Microphone in The Running Man (1987)

Written By Bandrew Scott

In the 1987 film THE RUNNING MAN, whenever the host Damon is in studio presenting the #1 show in the whole world, he is handholding a mic. That microphone is the SENNHEISER MD431. There are vintage offerings of this mic which range from $200 - $350 (and this is the one that is in the film).

This microphone has a super cardioid polar pattern and apparently utilized the same capsule as the original Sennheiser 441. The version 2 that is currently available apparently offers a smoother frequency response.

Sennheiser did release an MD431-II (https://en-us.sennheiser.com/vocal-microphone-speech-broadcast-mic-md-431) which goes for $500.

Bandrew Scott

Bandrew Scott is the founder and host of the youtube channel Podcastage, where he posts reviews of audio gear, and shares tips and tricks to improve the audio of your Podcast, YouTube Channel, or Live Stream.

He also founded the Geeks Rising podcast network, which is home to amazing education, wellness, and pop culture podcasts such as Tourette’s Podcast, Sunshine & Powercuts, and On The Subject.

Bandrew also runs his own show titled the Bandrew Says Podcast. On this show he analyzes the latest news to determine how it affects the content creation ecosystem, and shares that to help creates remain aware of how the platform they use is changing. 

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