It's Showtime! | THE RUNNING MAN (1987) Movie Reaction & Commentary | FIRST TIME WATCHING
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- Today we are watching The Running Man (1987) for the first time! The Running Man (1987) stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard Dawson, María Conchita Alonso, and Jesse Ventura. Falsely accused of murder, Ben Richards (Schwarzenegger) escapes confinement only to be captured again. His fate isn't behind bars, but rather to be featured on a popular tv show called "The Running Man."
Hosted by Damian Killian (Richard Dawson), "The Running Man" pits convicts against deadly assailants, also known as "stalkers." Can Richards outlast this gruesome game, or will his time "run" out?
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33:18 Final Thoughts
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Hello everyone! We hope you enjoy watching this reaction as much as we enjoyed watching this movie!
The channel has grown really quickly and we’d love to get to know you all a little better. What are some of your favorite Arnold Schwarzenegger films?
- Eric & Sarah
do you have a list of the movies you've watched?
The film's OK. But I wish they'd kept stephen Kings story.
Hi! Nice reactions, you made some not so typical choices for your first uploads and I like your choices. You guys are smart too which is always a good thing :)
Peak Arnie is Conan the Barbarian, Predator, T1/T2, Total Recall, and also Commando if you like pure 80's cheese.
Some other random suggestions if you haven't seen them: LA Confidential, Evil Dead I/II/III, The Mist, The Shining, The Thing, Any/All Tarantino films. I could go on but I won't.
The thing is, all the better Arnold movies have been done enough by other reactors. We don't need a 12th reaction to Total Recall, we need a first reaction to Next (Nicholas Cage sleeper) or Guns Akimbo or Source Code or Heathers or Truman Show or any of the other interesting movies that have not had reaction videos made, or maybe had only 1 or 2 crappy ones. I suppose if you had to do a reaction video, I think there are only a handful of Conan the Barbarian reactions, so that's a little better than doing the 100th Terminator reaction. Anyway, I have a long list of movies that I cannot find any reaction videos to, that really would make great reaction videos. It is sad reactors keep choosing movies off the same short list. I found your channel only because you did Running Man which is actually one of those movies rarely, if ever, reacted to. Hmm... Schwarzenegger's Last Action Hero was kind of interesting, too long and dragged a bit, but that would not be a problem for a reaction video and I think it's only been reacted to one time.
@@mymyersfamily excellent point. selfishly, i'm burned out on reactions to Alien, Predator, The Green Mile, The Thing, etc. No shade to anyone reacting to them, i just know what to expect and the reactions have lost their zing for me.
There are two reactions to Midnight Run (1988), one good one 🙂. The type that makes me want to watch it again immediately. They'll add it to the list, right after Jaws, Shawshank Redemption, Aliens, The Exorcist, Saving Private Ryan, and so on and so on... 😑
"Total Recall" has to be the next Arnold reaction! "Conan the Barbarian" is also must-see.
Conan was what he has admitted, the perfect role at the time.
See you at the party Richter!!!
And The Eraser
Love that the resistance leader is Mick Fleetwood (drummer from Fleetwood Mac) actually playing an older version of himself. He even has a line accusing Arnold of being one of the cops who "burned my songs"
I thought i recognized him. Then i decided to look in the comments if anyone else did as well. Thanks for confirming.
This was one of my favorite movies growing up! It's SO 80s it hurts. Huge hair, extreme violence, ridiculous one-liners. I love every bit of it lmao
The host of the Running Man is the original host from Family Feud . Goes by the name Richard Dawson. Also this is an original story by Stephen King. The old man who took off the bomb necklace is Mic Fleetwood . The drummer & original member of Fleetwood Mac .
And Stevie "Don't touch that dial" is Dweezil Zappa
Richard Dawson was an actor prior to his moving over to hosting games shows. I loved watching him on Hogan's Heroes as one of the prisoners.
"Why are all these dystopian future movies set in L.A.?"
Clearly someone needs to watch "Escape from New York".
I love “Escape from New York” as I’m a fan of John Carpenter. I was referring to movies like it’s sequel, “Escape from LA”, “Blade Runner”, “Demolition Man”, etc.
@@EricSarahReact Escape from LA had top tier CGI....
Simple answer: HOLLYWOOD is in L.A. For movie producers. it's the center of their fantasy world. Same reason why there are so many movies about New York City, as though most of the other cities in America are treated like foreign countries.
Commando, Predator and True Lies are some fun classics of Arnold
I’d add Last Action Hero to that list for the sheer amount of self-parodying in it.
*_*“HERE IS SUB ZERO, NOW REGULAR ZERO!”_** LOLLLL!
Fuckin’ EPIC AND HILARIOUS LINE!
This movie fits so much to todays MSM. Funny how life can be shown in movies with some truth huh? Richard Dawson was a great show host. He had that magnetic personality.
It fits more with the lunatics at Fox, Newsmax, OAN, Rebel Media, and The Daily Wire.
Only Arnie can make some corny one-liners sound so badass.
Side Note: There's a reference to this movie in MK11 with Terminator against Jacqui Briggs.
Jacqui: Is it true Sub-Zero is now plain zero?
Terminator: My mission objective is complete.
Jacqui: Damn.
"Killian! I'll be back!"
"Only in a rerun."
What is lost in seeing this now instead of when this came out, is that Richard Dawson (Damon Killian) was the host of Family Feud (1976) that ended only two years before this movie came out. People were taken aback by Dawson's heel turn in this movie as an evil game show host. While Arnold Schwarzenegger was the biggest draw, most people remember this for when Richard Dawson shocked his long time fans.
Fun Fact: Erland van Lidth (Dynamo) was a classically trained Helden baritone opera singer and sings "The Marriage Of Figaro" aria for real. This was also his final movie.
I mainly remember him from Hogan’s Heroes.
@BigGator5: FunER Fact: Erland van Lidth was also quite good in the very good comedy movie 'Stir Crazy' ( 1980, starring Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor. ) van Lidth played the hulking, menacing- acting, mass murderer "Grossberger," who turned out to be not such a bad guy underneath [ he helps the film's heros' characters ( Wilder's and Pryor's characters. ) ] He also sings, beautifully, and a cappella* no less, part of the old song "Down in the Valley."
*a cappella = without musical accompaniment.
No one expected him to play a bad guy when he was so... Loving... On Family Fued
Svend, the "I've got to score some steroids" bodyguard, is played by Svend Ole Thorsen. He's a bodybuilder from Denmark and one of Arnolds oldest friends. He is the actor/stuntman who has been in the most Arnold movies. It's mostly small but notable roles! His most well-known role in an Arnold movie is Thorgrim which he played in "Conan The Barbarian".
Or La Fours in Mallrats.
He also played Tank in Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future.
The video game Smash TV was actually created based off this movie. Lots of big name actors. Jim Brown the running back for the Cleveland Browns. Mick Fleetwood as someone else mentioned. Like your reactions
The grey haired man in the resistance in Mick Fleetwood, the drummer from Fleetwood Mac.
Fun Factoid: The guy playing Mic is Mick Fleetwood the drummer of the band Fleetwood Mac and the young kid is the son of Frank Zappa. His name is Dweezil Zappa. This is a great movie in the Cyberpunk/Dystopia genre and there's a whole slew of movies to watch. There are too many to list here but look up Cyberpunk and Dystopia you'll get a butt load of movies, books and some music.
Now that I think about it, this movie is basically Arnold's version of 1984!
Much closer to Fahrenheit 451. Control through entertainment.
Great reactions guys. Love to see your channel gaining subscribers. So many great movies to react to in the future.
Thank you, that's kind of you to say :) We already have a ton on our list!
- Sarah
@@EricSarahReact based on a story written by Richard Bachman. He's more famous under his other name 'Stephen King'.
Richard Dawson was the original host of Family Feud. He also was Newkirk in Hogan's Heroes the British POW. Both great shows I grew up with and highly recommend. He was also the inspiration for the game show host on National Lampoons European Vacation. Who was played by John Astin. The father in the original Addam's Family, another highly recommended show.
He was Newkirk?! I *thought* he looked familiar!
He's the best thing in the film, plus he had the best comeback to "I'll be back" ever.
John Astin is also the father of Sean Astin
You have to ask what "reeducation" means? Oh, you sweet summer child.
FYI: Fireball is played by former All-Pro NFL Running Back Jim Brown.
- *THE TOWN (2010)*
- *PRIMAL FEAR (1996)*
- *PRISONERS (2013)*
- *AMERICAN SNIPER (2015)*
- *CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (2002)*
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This flick (and King's novel, of course) *very* predicted reality television (social media too) and the brutality of the audience demanding that their boredom be entertained so that we, the common dregs, can forget our troubles.
Network (1976) has a similar message in a very different package. It's a helluva lot smarter and deeper...but not as fun. No electric opera singing Vikings in that one.
Much love and respect to the guy who had his head blown off so that scene can be filmed. RIP
Great reaction, Stephen King wrote the book as Richard Bachman. The book was very good although it was extremely different from the movie. I would recommend it but it is kind of depressing extremely sad with a bittersweet ending
Thank you! I enjoy his books so I'm definitely interested, especially since I've never read any he's written under his pen name.
- Sarah
@@EricSarahReact I’ve read many of his books also when I was younger
Very good reaction folks. This was based on a book by Richard Bachman which was Stephen King's pseudonym. In the book the hero dies at the end too. Do Red Heat soon. A great action comedy.
Great reaction and commentary guys, and a nice starting set of movies. :) They're not the typical high profile algorithm movies a starting reaction channel usually goes for, but I consider them all to be favorites of mine so it's an instant sub.
Thanks, we appreciate it! They may not all be popular but we've really enjoyed each of them so far!
- Sarah
"A double bonus for reporting a family member" Hey, its just like the corona.
Or Texans turning women in for getting abortions.
This was one of my favorite movies as a kid!!!
"Follow me Light Bulb!!" 🤣😂🤣😂😂
Fireball is played by NFL Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown! 😎👍
You guys should check these out.. “Goodfellas” (1990), “Donnie Brasco” (1997), “A Bronx Tale” (1993), Carlitos Way” (1993) 💯👊
This movie was so popular that they named a dance after it.
I Remember seeing this in theaters in 1987 a blockbuster year full of action movies this was one of them a classic😀🙏👏👏👍.
Besides this, Predator, True Lies and the Terminator films, I also recommend watching Pumping Iron, Conan the Barbarian, Commando, Raw Deal, Red Heat, Twins, Kindergarten Cop, Total Recall, Last Action Hero and Eraser. RoboCop and Demolition Man are two other sci-fi action satires. Also starring are Fleetwood Mac founder Mick Fleetwood, Maria Conchita Alonso from Predator 2, Arnold's training partner Sven Ol Thorson and NFL Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown. I also recommend watching Dredd from 2013
For anybody who loves good one liners watch Best 100 Lines before and after the Kill - Arnold and Bond and many many others
Have you seen Commando? It's a lot of fun, lots of one liners.
Your comment at 19:20 goes all the way back to at least ancient Roman times when the satirist Decimus Junius Juvenalis commented that the common people, rather than caring about their freedom, are only interested in “bread and circuses” (panem et circenses, i.e. food and entertainment).
Very underrated sci-fi classic!!
You two are fun, can't wait to see some more reactions!
Just realized how often Arnold had catch phrases. Several per movie I think. Crazy.
That was the point. They are very memorable. Think of the number of times viewers have instantly reacted to something as simple as "I'll be back".
You should do Escape from New York, kind of similar vibe, but in general a higher quality movie. The sequel, Escape from LA, was really campy, something of a cult classic despite some awful effects. Both would be good reaction movies.
Fun fact : Paula Abdul did choreography of the dancers.
You know guys, something just occurred to me after (re)watching this movie: You know why the guards were shooting the audience members? It wasn't indiscriminate. They were looking to take back control of the network & everything... AND they didn't want any surviving witnesses.
I think that is explained in Stephan King's story.
I found your channel a few hours ago and watched running man and Goodfellas loved the reaction,I also subscribed 😄🇨🇦
We'r glad you found us! We're happy to have you on the channel! Thanks :)
Miller’s Crossing is a good movie to watch if you are on a gangster flick kick. Not the best reaction movie but it is a quality film that doesn’t often get mentioned along side godfather and goodfellas
Miller’s Crossing is my favorite gangster flick.
I'd like to suggest " THE HIDDEN " from 1987
Jeez it always amazes me when younger people don't see the parallels between a movie like this and modern times. Or think a movie like this is "cheesy" and love Thor or Aquaman or something. It's kind of sad.
ancient Rome did the same thing with the Gladitor games back then. it was to keep the people from protesting too.
If you want to keep with this theme check out 1992 fortress with Christopher Lambert and Kirkwood smith (Red from that 70s show)
0:22 eric, love ya, gotta get sarah talking at the most 12 seconds in, ideally no more than 7 seconds.
22 seconds is an eternity... you don't want me going to Nikki&Steven or TBRSCHMITT.
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"Killian... I'll be back"
funny then, funny now, and I'm sure the next generation will like it too. For a few movies you can say that!
The actor who played Dynamo died a few months before the movies release I'm 1987
Im a big arnold fan, i think ive seen mostly all of his movies even this one
Yaphet Kotto wasn't in The Terminator. I love this movie.
I'm guessing they were thinking of Paul Winfield?
YK excellent in "Live And Let Die".
Keep the good movies rollin! 🍿 🎥 💪
Great Arnold movie
Smart homes, Fake News, Online Travel Booking...this show was ahead of it's time in 1987. Heck the Stalkers and explosive collars were when the only Superhero movies (and thingsthe exploding Suicide Squad heads) you could find were the original Superman films
You should do commando next, it’s the most Arnold Schwarzenegger movie
If you want an Arnie film which is macho but self-aware, try Commando.
Hi guys best Arnie for me is original terminator, then terminator 2, predator, total recall and true lies..
Yes yes yes and have read the story from Steven King The Man Himself under Botman
The book is very different but the movies is a good film as was the remake.
I love The Running man a lot, I've watched it so many times since seeing it in 1987. It's amazing how real some of the themes are now in 2022 with the likes of CNN and fake news we have to deal with.
I would love to see a book accurate version of this...
but considering how the story ended ( I don't want to spoil it) I doubt that will ever happen
There's supposedly a new adaptation in the works that will follow the book more closely, so hopefully that ends up happening!
- Sarah
That would definitely be on my must see list
Hoje só tem filmes ruins mais no passado era só filme bom . Saudações do brasil 🇧🇷
"By 2017 ...."
oh boy
The badic riles of the game...the runner must run through four hundred swuare blocks of downtown L.A. in 3 hours or less. The stalkers are chosen by members of the studio audience. Every injury a stalker causes wins prizes for the audience member. The stslkers may use their gommicks to kill the runners and end the game.
A remake or maybe a prequel of this where they really work on the world building would be cool. Like, how did we get to a point where having sex with 3 men in a year is such a problem?
This would be kind of neat in real life.. with some modifications..
12:34 think about today in real life media
Classic. Check out Red Heat and Commando great Classics. Ciao 👊🏻
I’d love to see you guys react to the time travelers wife
If you haven't seen Arnold's first movie "The Villain," you should check it out.
@DarkTitan I realized that later after posting this comment, but couldn't remember where I had said this. Thanks for the correction. The Villain is just the first movie I ever saw him in.
How about "Hercules In New York"?, where Arnold's voice is dubbed by another actor.
Equilibrium battle beyond the stars teenage mutant ninja turtles. Evil dead 1 2 army of darkness.
True Lies was a less known movie? Not sure where you got that from.
I was making a comparison of the popularity of Arnold’s films. I’ve watched quite a few and in my personal experience, T1, T2, and Predator seemed to be more of his popular ones. Again, this is just my personal thoughts.
Waiting for that horror reactions ... insidious ... the conjuring ... the hills have eyes (2006) ect
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True Lies is only little-known to millennials and gen-Z's. At the time, it was as mainstream as they come. You want little-known Arnold flicks, go with Red Sonja. Though your time would be better spent with something more in the middle, like Twins.
@@zerpblerd5966 I caught Red Sonja on cable in 87 or 88, and even then it was about as obscure as that Barbarians flick with the two twins. People remembered hearing about it, but hardly anyone bothered actually seeing it. For years I tried telling people how the Brigitte Nielsen Conan ripoff was actually excellent, only to be met with laughter. But I suppose you lived in that different part of the country, where everyone flocked to go see it.
I thought "Eraser" with James Cahn and Vanessa Williams was good, too.
This was Arnie's follow up to his surprise hit The Terminator. Only this time he has lots of dialogue. I saw it one time in the theater when it came out and haven't cared to see it since. Schwarzenegger's acting and the dialogue in general combined with the cartoonish feel to the production just left a bad taste in my mouth.
However, Im interested in re-visiting this with you and see if my impression of the film was accurate.
(edit) Nope. My first impression was correct. This is nothing but a high budget B-movie poorly crafted.
Commando and Raw Deal, the film Arnie was forced to make, were made and came out before The Running Man.
Contrary to what you and many other people believe, Arnold is NOT a bad actor. He is actually pretty good, skill-wise.
You need to see him act in German, his native language. Very different. This movie was supposed to be "cartoonish" in feel. That's part of the fun.
Can't wait for them to re-watch their own reaction in 15 years and facepalm at the naivety.
26:11
95% men.
isn't there an Arnold movie where he literally fights Satan?! lol
Yes. It's very dark.
Read the book by Richard bachman AKA Stephen king, it's better
The book is always "better" than the movie because reading a book is an active-brain experience and watching a movie is a passive-brain experience. Psychologically, when you read a book you are essentially "directing" the story. When you watch a movie, someone else is presenting his or her viewpoint of the story and just taking you along for the ride.
Conan the Barbarian is a fantastic movie! Not what you would expect.
JUST FYI .. the actor Erland van Lith who played Dynamo was more than a regular GIFTED person. Oh NO.. He was a computer Programming genius when it was still new, NCAA olympic wrestling team member, hollywood Actor and accomplished Opera Tenor . .. LOL .. what have YOU to show for ? .. nothing .. but of course like all of the BEST HUMANS we have he sadly had to die early . its like a curse for the very gifted..
You said True Lies is lesser known?!?
I was making more of a comparison of the popularity of Arnold films. In my experience, T1, T2, and Predator are the more popular films he’s known for. Of course, this is just my personal opinion on the matter.
@@EricSarahReact that makes me feel old
oh Kindergarten Cop next!!!
kindergarten cop and last action hero,
My favorite Arnold Schwarzenegger film is Terminator 2:Judgement Day.
Fun Fact:The guy who plays Phil in The Running Man also voices Squidward in SpongeBob SquarePants.
Recommendations------
Oldboy(the 2003 version not the remake one)
Lost Highway
Blue Velvet
Lock,Stock And Two Smoking Barrels
The Green Mile
Mulholland Drive
Eraserhead
American Beauty
2001 A Space Odyssey
Monty Python And The Holy Grail.
Mean Streets
American History X
A Showdown A Little Tokyo
In Cold Blood(1967)
Bottle Rocket
Wild At Heart
Bad Lieutenant
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Yes Terminator 2 may be one of the best made movies ever.
You put Showdown in Little Tokyo on a list with Eraserhead? Likely a first. Don't get me wrong: I'm into them both, but maybe cast a more narrow net?
"Why is everyone ok with it?"
Think back to Ancient Rome ... *BREAD AND GAMES* will keep a population "happy" and stop those pesky riots.
That's basically. Just with updated technology.
Lot of testosterone. Yes, he injects a lot of it.
Used to LOVE Arnold until this year he made some disgusting remarks! Ehhh. Some great movies of his but done with them ✌️
Great, myself I am able to separate the actor from the real person, it's unhealthy to worry about it.
Well you can still enjoy the past stuff just don’t support anything current is all. At least that’s how I see it the old Schwarzenegger is dead if that bastard has the nerve to say fuck your freedoms
unnecessary cursing is a turnoff; no sign up.