The Running Man

1987 • 100 minutu

Film honi buruz

Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Ben Richards, a cop in the totalitarian America of 2019, framed for massacring rioting civilians during a famine. After escaping from jail, Richards tries to prove his innocence, but his efforts are thwarted at every turn by a regime in need of a scapegoat. Richards is captured along with an innocent civilian, Amber Mendez (Maria Conchita Alonso), and they are forced to participate in a violent game show called "The Running Man," hosted by the unctuous Damon Killian (Richard Dawson). The object of the game for Richards and Mendez: obtain freedom by staying alive against a gauntlet of skillful assassins like "Subzero" (Prof. Toru Tanaka) and "Captain Freedom" (Jesse Ventura), each armed with unique weapons like razor-sharp hockey sticks and chainsaws. With the help of some fellow "contestants," Richards is able to tap into government computers and prove his innocence. The Running Man was very loosely based on a short story by Stephen King, who wrote it under the name Richard Bachman.

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2017 was rough, but we've got through it! Oh. Its 2019, and everything is still a little bit rubbish. At least we still have great Arnie flicks to watch. At least until net neutrality is takes hold and we can't access the movies we want, when and where we want on the internet anymore.

2017, food riots and a distopian future with the government controlling everything according to the film. People enjoying random games on TV. Here we are in 2021 and no food riots. But, we've got people hungry, a controlling government and random games and reality TV. It's as if Arnold Schwarzenegger could see into the future. Definitely one of the best films from the late 80s.

This is just like that game called manhunt my friend has a youtube channel would you be willing to subscribe to him. Arnolds the best