The Running Man (1987 film) Quotes

The Running Man (1987 film) is a television show that debuted in 1970 . The Running Man stopped airing in 1970.

It features George Linder as producer, Harold Faltermeyer in charge of musical score, and Thomas Del Ruth as head of cinematography.

The Running Man (1987 film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of The Running Man (1987 film) is 101 minutes long. The Running Man (1987 film) is distributed by TriStar Pictures.

The cast includes: Arnold Schwarzenegger as Ben Richards, Richard Dawson as Damon Killian, Sven-Ole Thorsen as Sven, María Conchita Alonso as Amber Mendez, Arnold Schwarzenegger as Richards, Mick Fleetwood as Mic, Erland Van Lidth De Jeude as Dynamo, Kurt Fuller as Tony, Jim Brown as Fireball, Yaphet Kotto as William Laughlin, Rodger Bumpass as Phil Hiton, María Conchita Alonso as Amy, Dweezil Zappa as Stevie, and Gus Rethwisch as Buzzsaw.

The Running Man (1987 film) Quotes

Arnold Schwarzenegger as Ben Richards

• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "I told Killian I'd be back. I wouldn't want to be a liar."

• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "Uplink, underground. Uplink, underground. If you guys don't shut up, I'm gonna uplink your ass, and you'll be underground."

• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "I'll be back."

• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "Hey, Killian. Here's Subzero. Now -- plain zero."
• (Richard Dawson) "Ladies and Gentlemen, this is -- just horrible. Words can't express what we're all feeling at this very moment. A great champion has fallen. We'll be back right after these important messages."

• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "Hello cutie pie, one of us is in deep trouble."
• (Richard Dawson) "Sven, do you wanna talk to Mr. Richards?"
• (Richard Dawson) "Well?"
• (Sven-Ole Thorsen) "I've got to score some steroids."

• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "No. I won't kill a helpless human being. Not even sadistic scum -- like you."

• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "Now I'm gonna untie you, and then you're gonna get dressed, and then you're gonna come with me."
• (María Conchita Alonso) "Oh yeah? Why should I?"
• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "Because I'm gonna say "please" --"
• (María Conchita Alonso) "Well, why didn't you say so?"

• (Unnamed) "Proceed with plan alpha. Eliminate anything moving."
• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "I said the crowd is unarmed. There are a lot of women and children down there. All they want is food for God's sake."
• (Unnamed) "As you were, Richards. Proceed with plan alpha. All rioters must be eliminated."
• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "The hell with you. I will not fire on helpless people. Abort mission. We return back to base."
• (Unnamed) "Lieutenant Sanders, do you copy?"

• (Agent) "Here, here. Use my back, victim."
• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "Don't forget to send me a copy."

• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "Women. Can't live with 'em, can't live -- with 'em."

• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "Hey, Lighthead. Hey, Christmas Tree."

• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "You cold-blooded bastard. I'll tell you what I think of it: I'll live to see you eat that contract, but I hope you leave enough room for my fist because I'm going to ram it into your stomach and break your god-damn spine."

• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "Killian. I'll be back."
• (Richard Dawson) "Only in a rerun. GO."

• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "Well, that hit the spot."

• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "I'm not into politics. I'm into survival."

• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "It's showtime."

• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "Killian, here's your Subzero, now plain zero."

• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "Yeah, he was a real pain in the neck."

María Conchita Alonso as Amber Mendez

• (María Conchita Alonso) "They're running men. Last season's winners."
• (Jim Brown) "No. Last season's losers."

• (María Conchita Alonso) "They think I'm your girlfriend."
• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "I can straighten that out. See that camera up there? I'll strangle you in front of the whole audience."

• (María Conchita Alonso) "Me and my big mouth. We should have taken the trip to Hawaii."
• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "I had the shirt for it, but you f***ed it up."

• (María Conchita Alonso) "You're lucky he didn't kill you, too. Or rape you, then kill you. Or kill you, then rape you."

• (María Conchita Alonso) "What happened to Buzzsaw?"
• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "Aw, he had to split."

• (María Conchita Alonso) "I'm warning you, I get sick. Air sick, car sick. I'm gonna throw up all over you."
• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "Go ahead. Won't show on this shirt."

• (María Conchita Alonso) "Jesus Christ."
• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "Guess again."

Richard Dawson as Damon Killian

• (Richard Dawson) "There are still two crack stalkers out there. Dynamo and Fireball. Who do you think will make the next kill?"
• (Elderly Lady) "Oh, boy. That's a tough one."
• (Richard Dawson) "Come on. You can do it. Who do you think?"
• (Elderly Lady) "Okay, I think the next kill will be made by -- Ben Richards."
• (Richard Dawson) "Agnes, Richards is a runner. You gotta pick a stalker."
• (Elderly Lady) "I can pick anyone I choose. And I choose -- Ben Richards. That boy's one mean motherf***er."

• (Richard Dawson) "Huh? I -- I know a stalker died. Well, it had to happen sooner or later."
• (Richard Dawson) "Look, it is a contact sport, right? Yes, but you see, you guys at Justice. You cannot have it both ways. You want ratings. You want people in front of the television instead of picket lines. Well, you're not gonna get that with re-runs of Gilligan's Island."
• (Richard Dawson) "Gilligan's Island."
• (Richard Dawson) "Yeah. Yeah, the one with the boat."

• (Richard Dawson) "Hi, cutie pie. You know one of us is in deep trouble. You know who I am?"
• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "I've seen you before. You're the asshole on TV."
• (Richard Dawson) "That's funny. I was going to say the same thing about you."

• (Richard Dawson) "Don't touch the hair."

• (Richard Dawson) "And that's why I'd like you to volunteer to appear on tomorrow night's episode of The Running Man."
• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "f*** you."
• (Richard Dawson) "You're a brilliant conversationalist, Ben. A trifle limited, but brilliant."

• (Richard Dawson) "This is television, that's all it is. It's nothing to do with people, it's to do with ratings. For fifty years, we've told them what to eat, what to drink, what to wear -- for Christ's sake, Ben, don't you understand? Americans love television. They wean their kids on it. Listen. They love game shows, they love wrestling, they love sports and violence. So what do we do? We give 'em what they want. We're number one, Ben, that's all that counts, believe me. I've been in the business for thirty years."
• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "Well, I haven't been in show business as long as you have, Killian. But I'm a quick learner. So, I'm going to give the audience what I think they want."

• (Richard Dawson) "We have one hell of a show for you tonight. Phil, please, if you will, introduce tonight's guest runner --"
• (Richard Dawson) "-- and watch that screen."
• (Rodger Bumpass) "Our star runner tonight needs no introduction. He's Ben Richards, the brutal slayer of 60 men, women, and children in the Bakersfield massacre."
• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "Food riot in progress. Approximately 1,500 civilians. Moving in."
• (Unnamed) "Yankee-nine-niner, the crowd is unarmed. Repeat, unarmed. Abort attack. Acknowledge, Yankee-Nine-Niner."
• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "The hell with you."
• (Unnamed) "Lieutenant Sanders, take command. Detain Richards and return to base."
• (Unnamed) "Acknowledge, Yankee-Nine-Niner. Acknowledge. Return to base. Those are innocent, unarmed people down there. Cease fire. CEASE FIRE."
• (Richard Dawson) "Well, we all know the aftermath: Grieving parents, orphaned children, and a nation shocked to its very core. Here he is, ready to pay the price for our home audience. In person, the Butcher of Bakersfield."

• (Richard Dawson) "Ladies and gentlemen. Ladies and gentlemen. If you'll please bare with us, we're experiencing technical difficulties."
• (Elderly Lady) "Bulls***."

• (Richard Dawson) "You bastard. Drop dead."
• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "I don't do requests."

• (Richard Dawson) "Brenda, if that ass hole is mopping the floor tomorrow, you'll be mopping it for the rest of the week. Let's go."

• (Richard Dawson) "Hello, this is Killian. Give me the Justice Department, Entertainment Division. No, no, hold that, Operator? Get me the President's agent."

• (Richard Dawson) "Who loves you and who do you love?"

• (Richard Dawson) "I want a kiss, now, a big kiss, but remember -- no tongues."

• (Richard Dawson) "It's all part of life's rich pattern, Brenda, and you better f***ing get used to it."

• (Richard Dawson) "Oh, thank you. You're beautiful. Well, it's been an exciting show so far, right? We've had shocks. We've had surprises. And we thought, why not one more surprise?"
• (Richard Dawson) "Will you please help me welcome our mystery contestant: Miss Amber Mendez."
• (María Conchita Alonso) "Let me go."
• (Richard Dawson) "Amber. Amber. Now I understand that you're single, Amber, and that you live on the West Side. And not surprisingly, she's flaunted the law and traditional morality all of her life."
• (María Conchita Alonso) "Go ahead. Tell some lies about me now."
• (Richard Dawson) "We don't lie. Phil, tell us all about her."

• (Richard Dawson) "You bastard. Drop dead."
• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "I don't do requests."

• (Richard Dawson) "What's the matter? Steroids make you deaf?"

Yaphet Kotto as William Laughlin

• (Yaphet Kotto) "Don't let us down. I don't want to be the only asshole in heaven, Ben."

Kurt Fuller as Tony

• (Kurt Fuller) "The Justice Department's calling every ten minutes."
• (Richard Dawson) "Just give them an evasive answer. Tell them to go f*** themselves."

Erland Van Lidth De Jeude as Dynamo

• (Erland Van Lidth De Jeude) "Come to me, my love."

Gus Rethwisch as Buzzsaw

• (Gus Rethwisch) "Richards, I love this saw. This saw's part of me and I'm going to make it part of you."
• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "That's alright. Keep it."

Rodger Bumpass as Phil Hiton

• (Rodger Bumpass) "The Running Man has been brought to you by: Breakaway Paramilitary Uniforms, Ortopure Procreation Pill, and Cadre Cola; it hits the spot. Promotional considerations paid for by: Kelton Flame Throwers, Wainwright Electrical Launchers, and Hammond & Gage Chainsaws. Damon Killian's wardrobe by Chez Antoinne: 19th-Century craftsmanship for the 21st-Century man. Cadre Trooper and studio-guard side arms provided by Colchester: the pistol of patriots. Remember: Tickets for the ICS studio tour are always available for Class-A citizens in good standing. 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. I'm Phil Hilton. Good night, and take care."

• (Rodger Bumpass) "-- Later, she cheated on college exams. Had sexual relationships with two, sometimes three different men in a year. And then she met Mad Dog Ben Richards, her Confederate, her LOVER."
• (María Conchita Alonso) "That was a lie."
• (Richard Dawson) "Dear, dear, dear. Let's reunite these little lovebirds. GO."

Jim Brown as Fireball

• (Jim Brown) "My gas line. My gas line. Go to commercial. Go to Commercial."
• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "How about a light?"
• (Arnold Schwarzenegger) "What a hothead."

Mick Fleetwood as Mic

• (Mick Fleetwood) "Mr. Spock, you have the conn."
• (Underground Tech) "Who's Mr. Spock?"

Dweezil Zappa as Stevie

• (Dweezil Zappa) "Don't touch that dial."

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