The Running Man is a dystopian sci-fi action film that was loosely based off the Stephen King novel of the same name. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson, Yaphet Kotto, NFL’s Jim Brown, Dweezil Zappa and Jesse Ventura.
In what is supposed to be a dystopian America in 2017, Ben Richards played by Arnold Schwarzenegger is piloting a helicopter that is has been ordered to fire on innocent civilians searching for food. After refusing, the other officers arrest him and he is sent to a labor camp. Eventually he is sent to compete in the nation’s most popular television show The Running Man.
The Running Man, a reality TV show where contestants only goal is to survive until the end. All while being attacked by the shows “Stalkers” These stalkers all have their signature method of stalking and killing contestants. Because of their on screen persona, they also all have their own fan bases with many gambling the odds on the winner.
I had fond memories of watching this movie when I was a child. After watching it again it did not disappoint as much as I expected. It’s an Arnold movie so it’s got it’s fair amount of cheese one liners. But the movie is fun, some of the kill scenes are creative and the cast at times is fantastic. This movie tries to combine all the action elements you’d expect with some quirky humor. If you haven’t seen it, or it’s been a while it’s worth the watch.
Something that I didn’t realize was this stars Sven-Ole Thorsen who plays security. He also plays the security guard in Kevin Smith’s Mallrats. Which if I was a betting man was by design by Kevin Smith.
Check out the trailer for The Running Man below.
Check out the IMDB page for The Running Man here.
And if you wanna watch a real stinker of a flick, watch the 1986 Sylvester Stallone movie Cobra. Here is our take on that film.
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