The Running Man (1987) Review
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Amber: "What happened to Buzzsaw?"
Ben Richards: "He had to split."
“There’s Sub-Zero, now, just plain Zero!”
Killian: You bastard! Drop dead!
Richards: I don't do requests
i'd buy that for a dolla.
Wel that hit the spot.
Richards: "I'll be back"
KILLIAN: *ONLY IN A RERUN*
@@TheBathrobeWizard another great exchange
Best quote of the movie, the sweet old lady going: I choose Ben Richards! That boy is one mean motherf*cker!
Richards: I’ll be back
Killian: Only in a rerun
Classic line
Best line.
I love it when they base films on the UK in 2024
🙈😂😂😂😂😂
I came here to say that
It’s a fantastic film!!!! Watched loads of times 🔥🔥👌🏻
Whats UK?
*checks online*
Ohh, you mean archaic name of Airstrip One. You people are silly. Next you will call it Albion or something.
In two and a half years, we will be in the 'Children of Men' timeline.
"My gas line! My gas line! Go to commercials! Go to commercials!"
How about a light?
@@jwnj9716 AHHHHHH!!!
He had to split.
@@macklee6837 What a hothead
"Here is Subzero, now... plain Zero."
Well, isnt that actually better, Arnold? You got him out of the negative! 👍
Giving a hand up, and not a hand out.
That line always struck as Arnie's direct creative input.
@@mroctober3657 Cheese so good you can spread it on a cracker! 😝
At least he took care of him. He was a real pain in the neck.
One of the best and most underrated arnie one liners.😂
I love the fact that Richard Dawson finally gets to play himself in a movie...
A point lost on millennials and Gen Z viewers
I thought you meant Richard Dawkins for a moment lmao 🤣
And he gets the best one liner to Arnold's 'I'll be back'
@@OldMusicFan83 Not lost on this Millenial!
...But that's only because my grandparents had the VHS of this and I read the back, where it explained that he was the original host of family feud.
@@OldMusicFan83This millennial had Game Show Network in the house growing up and I ADORED Richard Dawson in Family Feud and Match Game.
When somebody told me about Hunger Games, I said "Didn't that used to be called Running Man?"
You have others that came before like The Prize of Peril (1983) & Das Millionenspiel (1970).
battle royale too
Soon to be a real sport at the rate the world is collapsing.
It's one of many storytelling premises. Not exactly the same as a "trope" or cliché, but a premise is fairly generic. King always knows to begin with those and then just make everything weird. And TBH, he wasn't thrilled about this adaptation.
@@jwnj9716 Ohhh... Can't wait to find and watch them :)
I'm 38. My grandfather made me discover/watch this movie when I was a child. It was on VHS 🙂
RIP Pépé Jojo
Rip. My Dad the same.
Lol I saw it on VHS too!
Richard Dawson was awesome! If you saw this at the theater in the 80s as I did, you would have known Dawson from hosting many years of game show family feud. That just adds to the film in a way that many young viewers would miss.
Definitely a masterstroke by the casting department.
Dawson was also in a great Outer Limits episode The Invisibles and Hogan's Heros. People forget he started as an actor before getting that sweet game show money where he probably had to do a lot less work. No lines to remember.😂😂😂😮
"Here is Dave Cullen, now plain Cullen!"
So who's he culling? All of 'em?
Sorry Dave.....but it could be an awesome character pun in the right Running Man type context.
Running Man is definitely one of Schwarzenegger's more underrated and underappreciated films.
Agreed, i've always thought of it as a genuine guilty pleasure. And furthermore, it's one i haven't seen for many years now, so had forgotten much of it. Unfortunately though, Dave's supposed "Review" here ended up being much more than that. As he has also basically taken the time to recount pretty much every scene of the story! Thus partly ruining my opportunity now for a somewhat fresh viewing.
I love the main theme for it's score .. It's so great. Classic movie .. One of Arnold's best. I didn't realize it was under appreciated. Conan, Terminator, Predator , and Running Man is there for sure. At least it's always been for me.
I love it so much
"screw your freedom"
Yeah, I love this movie.
Last seasons winners....
No..... last seasons losers
This is a great film has 1984 vibes and unfortunately it's chilling how the media do this in real life
I recommend The Prize of Peril (1983) & Das Millionenspiel (1970).
Richard Dawson was a standout in this film. I can't think of anyone who could have played the role better.
Maybe Bob Barker? But yeah, Dawson was amazing in this film.
He was brilliant.
I put it at the level of Demolition Man in terms of deceivingly dumb sci-fi action movies with social commentary way beyond what you'd expect. Besides, it predicted smart TVs, deepfakes, touch screens and online shopping.
There was a time when Hollywood knew how to make a point, without bashing you over the head with it and then demanding you watch a powerpoint presentation, to explain what you were just bashed over the head with. A simpler, yet more complex time.
im still waiting on the 3 shells though 😂
I remember getting this film on VHS back in around 1989-90 as one of my Christmas presents from my parents. I loved it and gave it multiple watches. I was around 10/11 years old! I got Predator, Aliens, and Robocop for that Christmas too!
That sounds like a good Christmas. I'd say, "oh my goodness you were far too young" but I'd seen those movies by that age too 😂
@@racheljames7 Haha it was a great Christmas, and it started me early on my physical media collection endeavours.
Your parents obviously had good taste in movie...my father bought me Robocop for my birthday one year
A Proper Upbringing! I salute you!
Richard Dawson (Killian) was famous to all US households as the TV game show host of Family Feud for a decade when this film came out so it was fun to see him play an evil version of what everyone saw him as.
Dawson was also cast in Hogan's Heroes as a British soldier. There were times when both shows would be on in the same day which kinda freaked me out when I was really young and didn't quite comprehend the whole aging thing.
@@whatbrickBetween those, he was a panelist on The Match Game. He was so good that for the bonus round the eventually brought in a wheel the contestants had to spin because everyone picked Dawson.
In a hilarious moment, the first time it was spun, it landed on Dawson's name.
“Running Man” (1987) was ahead of its time.
"Das Millionenspiel" from 1970 is a German Movie, and has almost the same Story. At the 1st time at Television, some german people thought show was real, and some were trying to applying as Hunter or Canditate for the Show.
What happened to buzzsaw?
Ah he had to split
A precursor to Bone Tomahawk.
Maria Conchita Alonso (Amber) was so Beautiful when this film was made!
nowadays they would make her gay and boring - and probably disabled.
I agree, but when it comes to her acting - or at least her line delivery - she leaves a lot to be desired. Same goes for her performance in Predator 2.
After being in such a movie you would have thought Arnie would have known better than to tell people "Screw your freedom."
I suppose that's the standard mindset of the professional pretender.
Life imitating art!
Arnie loves taking jabs. He was ready to give fouci a big suck on the glory hole
hey light bulb hey christmas tree!
In the 90s, they wanted to air capital punishment and talk of making duels to death legal again and on tv.
God I miss the 90s
It's a boss film. One of Arnie's best. You also missed the fact Mick Fleetwood has a cameo in it as the resistance leader.
And he is playing his future self
I never noticed that.
Dweezil Zappa, as well!
It's Showtime.
Richard Dawson was wonderful in this movie. I remember him saying (paraphrasing here) that for decades, the media have told Americans what to wear, what to eat, what to think.
Some of my favorite items: 1. Mick Fleetwood, who mentions that the state broke up his band. 2. Richard Dawson calling for the Department of Justice, Entertainment Division 3. The way Buzzsaw's voice changes as Arnold is dispatching him.
The most preposterous part of the movie is when Richards is on trial and shown the video recording of him flying the helicopter. The ‘recording’ is the actual scene from the film of him in the cockpit complete with different camera angles. I never noticed that as a kid.
😂 Same here. Watched it again recently with my husband and he pointed that out, to which I replied, "that's how cameras work in the future. It's a future camera." 😂
Running man isn’t science fiction. It’s a documentary.
But instead of a game show feeding us BS, we have the MSM instead!
I've watched this movie more than a dozen times over the years, most recently last month. I find that it's held up better with each viewing. A fine, entertaining film.
You might enjoy The Prize of Peril (1983) & Das Millionenspiel (1970).
I love The Running Man. Its criminally underrated.
@@jwnj9716 never seen either one, and I'll check them out. Thanks!
In the book (Stephen King as Richard Bachman) the main character does the game (which is outside with people incentivised to rat him out) to feed his starving family who are killed by junkies while he is being processed for the game and when he finds out he hijacks a plane and goes full Alan Snackbar on corporate headquarters.
That is exactly _not_ what the book is about. I read it, and _Rage_ (one of the other Bachman books), in the '80s.
Like all the best King adaptations this movie has only a passing resemblance to the source material.
@@somercet1 that is what happens, he volunteers for one of the death/maim shows (probably hoping for the heart attack treadmill show) and the corporation hides it from him despite knowing when he first applies, then they cheat repeatedly when it comes to the tapes he has to post periodically and offer him a job once he hijacks one of their planes which he crashes into headquarters once he finds out his family is dead anyway.
ONE of the BEST lines I remember from that film is when 'Amber' and 'Amy' sees 'Ben' being escorted down the corridor, and 'Amy' says "Jeez, he could have r@ped you then killed you, or killed you then r@ped you" 🤣🤣🤣
"Screw your freedom!" ~ Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Who knew how prophetic this movie would be today with certain aspects.
If you wanna see something similar, I recommend The Prize of Peril (1983) & Das Millionenspiel (1970). They are based on a short story that came before the Running Man.
Interesting is, that the Killer in Das Millionenspiel is a well known German comedian and actor Dieter Hallervorden, who play against the grain he's known for
Robert Sheckley, who wrote this story is one of the greatest SciFi Authors.
I think when Steven King worte the novel he said in an Interview that he was inspired by the German movie "Das Millionenspiel" with had a similar story...
Interesting how movies that are 40-60 years old point out a dystopian future that we notice coming to fruition.
I love that around the same time Mick Fleetwood was guesting on TNG as a fish.
That dude has range.
“Hello cutie pie. One of us is in big trouble.”
"Hey, Christmas tree!" 😂
Lol Dynamo
Lol Dynamo
Casting Richard Dawson was genius. A well known game show host and panelist, it's great how Killian acts just like Dawson on camera and is this huge bastard off screen.
Who loves you, and who do you love!?
_THE MESSIAH_
_THE MESSIAH_
@@Rogue-a-Pogue did I dream.
Without further a-do....
This is what i like about your channel when your talking about somthing you watched.
"Hey Light Head! Hey Christmas Tree!"
I can't wait for you to do Kindergarten Cop.
Dominiiicccc!
"dystopian worlds with a violent reality TV series for the masses" ... IOW, 2024?
DAMN the female dancers WERE GORGEOUS!!! Yeah back in the days when films portrayed women as... HOT! And NOT in the 'Nowadays sociably acceptable 'Hot' ...' Back then - Lycra, leggings, leggy, slim, toned/athletic, flat tums, and yeah, the 'Big hair' haha, but NO 'Vasten assens'/'Dumper trucks'... THEMS were the days! 👌👍😏😉 😎🇬🇧
I love the fact that Richard Dawson is just basically playing a psychotic version of himself in this film
Watched this with my 16 year old son recently. He appreciated it
I remember watching this with my father on TV here in the States. I loved it as a boy of 10. Today, I fear its plot is oddly accurate to where we're headed in the West.
Dave why did you kill the computing forever content? That always struck me as the most important work- preventing us from falling under the wims of absolute tyranny.
Was told the killian actor was actually a very popular game show host in the US.
The rest of us missed that layer of irony
This movie has one of my all-time favorite movie lines: "Mr. Richards, I'm your court-appointed theatrical agent."
When I first watched the movie I did not realize it was Mick Fleetwood as the resistance leader
I say to my dog 'who loves you, and who do you love,.... daddy'
I have not watched this movie in ages but i have very fond memories!
Wow, i never thought of this move being that deep. great analysis
"Mr. Spock, you have the con."
"Who?"
The scary thing is that the movie's premise of using CGI face replacement technology to implicate someone that is innocent is a reality now. People could easily do this. Couple this with all of the other social, political and media manipulation aspects that are also part of our current society, and the movie becomes a bit prescient.
Richard Dawson absolutely hit it out of the park as the antagonist, as well. The only person to ever really have a great comeback to Arnold's "I'll be back" line.
Whitman price and haddad, remember their names
“Basking in the Maui sun”
I remember watching it in the theater back in the day. It was a lot of escapist fun, like movies used to be back then.
If you like this movie - but you want more......play the arcade classic *Smash TV* - it's inspired by movies like this (and Robocop) and it's a hoot!
Ps.....its also available on the NES, SNES, and Sega Genesis - I'd buy those for a dollar!
The irony is that "Anold" is now a propagandist for the "state" despite playing this role. Also, the writer of the book, Stephen King is also a propagandist. What a world this has become.
this happens to people who only inhale their own f*arts
They would not hesitate to deal with food rioters either.
Watched in on the theater and was amazing. Still is a masterpiece.
When it was released, I responded to the over the top action and comedy.
Now, with a chill running down my back.
Weird that King wrote this story considering how anti state it is. Then again, most people come away from it totally missing the government control and instead focus on the "violent TV bad" message.
Also, a few good one liners? Like half Arnold's dialogue are one liners in this movie.
Wow, forgot about this one. Always liked this movie. My favorite line is when Richards & Killian meet at the end of Killian: You look pissed Ben.
YES!! YES!! YES!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼
The moment when the public turns and the old lady exclaims she's betting on Ben since he's the best killer in the maze is magic.
One of my favourite films. Arnie on his A game, epic one liners, foresight and lots of action and cheese. Lovely.
Fantastic documentary
The Running Man was the warning, not the manual!
They used to reair this on US TV when I was growing up and I enjoyed it
Been 20 years since I've seen this, thanks Dave. Time to find it.
We’ll be climbing for dollars really soon!
"Hello, this is Killian. Give me the Justice Department, Entertainment Division."😂
Great movie, always one of my favorite's as a kid.
(side fact) The rebel leaders are played by Mick Fleetwood and Dweezil Zappa.
Running Man, like 90s Judge Dredd, is one of those movies with a good scifi concept and story. So I overlooked it's cheese and actually got engrossed in it.
@@maxis2k Oooh yes, Judge Dredd. It would have benefitted from being a bit grittier and dystopian, losing the comic relief sidekick (oh, and Sly's ego being dialled back a bit so we got a fully helmeted Dredd), but I never had a bad time watching that movie, or ever felt it was time wasted.
In Germany 1970 was broadcasted „Das Millionenspiel“, you may find an english description at Wikipedia. There, a man has to survive one week in usual public, hunted by a killer team. Accordingly, the focus is not politics but social behaviour.
I know this was a broad overview of The Running Man movie, but how could you leave out Richard Dawson's brilliant reply to Arnold Schwarzenegger's classic one-liner?
"Killian! I'll be back!"
"Only in a rerun."
I like the slight pause that Killian makes before the comeback. That moment of doubt, the crack in the veneer, really sells the scene.
One of my all-time Arnold favorites. Never thought I'd live through a time where things are becoming eerily similar.
Who would have ever thought that the Running Man and Demolition Man would be the harbingers of our future?
Richard Dawson was phenomenal in that movie. "Who loves you, and who do you love?!!"
2:25 - Richard Dawson was appropriately casted as he had spent years as the host of the game show Family Feud prior to making this movie.
The first rated R movie I ever saw! Its cheesiness will always have a place in my heart.
The Running Man was a direct translation of Rome's Colosseum. The leader Vespasian who built the colosseum was desperate to keep the masses entertained so they wouldn't rebel. It was a trick that worked for nearly 400 years. Will we be so lucky? 🤔
I remember the Running Man show back in 2017. What a great time to exist in a low sci-fi dystopia. Ah, good times.
One of my absolute favorite films since I was a kid.
I truly miss movies about heroes fighting pure evil.
0:30 His middle name's "Stewart?!" I recall a part where he's referred to as "Benjamin A. Richards."
0:41 Loosely based on it. More like "inspired by." In the book, Ben Richards is the most everyday Joe of everyday Joes.
I loved The Running Man then and now.
Basically, it's a futuristic Rome. Also, it's interesting that they were pretty accurate about their prediction of using CGI on human faces. It's not quite that advanced yet, but it's getting there.
Sure glad we took care of sub zero!
Yeah, he was a real pain in the neck!
Hello.
Thanks for the review. I enjoy the Running Man. Good dystopian movie. The deep fakes becoming true nowadays, and the media having a huge impact and control.
There is a French movie, which has the similar concept of the game show. The movie is called "Le prix du danger"[" The prize of peril"](1983).
Have a good day and one. Take care and God bless.
Even the German version Das Millionenspiel 1970.
I love that a guy named Ben Richards had a real thick Austrian accent.
John Matrix too.
Every time my older brother beat me at something when we were kids he'd always say, last seasons loser!
I grew up with these films and realise now how good a time it was.
Love this film.
Criminally underrated film in its own right.
Based on a Stephen King novel but extremely tenuously.
The book is amazing, written before King went completely off his rails.
Track down 'The Bachman Books' if you can, they're an amazing read.
Yes, this and "The Long Walk" are both solid favourites of mine which I dig out and re-read every so often. I really hope the modern adaptations that are in production will do them justice.
This is one of my favourite movies, and one of the few I own on DVD. I love all the corny one-liners, and it's a half decent film for something so cheesy.
I've read the book too, which is maybe more realistic but less satisfying. From memory, in the book, Richards is badly wounded and flies a plane into the TV network building as his final act of revenge, instead of sending Killian down the chute and living happily ever after.
"Well, that hit the spot!"
We know ‘the powers that be’… Their names… And from where they come. - We won’t need another ‘Running Man’.
I watched as a kid, I had an older brother and my dad had the most comprehensive vhs collection in the UK. We also enjoyed Robot Jox and Arena. B movies that no one watched are a lot of fun.
Some of the best arnold quotes are from this
Schwarzenegger Sci-Fi movies are top notch.
Much like Tom Cruise sci-fi movies.
There is something just really good about them that I feel are underappreciated.