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[@CineBingeReact]

If you're a stalker, what would be your gimmick and costume?

[@Mr.2Dirty]

I’d be something like a crow theme slasher villain, like Michael Myers or Jason Voorhees. It’d be like a Stitch pattern mechanic’s jumpsuit with a black feather looking trenchcoat over that with the sleeves ripped off, a full plague doctor mask with burned out eyes and my weapon would be some chained hooks and a scythe

[@VilleHalonen]

I'd wear a fedora and do it all for a random "m'lady" from the audience. My weapon would be a huge RGB keyboard and I'd ride a motorized and armored gamer chair. (Please don't anyone think I'm like that.)

[@rrtx79]

It would have to be something cheesy. I would probably be a character who blends into the environment, like be dressed as a trash can or a bush or a park bench and use the element of surprise. But I would be cool like the bad guys in the old kung fu movie "Five Elements Ninjas." And my name would be, wait for it...cAMMO.

[@PaulWinkle]

I always go stalking without any gimmicks, just me, myself and my camera.

[@paullewis886]

I'm English so a bowler hat and a sarcastic wit

[@dsillsevans]

The host of the Running Man was played by Richard Dawson, who was famous for being a real game show host in the 70s and 80s, most notably, The Family Feud and Match Game. He was also infamous for kissing every female contestant - regardless of age or race - on the lips.

[@MatthewMortensen1]

He was also on Hogan's Hero's

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

@@MatthewMortensen1 Yeah, he was very famous around this time. It definitely added a certain touch of realism, seeing him as a game show host.

[@davesteller6301]

He was a creep

[@elijahvincent985]

At least he had consentual contracts that were signed by the kissed prior the game show tapings. He didn't do it without permission, which is something decent compared to unwanted kisses. He asked permission. A trait that should be made more aware today instead of being silently forward like a lot of perverts and creeps.

[@alsleet442]

@@rmnffx to be fair Dawson was a guest on Match Game

[@MisterMcDaunting]

The original book by Stephen King (or rather under his pseudonym Richard Backman) was very different from the movie. In that one, the hunt was all over America and your relatives would get money for each day you survived. If you survived for 30 days, you were free. And people could bet on when you would be caught, thus the running man could trust noone from the civilians. Also the protagonist joined to aid his sick child and wife and was not forced into it. The original ending is very dark and very good ^^.

[@mantism.d.8363]

The ending is insane.

[@spud69g]

The Bachman Books (four early novels by Stephen King) I have an old copy of my father's, includes this, the long walk, rage and roadwork.

[@oneopinion6806]

@@spud69g Bachman Books smack dab in the middle of Kings "...and they all died." phase.

[@MrEddHard]

It amused me that he doesn't remember writing it after a drug field weekend.

[@69coolchris]

The book is definitely so much better than the film. I'd love to see it get a proper remake, but they might be nervous about that ending.

[@shawnfike2910]

Jesse Ventura was also in Predator - he was the guy with the minigun 'Painless'. He's also the former Governor of Minnesota.

[@busload_uk]

He also ain’t got time to bleed, apparently.

[@thegunslinger1363]

He was also a Navy Seal.

[@falxonPSN]

He was pretty well known from his pro wrestling days though.

[@dustman820]

Jesse was also in a movie George and Simone have watched before, Stallone's Demolition Man. He was a henchman for Simon Phoenix. Jesse's character killed the guy who Phoenix called an evil Mr. Rodgers.

[@riveraharper8166]

And Yaphet Kotto was in Alien.

[@williamjamesrapp7356]

THE BIG FAT GUY WEARING **LIGHT BRIGHT** Was actually an OLYMPIC Wrestler who was also actually an Opera Singer who also had an I.Q. of 158 He was ALSO seen in the GENE WILDER movie STIR CRAZY

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

Stir Crazy is definitely one they should cover. I don't anyone has covered the Wilder and Pryor comedies

[@noneya3635]

"He's wearing light bright!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Can't argue that. But as it happens the actor was a classically trained baritone and was singing Mozart, it's not just lip syncing. Shame they had to show him in his granny panties though. Mick Fleetwood and Dwezel Zappa were a nice touch as the resistance leaders trying to stop censorship.

[@Wurzelknecht]

About it being possible to throw Arnold: Arnie himself loves to tell the story of how André the Giant and Wilt Chamberlain, who both worked with him on Conan the Destroyer, would make it a game between them to pick him up and set him on top of his car or something, like a little child. It's super wholesome.

[@newmoon766]

If Andre couln't toss you around like a rag doll, who could? Sounds like a fun game.

[@rajangrewal7423]

Yes I was just about comment this. Also the the time Andre wouldn't let Arnold pay for dinner and picked him up.

[@mrtim5363]

Thank you. I too was going to mention this, Arnold stated when he tried to pick up a dinner check André the Giant grabbed his arm & held him saying... "Small children don't pay for meals, adults do" André was laughing at the time but Arnold said there was nothing he could do. André the Giant was holding him up by the wrist as you would a child preventing any movement or action by Arnold. (Arnold also said it showed me how people feel hanging around w/me, causing me to change how I behave.)

[@notperfectedyet7998]

Part of the reason this film worked so well back in the day was because Richard Dawson, who played Killian, was the host of Family Feud in the states for nearly a decade.

[@Billinois78]

Yeah. It would be like putting Steve Harvey in that position as the game show host now. It would blow people's minds to see Harvey play a villain.

[@killersalmon4359]

He was also Newkirk on Hogan's Heroes. He was a pretty well-liked personality, for him to play a villain was - ooh - edgy.

[@TheWaynos73]

Dawson crushed it as Killian!

[@seansteyer8851]

The dancing women at the start of the "television show" were the "solid gold dancers" a dance team from the show "Solid Gold" a big hit in the 80s

[@mrtim5363]

Big hit, remember it well & If I'm not mistaken 'The Solid Gold Dancers' are also referenced in Bill Murray's "Scrooged" in the, "I can see her nipples", scene.

[@oneopinion6806]

Jesse "The Body" Ventura was a professional wrestler, in movies like this and Predator (he didn't have time to bleed), and was even the Governor of Minnesota as a 3rd Party candidate!

[@davesteller6301]

Yes two future state governors are in this film

[@prollins6443]

I got an official commendation letter for being on a state championship football team, signed by Jesse "The Mind" Ventura!

[@oneopinion6806]

@@prollins6443 Noice! My first time voting I actually helped vote him into office. The candidates that year were abysmal and Ventura actually came to our college (sounds like he went to a lot of colleges.) And you're right, I completely mislabeled him as he had ascended from The Body to The Mind!

[@prollins6443]

@@oneopinion6806 my dad was listening to a debate with all the candidates, and one question was about pets. Some had birds, one had a bunny, Jesse had a bulldog that he was going to lock in the house building after feeding it chili, because then the dog's farts would make the state senate actually do some work before Jesse would unlock the door!

[@MatthewMortensen1]

The leader of the resistance was played by Mick Fleetwood the drummer of Fleetwood Mac and his little henchman was Dweezil Zappa, son of late singer Frank Zappa.

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

I don't know if there was ever a Running Man game, but there was an arcade game loosely based on this movie called "Smash T.V." that was a lot of fun.

[@robfinlay8058]

There was a Running Man game for home computers. It wasn't very good.

[@goonanhate101]

Out of the long list of remakes of 80s stuff I am continually shocked that this one hasn’t gotten a treatment. The premise would work so well with a social media environment.

[@themadsamplist]

Guns Akimbo is sort of like that

[@goonanhate101]

@@themadsamplist I can definitely see the similarities. I just like a version where the whole worlds in on it instead of just this creepy subsection of the Internet that gets displayed more prominently during that movie. That’s why the satire in this still feels like it lands just as well as the satire in the original RoboCop it just feels nearly believable.

[@chrisleebowers]

"Gamer" (2009) is pretty damn close.

[@0816M3RC]

@@goonanhate101 They are making a new Running Man movie. Though apparently it is going to be more like the book.

[@namelessjedi2242]

Maybe a little too close to reality today. It might not be so fun!

[@aceldamia9114]

Death Race 2000 is easily the most accurate futuristic movie ever made.

[@KingOfMakingItWorse]

and the crappy thing is none of the reactors watch it.

[@crescentmethod]

Anytime Arnold does commentary on one of his movies, he's just describing what is happening on screen. It's amazing.

[@newmoon766]

In the early days of BtVS one of the commentary participants noted that it sounded like they were doing commentary for the blind. It did improve over time. :D

[@mrsickukxx1332]

His T3 commentary is legendary. There’s a section near the beginning where he forgets that he’s doing a film commentary and decides to describe his workout schedule to the smallest detail. Highly recommend checking it out, hilarious stuff 😂😂

[@newmoon766]

@@mrsickukxx1332 Oh wow! That does sound funny.

[@jp3813]

I remember Jackie Chan doing an English commentary for one of his movies (I forget which one), but he mostly talked about his other movies. lol

[@1123Jester1123]

His commentary for Conan was one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Too bad I don't have that DVD anymore.

[@Salguine]

If you've never typed "Every Arnold Scream" into KZbin and then sat back and enjoyed, you're letting the best in life pass you by.

[@ianblake815]

It was originally a Stephen King story and re-adapted into a Schwarzenegger film. Badass!

[@joemckim1183]

My favorite King books adapted to film are his non horror stories.

[@MetalHeadReacts]

George is indeed correct, the original chainsaws made in 1783 were use to aid childbirth to cut the pelvic bone allowing the child to pass through easier in a procedure called a symphysiotomy.

[@PriceFamPrime]

Aside from Mick Fleetwood, there is another musical cameo of sorts too. The young man with the red beret asking them if they want to buy a hot stereo is Dweezil Zappa, son of the late musician Frank Zappa.

[@steveray9655]

Dweezil's character, Stevie, is named after Stevie Nicks, also from Fleetwood Mac.

[@thylacinus9267]

George, if you want to see a movie where Arnie is just being literal and saying what he feels, re-watch Total Recall with the commentary. You'll hear all of his insights as he narrates the movie: "I'm about to hit him," "I just shot that guy," "This part is really cool," and so on.

[@RobwLPOC]

I think this is the only movie where Arnie delivers his epic line of "I'll be back!" And the response of "Only in reruns..." is actually just as equally epic.

[@RobwLPOC]

@@jaypee9575 I'm pretty sure that Arnold has used the line "I'll be back" in pretty much every movie since the Terminator in 1984. In fact they made a joke with the line in the one Expendables movie, Arnie aka Trench: I'll be back. Bruce Willis aka Church: You've been back enough. I'll be back. [leaves] Trench: Yippee-ki-yay.

[@meganega123]

21:15 I'll never forgive Simone for talking over one of the best scenes in movie history

[@bill-xm7dz]

SACRILEGE!

[@danielmorency2242]

This movie was the inspiration for the TV show 'American Gladiators', where contestants would compete against the show athletes in a series of physical games... It was pretty cool while it lasted. :)

[@sandrasnow-balvert7766]

but a horrible lack of decapitations :D

[@HelloMisterJAMWAH]

I used to stay up til 2am to watch it when I was 11. Still remember Mike Adamle and Larry Szonka

[@synaesthesia2010]

which lead to Gladiators UK, which had a revival in the 00s and is set to be revived again this year

[@BenAM.Barron]

This is what [INSERT POLITICAL PARTY] wants for the future.

[@SpidermanandhisAmazingFriends]

How dare you say that about [Political Party], when [Opposition Party] so much worse 😡

[@tomcody2203]

In 1987, former wrestler Jesse "The Body" Ventura was also in "Predator" next to Arnold (as "Blain": "You're bleeding!" "I ain't got time to bleed!") The dance sequence at the beginning of the show was choreographed by Paula Abdul.

[@topherwhite370]

At the time, “the host”, Richard Dawson, was the host of “Family Feud”. This was seriously funny in context. Early televised game shows include “to tell the truth” and “what’s my line” During this period there was a game show called “American Gladiators” (which later became better known for the behind the scenes sex parties).

[@maximillianosaben]

This movie is awesome. So many great one-liners. And the host of The Running Man is played by Richard Dawson, who was the host of Family Feud for many years, and why he was chosen for this role.

[@williamjamesrapp7356]

***FAMILY FEUD*** The TV SHOW HOST of THE RUNNING MAN was originally a character in the TV show comedy HOGANS HEROS and he was also the TV GAME SHOW HOST of FAMILY FEUD for several years.

[@CoIntelPro23]

In 1970 there was a german TV show called _"Das Millionenspiel"_ ("The Game of Millions" or "Chance for a Million") broadcasted on public television with the same story. It was meant as a satire but many viewers thought it was real so that many of them wrote to the TV station who wanted to partizipate in the next show as a "runner" or even as a "hunter". I guess what many people made think this was real was the fakt, that the show host in this film was played by the real TV host Dieter Thomas Heck who hosted a verry popular music show at that time and another popular sports commentator Heribert Fassbinder played a commentator of the game show.

[@chesterfieldmcfistycups2836]

Erland Van Lidth (Dynamo here and Grossberger in Stir Crazy) died a month or so before this movie released. He was quite an interesting guy, beyond his mass: started a computer based company, appeared at New York’s Amato Opera several times, just fit in acting roles on the side. He was only 34; Surely he would’ve landed a huge movie role before he hit age 40.

[@matthewscully2475]

Apparently he was a world class amateur wrestler too and was due to compete at the 1980 summer Olympics but the US boycotted the event.

[@jayconant3816]

And terror in the movie the wanderers

[@YolandaAnneBrown95726]

@@jayconant3816 such an underrated movie with Ken Wahl before Wiseguy.

[@jesses5463]

He was awesome in The Wanderers.

[@vinny_2022]

The RoboCop plot was pretty damn accurate

[@TheMadSentinel]

Either that or Idiocracy...

[@mr44mag]

Robocop was pretty spot on but with some severe contradictions. I think it stuck out because of poor US education, or brainwashing, on history. As Sentinel said, Idiocracy. It felt like it hit the bullseye. Comfortable times make Terry Crews as president (I like the man I just don't think he should be in office.) Actually he'd probably be a far better choice than the ones we've been given as a practical option for decades, which tells you a lot. Crews for president! 😆😁I'm not playing, I'd vote for him.

[@jonlight670]

Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac as the head of the resistance always cracked me up!

[@leperwolf7287]

After this movie a few executives actually tried their hands at a few 'gameshows' that required a more athletic skills as wells as brains. So, you got American Gladiators along with a slew of others. The one I named was the only one that lasted more than one season and even tried a comeback 20 years later. AG was a series of obstacles and challenges that had one or more 'Gladiators' (people who had professional wrestling, weightlifting and acting backgrounds with snazzy stage names such as Malibu, Lazer and the like). Think American Ninja with a big muscular athlete trying to block you with a pugil sticks, padded shields or a gun that shoots tennis balls.

[@mojoshivers]

One of the early Arnold classics. This is the movie that predicted The Hunger Games in a sense. Lol

[@chrisleebowers]

The original dystopian gladiator sci-fi was the short story "Seventh Victim" by Robert Schekley (1953) Adapted into the Italian movie "The 10th Victim" by Elio Petri (1965). Others include: Rollerball The Blood of Heroes Series 7: The Contenders Battle Royal Alita Gamer (2009)

[@reptomicus]

@@chrisleebowers And Death Race 2000

[@chrisleebowers]

@@reptomicus YES! Good catch

[@councilofautumn]

21:10 "I hope you made enough room for my fist, because I'm going to ram it into your stomach!" is one of the Arnold quotes of all time, possibly the Arnold quote of all time

[@pillar81]

Don’t forget the last part: “And rip out your SPIIIINE!!!”

[@dawnheller3649]

I saw this in the theater. 30 years later, what I remember is: "I'll be BAK" / "Only in reruns." and Arnie 'leading' a rescue of the audience by shouting ineffectually "Ged da people oud!"

[@frogers3]

Jesse "The body" Ventura is a former professional wrestler turned actor who eventually became the Governor of Minnesota in 1999.

[@timtuttle3757]

Simone mentioned game shows and the 50s and I immediately thought of Quiz Show. You all definitely need to watch that. It’s a great movie.

[@Cyborganna]

Demolition Man is pretty accurate and fast becoming reality.

[@Overlord0011]

When you made the Forrest Gump comparison, I pictured Arnie as Forrest and I just couldn't help but chuckle at that.

[@MichaelScheele]

Demolition Man was pretty accurate about life during the COVID restrictions. No toilet paper. The only restaurants were fast food. People avoided physical contact with others. You could run into legal trouble for saying the wrong things.

[@kaizen5023]

That's precisely why I have three seashells in my bathroom.

[@philwill0123]

Tbh, they only had that society as it had previously descended into violence

[@toms1313]

Legal trouble for saying the wrong things? 😂

[@yvonnesanders4308]

You don't remember people being deplatformed and having channels removed for putting an alternative view about covid on yt and fb

[@strawdawgs78]

Idiocracy has by far been the most prophetically accurate dystopian future movie of ALL TIME.

[@kagirion]

Your floor is now clean!

[@chuckshingledecker2216]

It’s hard to explain just how insane it was for us 80s kids to see the beloved host of The Family Feud (Richard Dawson) play such a villainous character.

[@scofield3467]

He won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor

[@namelessjedi2242]

And to actually have a great comeback to Arnie’s “I’ll be back” line!

[@Mortismors]

Idiocracy is the movie most likely to happen as it kinda already has one could argue.

[@deanna9808]

I did a quick scan of the comments and didn't immediately see this trivia SO!: The story goes that the Studio found out about a book called 'Running Man' by Richard Bachman and wanted to make a movie. Since no one had ever heard of this dude, they weren't in any rush to buy the option and just started sinking money into film production. Then, when they finally got properly in touch with Richard Bachman's people, they found out that Bachman was a pseudonym. For Stephen King. Who wasn't particularly impressed that the Studio had thought they could treat an 'unknown' writer so poorly. And since the Studio had already spent so much money on production they didn't exactly have a very strong negotiating postion...

[@Dafmeister1978]

George: I would love to see a movie where he's just being literal all the time and saying what his character feels. Me: So, you want a Mass Effect movie where Arnie plays an Elcor?

[@Phethario]

More like: I would love to see a movie where he's just being literal all the time and saying what his character feels. Me: So what the hell was this then???

[@TheUltrahypnotoad]

You can't have your characters just announce how they feel! That makes me 😠 angry!

[@benschultz1784]

So Arnie as Bubin in Blasto VI: Partners in Crime?

[@silentjay01]

So, you want Arnold to play a Kylosian like Drax, the Destroyer from Guardians of the Galaxy?

[@WadeWallenstein]

I laughed so hard I was crying 🤣🤣🤣

[@inhumanmusic1411]

Film had a lot of hidden talent. The rebel leader who removed their collars was Mick Fleetwood from Fleetwood Mac. The rebel in the red beret was Dweezil Zappa. Son of Frank Zappa. Dweezil is a talented guitarist in his own right. As was mentioned before, the host was Richard Dawson who at the time of this movie was host of Family Feud and had a penchant of kissing the lady contestants. The opera singing Dynamo was Grossburger in the Pryor/ Wildman comedy Stir Crazy. And if you saw the other Schwarzenegger film Predator, you do know who Jesse Ventura is. As to movies that technologies came true, they had IPads on 2001.

[@MovieDan1011]

Just george mid explantion going "wtf" and losing it at dynamos entrance!🤣

[@pete_lind]

This was his last movie , Dynamo , Erland van Lidth , MIT computer science and Opera singer , died in hearth attack in 1987 , before this film was released . Lot of people had not seen LEDs in 1987 , even if green led was 30 year old invention at that point , Dynamo outfit was still pretty silly even in 1987 🙂

[@arcturus6688]

Being 9 years old back in 1990 and my mom buys me The Running Man and Total Recall for my birthday was the best. No wonder my favorite actor back then was Arnold.

[@ragdaj]

"Demolition man" is the most correct representation of the future :)

[@vladyvhv9579]

Or rather if the liberals win. Though, in reality they're a vocal minority who would lose within a couple of days if civil war breaks out.

[@newmoon766]

There's a great Doctor Who story arc about game shows on a space ship, where losing contestants get vaporized. I think it was when Rose was the companion. It takes her a while to realize it's not "just" a game.

[@knuckles543]

with the Anne Robinson robot, yeah, Chris Eccelston as the doctor the ''Bad Wolf''

[@newmoon766]

@@knuckles543 Isn't that also where we first met Captain Jack?

[@chrispeel3123]

@@newmoon766 no, but you do see a lot more of him in these episodes. 😜

[@JoeMama410]

Jesse Ventura: wrestler turned actor who was in The Predator, then became Governor of Minnesota.

[@earthien]

11:20 Funny how George mentions that the dance sequence is not quite like the one in "Coming To America". Both sequences were choreographed by PAULA ABDUL. (You may know her from the first few seasons of "American Idol".)

[@ExUSSailor]

An awesome chunk of 80s action cheesiness!

[@claudiadarling9441]

Weirdest thing about this movie is that it has two future governors in it. Arnold of course became governor of California, and Jessie Ventura because governor of Minnesota. From what I remember Ventura was a pretty good governor.

[@richardsteiner8992]

I voted for Jesse The Mind. He was actually refreshing in a way. The other candidates (Repubican and DFL) were slimeballs, in my opinion. We knew where Jesse stood.

[@bryanrisinger7428]

Not even the first movie they were in. Predator came out earlier THE SAME YEAR! What a year for these two meatheads (and all of us who love these kinds of movies.)

[@Gavrev]

Fun fact.. thet kid in the beret at 24:06 is Frank's son, Dweezil Zappa.

[@antoineporche-rideaux4841]

the actor who played the security guard who had to score some steriods is arnold's childhood friend who was in almost every movie arnold did in the 80's and 90's

[@simonread8713]

As kids, we used to pretend the video game Super Smash TV was The Running Man.

[@chuckobscure5622]

Best home port of that game!👍

[@misterprickly]

Fun fact: Dynamo was a trained Opera singer. He improvised his intro. -The bulk of the stalkers were NWA wrestlers. -the dance choreographer was Paula Abdul. -Stevie was played by Dweezil Zappa, son of Frank Zappa. This was one of those movies/stories that predicted fake news, deep fake videos and digital masking.

[@brucechmiel7964]

You forgot Mick Fleetwood. Who played “Mick”.

[@kaizen5023]

Great to see you two having so much fun with this one and all the Arnie movies -- i love how extra cheesy this one was, and so many Arnold one-liners!!

[@bullpup33]

Fun fact: when Arnold says "how bout a light" it was a reference to bud light commercials back in the day.

[@yotuel9064]

The movie that predicted the future was demolition man.

[@miguelgarcia-uq5em]

5:18 ....Throw "Demolition Man" on the list guys, another great movie that sort of predicts the future

[@chrispruett81]

In the late 18th century, 2 Scottish doctors, John Aitken and James Jeffray, developed a prototype of the chainsaw-familiar today in the timber industry-for symphysiotomy and the excision of diseased bone.

[@wimmywhamwamwozzle]

The movie that predicted the future the best might be Network, from 1976. Not Sci Fi, but man did it get a whole lot right. Great movie too.

[@OneColdMonkey]

There is a German movie that's closer to the actual Stephen King story. You can probably find it on KZbin, it's called Der Millionspiel. It was released in 1970 (Before King's story!) and based on the short story The Prize of Peril, first published in 1958. I assume King read it when it was originally published, then wrote The Running Man years later having completely forgotten where the idea came from.

[@Nick-pu3of]

You know what would make a great film? The Running Man by Stephen King. Don't get me wrong, this film is fun, it just has little to nothing to do with the novel. I want to see that film.

[@stockton22]

Oh, God bless you for being up that George Carlin bit! it’s one of my all-time favorites.

[@mikeman2862]

I just love the reaction when Dynamo was shown 🤣🤣🤣

[@ademozkum2716]

For a movie where Arnold just says what he feels, you should check out "Twins", which would make a great reaction video.

[@shreknet]

The real fake technology framing Richards and general film and audio editing isn't to far off if not already capable in this film. The reality TV show spin was always impressive but the editing tech is gonna be a problem in our near future. The story was written by Stephen King under pseudonym Richard Bachman and he did a pretty good job peering into our possible future. Regardless this film is American Gladiators in a sinister near future and it is hilarious.

[@theblackboxpodcastshow1791]

we can pull off deep fake videos now, so what they did to Arnold's character is possible today

[@jyesucevitz]

these movies were a huge part of my weekend video tape rentals each weekend for years it's nice to be able to experience them again through (preferably 30+ min) reaction videos. thank you guys.

[@fcr_1991]

I loved this react. The Mortal Kombat music, George's reaction to Dynamo singing. Tremendous stuff as per usual from you both 👏

[@zmarko]

At the time this movie was made, Richard Dawson (who played Killian) had recently wrapped up being the host of Family Feud for many, many years. He was very family friendly (outside of being a bit of a womanizer, but us kids/teens didn't really realize), and this role was SHOCKING to see him play such an asshole. He also had a great role in the 60's on the WWII POW sitcom (yes, sitcom) Hogan's Heroes.

[@dabe1971]

You guys need to watch Rollerball (1975 - and I cannot stress enough, 1975)

[@theblackboxpodcastshow1791]

Yaphet Kotto was the dude in the 1st Alien movie. The bulky black dude with the large eyes. Jesse Ventura played in Predator with Arnold and held political office in the US for a time

[@Commandasaurus]

Running Man is written by Stephen King under a Pseudonym, Richard Bachmann. - Germany made a very similar movie "Das Millionenspiel" (Game of Millions) in 1970, and was so lifelike, that people though the show was real, even trying to get a job as the hunted or the hunters. That was a crazy movie and despite having Dieter Thomas Heck as Game Show Host (who was very famous) people just though he was a look-a-like ^^ The fake-Ads played within the movie were so disturbing, they still give me the shivers! - The Parallels to Running Men were so extreme, that a Lawsuit happened against the Stehen King (or the publisher, I can't recall).

[@PedroCastillo_1980]

Amazing film The Running Man directed by Paul Michael Glazer (better known as david starsky in the tv series Starsky & Hutch) starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Conchita Alonso. By the way Maria Conchita Alonso is very famous in latin america as an actress and singer her greatest songs are: Una Noche de Copas, Acariciame, Y es que Llegaste Tú, O ella o Yo, Lluvia de Amor and Eres tan Real. Thank you guys great reaction excellent👍👍

[@elijahvincent985]

If you want a close experience to playing this game show (without dying in real life), I highly recommend the video games Smash TV and Total Carnage by Williams Arcade. They are CLASSIC gorefests in the style of The Running Man and Robocop. And yes, there was a video game adaptation of this movie, but it's not as good as these two.

[@dustman820]

There were no Running Man video games, but there was a game inspired by the movie, the Midway arcade game, Smash TV which was released in 1990. It also took the " I'll buy that for a dollar" line from Robocop.

[@theshadowknows...9120]

Actually there was a Running Man video game, released in 1989 on various platforms. I had it for the ZX Spectrum.

[@dustman820]

@@theshadowknows...9120 I just gamed on consoles and handhelds, so I didn't know. Thanks for the info.

[@jimtatro6550]

The casting of Richard Dawson was genius.😂

[@TwinComet]

There was a lackluster Running Man game for the Amiga, but Smash TV is a much better video game interpretation. It even has the same type of title crawl.

[@jrytacct]

"I wonder which movie from the past, doing like futuristic Sci-Fis has been the most correct?" Demolition Man. More's the pity...

[@normlee6566]

Jessie Ventura started as a pro wrestler, then went into acting (was also with arnold in Predator), and eventually was elected the governor of Minnesota (no joke).

[@chrispruett81]

FUN FACT: This movie Says story by Richard Bachman... Well.. Richard Bachman is actually the pseudonym for STEPHEN KING! So yeah.. Richard Bachman IS Stephen King.. and he wrote the book/Story! :)

[@ChrisAdamscomedy]

Idiocracy is the most accurate movie about the future and it’s a comedy.

[@simonread8713]

Seconded.

[@autohmae]

Demolition Man is pretty good too

[@autohmae]

I forgot: The Siege

[@Deegee_1969]

I'd forgotten that one.

[@unlimited971]

Golden comment section. Thank for the movies to watch

[@peteturner3928]

The Richard Bachman (Stephen King's other name) book it's based on is a much darker toned story and would be worth a closer to the story re-make.

[@MiketheCabbie]

If not for the ending....

[@peteturner3928]

@@MiketheCabbie I quite like the original novels darker and more glib ending, a lot less Hollywood syrup!

[@MiketheCabbie]

@@peteturner3928 Yeah, but we both know how the book ends, right? And that the chances of a filmed version of that are next to nothing?

[@peteturner3928]

@@MiketheCabbie agreed, but probably a better chance than my fave Bachman book which if anything is even darker in tone, if you have not read 'The Long Walk' I thoroughly recommend it. Interestingly its reported that Frank Darabont bought the potential film rights to it in 2007, so you never know.

[@MiketheCabbie]

@@peteturner3928 Oh yes, I've read "The Long Walk," and I think that instead of a movie, that would make for an interesting real-life competition.....without the lethal stakes, of course.

[@steveray9655]

The bodyguard who had to "score some steroids" was Sven Ole Thorsen, a good friend of Arnold's. In Predator, he was the guy who shot the hostage in the head right before Arnold pushed the truck into the camp.

[@chandie5298]

6:51 the fact that George doesn't even know about the 80s workout shows is HILARIOUS!!! Its like a knowledge hole.

[@MoviesandCoffee]

Last Action Hero needs to be your next Arnold stop. One of his best. So ahead of its time.

[@nicecolour]

Demolition Man is by far the most accurate depiction of the future.

[@exile220ify]

Jesse Ventura was a pro wrestler who, like Arnold, become the governor of his state - in this case, Minnesota. Yaphet Kotto was a star in Aliens, a Bond villain in "Live And Let Die", and was the precinct captain in the TV series "Homicide: Life On The Street", among many other accomplishments.

[@520azdc]

The sci-fi [-ish] movie that most accurately predicted our current world is definitely Idiocracy.

[@mechanoid2k]

I believe we may see a phase of what looks like Idiocracy but I think we're pushing ourselves towards the world portrayed in THX-1138.

[@Cau_No]

Though the movie is "based on" a Stephen King / Richard Bachman novel, the plot follows more in the lines of Robert Sheckley's short story "Price of Peril". That story was adapted into a French movie in 1965 and a German TV "show" in 1970, which also depicted a game show with the candidate on the run from killers. (The TV show had a real show moderator as the host, so some people mistook it for being a real show …)

[@ghostrider511000]

I have watched the French movie and it was pretty good

[@phj223]

Killian's bodyguard is played by bodybuilder and powerlifter Sven-Ole Thorsen, who's been in numerous other Arnold movies, mostly in small uncredited roles. Among the more notables ones would be as one of the top henchmen to Thulsa Doom in Conan the Barbarian (opposite Arnold), and he also played Tigris of Gaul in Gladiator, the retired undefeated gladiator who returns for one last fight against Maximus (the fight with all the tigers), who ends up victorious but spares Tigris' life. :)

[@jkt9977]

The most correct sci-fi movie is Idiocracy, clearly.

[@michaelriddick7116]

Demolition Man still has time :D

[@grife3000]

This is what The Green Party wants for the future.

[@loaditz]

You're not 100% wrong

[@ScottyDoesntKnow69]

The most realistic movie about the future is 1984 no doubt plus The movie Idiocracy to a scary degree.

[@kagirion]

.....good.

[@LandSharkEatsU]

😂

[@SeanBlader]

LOL, Jesse Ventura was a "Pro" Wrestler in the 70's, then he went into Hollywood as a muscle actor, similar to Schwarzenegger. You might have seen him as the guy with the minigun in Predator, "I aint got time to bleed." After that he went on to be a very popular and vaguely effective Governor of Minnesota.

[@exile220ify]

I love how the in-studio producer is also the in-studio producer in Wayne's World :)

[@TomH2681]

5:16 "Which movie doing sci-fi has been the most correct?"' Demolition Man. 100% Demolition Man. Electric cars, blasphemy laws, virtual reality, video conferencing, touchscreen, the dumbing down of society, digital currency, anti-smoking laws, people being afraid of germs, biometric implants... And every year I feel like it becomes even more correct.

[@Dularr]

Except the three sea shells.