives instructions for anybody who wants to volunteer to be a contestant on the show
If you'd like to be a contestant on The Running Man, send a
self-addressed, stamped envelope to ICS Talent Hunt, care of your local
affiliate, and then go out and do something really despicable!

12.  What 1991 movie also featured a prison in which prisoners were fitted with explosive collars that would detonate upon escaping?
Foo Bar - Deadlock (was also released with the name Wedlock)

13.  What NFL Hall of Fame fullback was in the movie?
Gaylon - Jim Brown

4.  This movie had both a pair of professional wrestlers, and a pair of future Governors.  Who were the 2 wrestlers?


Jesse Ventura was one of them. Tanaka was the other one wasn't he?
Not however, American Indian Tanaka.. this guy was an asian fella wasn't he.. I'm trying to remember.

Name of the Hall of Famer is on the tip of my tounge..can't remember though.

#7...Mick Fleetwood and Dweezil Zappa?

13. Jim Brown (#32, Cleveland Browns) as "Fireball"

3.  Predator 2

a movie which not many liked, but I thought was pretty good :)

10 - ride of the valkyries

12 - fortress (the bloke from highlander was in it)

12 - fortress (the bloke from highlander was in it)


That was 1993.  Good guess though.

Is #9 Yaphet Kotto. I'm not sure of the spelling

Is #9 Yaphet Kotto. I'm not sure of the spelling


Nope.  Not only has Yaphet Kotto never won an Emmy (he was only nominated once in 1977), he has actually been very active since The Running Man.  He was in over 100 episodes of the TV series "Homicide - Life On The Street", and over 30 other TV and Movie projects.

#9- Richard Dawson

#12- "Fortress"

#3- Total Recall?

8.  What other iconic 1980's movie featured a buff actor trying to deactivate a TV broadcast facility?

12.  What 1991 movie also featured a prison in which prisoners were fitted with explosive collars that would detonate upon escaping?


8.  They Live, dir. John Carpenter, 1988.  (Assuming you'll accept non-fiction documentaries as "movies".  Gloria, you look like sh*t!) 

12.  Deadlock, dir. Lewis Teague, 1991.  (Neat idea, but still fiction, at least so far.)


5.  What 2001 movie was strongly inspired by The Running Man, and featured contestants in a game show going around an American city killing each other?

6.  What Grammy Award winning composer created the music and teme song for the movie?


5.  If it's Slashers, then

6.  ...is Martin Gauthier, right?

And you forgot:

Q. 99:  What video game took The Running Man to new heights?
A: 99 Smash TV, Williams Electronics, 1990. I'll buy that for a dollar.

Of course, compared to me, Leonard "I've seen the future brother / it is murder" Cohen was an optimist... so there you go. 

5.  What 2001 movie was strongly inspired by The Running Man, and featured contestants in a game show going around an American city killing each other?
It lasted at least 7 seasons

6.  What Grammy Award winning composer created the music and teme song for the movie?
This axel was the top


6.  Well I'll be danged.  It was Harold Faltermeyer.  (But I wouldn't have gotten it without the hint.)

5.  Googled and discovered to my surprise that American Gladiators lasted more than 7 seasons (and the various Survivor spawn, for that matter), but since neither were movies (and neither involved actual death of the contestants), they're not the right answer.  Dang, I coulda been one o'  (Series 7) The Contenders!

(Sounds like a lot better movie than my first guess!)

5.  Googled and discovered to my surprise that American Gladiators lasted more than 7 seasons (and the various Survivor spawn, for that matter), but since neither were movies (and neither involved actual death of the contestants), they're not the right answer.  Dang, I coulda been one o'  (Series 7) The Contenders!

(Sounds like a lot better movie than my first guess!)


Well, just 3 answers left.

And yea, Series 7 is a pretty good movie.  I saw it in 2002 and have already had to replace it once (am trying to find it again, this is a DVD I will not loan out again!)

Pure guesses:

#1 Toni Basil

#2 Christopher Reeve?  :\'(

1. Deborah Allen (aka "Debbie Allen")

2. Christopher Reeve

6. Harold Faltmeyer

#11 Go buy your popcorn now!

Pure guesses:

#1 Toni Basil



1. Deborah Allen (aka "Debbie Allen")


Good guesses, but not right, sorry.


#11 Go buy your popcorn now!


Hmmm, this might make more sense at the beginning of the movie.  Ohh, those darned subliminal messages.

#11 The End

Well, it looks like I stumped people on 2 of the answers.

Thanks to everybody who played.  :)