{{short description|1986 film by John G. Thomas}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film |name = Banzai Runner |image = |director = John G. Thomas |producer = Kenneth L. Hulbert<br>John G. Thomas |writer = Phil Harnage<br>John G. Thomas |starring = Dean Stockwell<br>John Shepherd<br>Charles Dierkop<br>Dawn Schneider<br>Ann Cooper<br>Barry Sattels<br>Billy Drago |music = Joel Goldsmith |cinematography = Howard Wexler |editing = Drake Silliman |studio = Montage Films |distributor = Vidmark Entertainment |released = {{Film date|1987|05}} |runtime = 88 minutes |country = United States |language = English |budget = }}
'''''Banzai Runner''''' is a 1987 American action film starring Dean Stockwell, John Shepherd, Charles Dierkop, Rick Fitts, Dawn Schneider, Billy Drago and directed by John G. Thomas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/3899/Banzai-Runner/overview|title=Banzai Runner|access-date=2017-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310095659/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/3899/Banzai-Runner/overview|archive-date=2016-03-10|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|author=Hal Erickson|author-link=Hal Erickson (author)|date=2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Plot== The Banzai Runners are a group of wealthy motorists who drive exotic cars at extreme speeds late at night on the public highways. Most of them do it for the excitement, but one is a ruthless drug dealer. During one of their rides, a policeman is killed. With no witnesses, it's up to the cop's brother to see justice is done. He goes undercover and joins the Runners, driving a 1972 DeTomaso Pantera.
==Cast== *Dean Stockwell as Barry Baxter *John Shepherd as Beck Baxter *Charles Dierkop as Traven *Barry Sattels as Osborne *Billy Drago as Syszek *Dawn Schneider as Shelley *Ann Cooper as Maysie *Rick Fitts as Winaton *John Wheeler as Hawkins *Biff Yeager as Graham
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==External links== *{{IMDb title|id=0181305|title=Banzai Runner}} *{{rotten-tomatoes|banzai_runner}}
Category:1987 films Category:1987 action films Category:American action films Category:American auto racing films Category:American chase films Category:Films scored by Joel Goldsmith Category:1987 English-language films Category:1987 American films Category:English-language action films
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