Arnold Schwarzenegger | RUNNING MAN (1987) Movie Reaction! | First Time Watch! | 80's Sci-Fi Action

Kristen & Vivian watch "The Running Man," a popular 80's dystopian action film where a wrongfully convicted man, forced to participate in a deadly game show, must fight for survival against ruthless stalkers while exposing the show's corrupt regime.
This film is directed by Paul Michael Glaser (Killer Force), & it stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger (Terminator series & Predator), Maria Conchita Alonso (The Running Man & Vampires vs Bronx), Richard Dawson (Family Feud & The Greatest Show on Earth), Yaphet Kotto (Alien & Live and Let Die), and Jesse Ventura (Predator & Demolition Man).
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[@Knight622ny]

If there was a drinking game for Arnold's One-Liners, you'll be on the floor

[@mattburrito]

gavin newsom is the reason this movie is a reality

[@chrisby30]

Especially for Commando

[@vivianthuyday]

Is that a challenge..

[@Knight622ny]

@vivianthuyday I was hoping hahahaha. I know the complete video is on patreon, But they're so many in this movie alone, might as well be a drinking game

[@vivianthuyday]

@@Knight622ny CineDrunks coming soon 😂😂

[@stuart5178]

You're not old. I played that tank game in a video arcade back in the 80s. It was called Battle Zone. 😃

[@kagirion]

Is someone going to tell them, orrr? (Yah, I played that game too, on my grandmothers Mac, and I am also old)

[@ghostsquirrel8739]

Hate to break it to you but if you were in an arcade in the 80’s you’re old. Me too, Battlezone was awesome. Periscope was better though.

[@MaxxRemKing1]

No you are old if you think you are not old for knowing an arcade game in the 80s

[@HermanMunster420]

Y'all old.

[@coldflamebluedragon196]

Richard Dawson was the original host of Family Feud and was playing a “version” of himself. This movie/book helped bring about reality TV

[@axebeard6085]

I miss Richard Dawson.

[@StinkyGreenBud]

Why this worked so well. He stole the show for me.

[@dupersuper1938]

I hardly think you can blame this for reality TV garbage.

[@axebeard6085]

@@StinkyGreenBud @StinkyGreenBud I think that fully understanding the importance of casting Ricard Dawson requires watching those old episodes of Family Feud. On Family Feud, he had a "nod and a wink" kind of "family-friendly naughty" humor that was prominent in the 1970's. Some shows (like Match Game and 3's A Crowd leaned hard into it). I think a lot of youngsters would besurprised at what was being broadcast. Dawson was (in)famous for kissing every female contestant. Producers felt it was unseemly and sponsors wouldn't like it. This was likely a lie, as the problem was most likely the fact that he kissed black women on the lips. A survey was done to see if Dawson's kissing should be stopped, and audiences overwhelmingly voted to keep the kissing.

[@davebecker5471]

That's really cool I love this movie I go to watch every now and then it's that good of a movie

[@JakkFrost1]

Reality TV like Survivor and media that manipulates audio, video, and facts? This movie was way ahead of its time, as prophetic as Demolition Man!

[@raifthemad]

Media that manipulates audio, video and facts has been around pretty much since each of those were invented. Most people just didn't know, because you never saw the unedited bits before the internet.

[@WRam-fo2sc]

The novella 'The Running Man" is one of my favorites. The first chapter is called "Minus 0100 and counting" and ends with "Chapter 000" and the ending of the novella is E-P-I-C. All these years later, I still remember the ENDING. Read it if you can, You will not be disappointed.

[@JoergWeida]

It's not a novella, it's a complete book. And there is a remake in production which is supposed to be closer to the book.

[@kilmone]

Correct me if im wrong, it was writte by Stephen King but under another name?

[@michaelfoster312]

Richard Bachman was Stephen King’s pen name.

[@tkurz3071]

I remember the ending as much as I remember 9/11

[@MrBlaktoe]

Battlezone was the game with the tank. You aint old, Viv. You didn't recognize that the villain was the host of Family Feud for 20 years. :-)

[@misteroctober2343]

This was Hunger Games before there was the Hunger Games. One of the few movies we had and used to watch over and over again on VHS back in the day. Hope you ladies enjoy this classic ❤❤

[@wartyrant8627]

I took my much younger sister to see Hunger Games when she came home on college break. My exact words 5 minutes in were, “this is like The Running Man.”

[@thedukeofnuts]

The Hunger Games is closer to Battle Royale than this.

[@tubekulose]

And "Le Prix du Danger (The Prize of Peril)" was "The Running Man" before there was "The Running Man".

[@mnomadvfx]

Hunger Games is more like a lite cross between Battle Royale and Running Man.

[@raifthemad]

To be fair, Hunger Games took at least as much, if not more, from Battle Royale. A Japanese movie, where every year a class of teens gets kidnapped and have to fight to last one standing on an island, while having explosive collars around their necks.

[@williamj.dovejr.8613]

This film predicted many things now... truly ahead of its time.

[@timcarder2170]

The scene where Ben meets "Mic" the first time and Mic mentions the outlawing of "His songs" was basically Mick Fleetwood playing a fictionalized futuristic version of himself.

[@LordVolkov]

For another dystopian murder game - Death Race 2000, with David Carradine and a young Stallone

[@tubekulose]

And "Le Prix du Danger (The Prize of Peril)" from 1983.

[@LordVolkov]

@@tubekulose Haven't seen that one but it looks neat. I'll have to seek it out 👍

[@tubekulose]

@@LordVolkov I highly recommend it. It's a French movie based on a novel by Robert Sheckley, whose storyline later was... um... "borrowed" by Stephen King when he wrote "The Running Man". 🙂

[@jinyatta4103]

I think Maria Conchita Alonzo was my first celebrity crush

[@notimportant3686]

then definitely don't look up what she looks like now

[@williamj.dovejr.8613]

She is smoldering in everything she appears in.

[@williamj.dovejr.8613]

​@@notimportant3686She had her day... nothing lasts forever.

[@williambryan3346]

@26:12 That’s Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac and Dweezil Zappa, son of musician Frank Zappa.

[@Vulcanerd]

Kristen and Vivian talking about where Maria was hiding that disc was killing me 😂🤣

[@damianstarks3338]

27:06 😂🤣 same here

[@AntoineRideaux-wd1zk]

Ladies the security guard that said he had to score some steroids" was played by Arnold childhood friend who was every movie Arnold has done

[@Vulcanerd]

He was also a gladiator in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator who fought Maximus as well.

[@vivianthuyday]

OMGGG BOTH OF YOU!!! Ty for this amazing fact, I quote that gladiator all the time 🥹🥹🥹 Maximoooos❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@davida7153]

Conan the Barbarian is the one where he got more screen time.

[@tvdroid22]

Don't forget The Hunt for Red October.

[@bentaylor9802]

He was also in the film with leonardo DiCaprio and sharon stone, he was in the 1v1 vs leo

[@andrewsawyer1375]

The sarcasm is so good in this movie. Crazy part is that this is true how the media & other outlets manipulate info.

[@tubekulose]

"Le Prix du Danger (The Prize of Peril)" from 1983 is even better.

[@c1ph3rpunk]

We’re closer to this version of dystopia than ever before. “Double points for turning in a family member” Yea, people would do it, especially if those points were for something like, I don’t know, access to food.

[@zairac2564]

Two birds, one stone! You get the double points for food and get rid of someone that would have eaten it.

[@raifthemad]

A "hero" that soviet union really pushed to kids back in its day was Pavlik Morozov, a kid that ratted out his own parents. Totalitarian regimes love to turn family members against one another, then it's a lot harder to organize any kind of resistance, if you can't trust anyone. Former East Germany opened up its soviet time records of government informants. Plenty a spouse were informing on their significant other. Imagine finding that out after spending a life with someone.

[@reesebn38]

I saw The Running Man on LSD at a 12am showing in Westwood, LA in 1987. There was a riot on the streets of Westwood between USC & UCLA football players. I had to step over Cops with guys in headlocks as I walked down the street. I was so high! What a trip that day & night was.

[@lenoliver-k6g]

Mommy would be so proud of her boy.

[@reesebn38]

@@lenoliver-k6g mama was a drunken w****. She shoveling s*** in hell now that's for sure.

[@uarts1993]

Do not touch that dial was the old MTV tagline.

[@christopherkim7549]

That main villain actor is Richard Dawson. He was the original host of TV game show "Family Feud".

[@williamj.dovejr.8613]

Fun fact: Arnold served in the austrian army as required by law...he asked for permission to compete in a bodybuilding contest. When he was denied, he went awol to compete and he won. He tried to sneak back, he was caught and thrown in the stockade. When his commanding officers found out about his win, word spread throughout the base and it made him a hero. The officers released him and he was allowed leave anytime he wanted to compete again.

[@reactions5783]

Video editor missed out all of the classic Arnie puns.

[@totomomo18]

Great movie. One of my favorite Arnold movies it is so underrated. It was overshadowed by the the success of Predator that came out at the same year. Other great Arnold movies is Conan The Barbarian (Arnie breakout role and a epic movie with epic soundtrack), Twins , End Of Days and Collateral Damage. Fun fact the leader of the resistance Mic is an actual Singer of the Fleetwood Mack a famous rock band. The bad guy was an actual show host. Fyi the novel the movie is loosely based on was written by Steven King but in my opinion 10 times better than the book. You skipped allot of good parts in the movie and the great one-liners.

[@pjjayhawk]

Mic in the Resistance is Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac.

[@jeri3808]

Ladies the Faked AI fight between Arnold and Jesse Ventura, shows two real future U.S. Governors fighting each other. Arnold was the Governor of Calif. from 2003-2011 and Jesse was Governor of Minnesota from 1999-2003! Also Richard Dawson was on a popular 60s sitcom called HOGAN'S HEROS before he hosted FAMILY FEUD.

[@davidpalahinjak8954]

Restless Heart by John Parr! 😎🔥🤘🎸

[@I.am.Iain-81]

One of the best Arnie movies of all time

[@kcc976]

One of my favorite movies I love all the one liners in this film. They get me every time 😂 Classic movie.

[@p.mc.4449]

Erland van Lidth, Dynamo, the lite bright stalker, is in a movie with Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder called Stir Crazy. Erland van Lidth is classically opera trained and has a beautiful singing voice in the movie. I really hope you watch it, Silver Streak, See No Evil, Hear No Evil, The Toy and Harlem Nights.

[@mikematusek4233]

Having been a Corrections Officer, you'd be amazed what you can hide where. That's why Body Cavity Searches are used.

[@ericdulyon4601]

You 2 ladies are by far the best reactors on this channel

[@MrBoyYankee]

23:46 AI with deep-fake at work

[@seansteyer8851]

The dancing girls at the start of each show were the "Solid Gold Dancers" from a show in the 80s that featured new songs with the dancers. My mom was a big fan, and as a 13 year old boy, I became a huge fan of the dancers. To see them in this film was awesome!

[@jasonmcewen436]

"They put women in there?" Yes. They believe in equality. 😂

[@lenoliver-k6g]

🤣🤣🤣Dont tell these two that they cant even tell you what a woman is.

[@MLJ7956]

Great reaction to this 80s action flick.... Paula Abdul was the dance choreographer of all the dancers and even has a blink-and-you'll-miss-it few seconds appearance as one of the dancers in the dance sequence.

[@SnappingTurtle801]

Do they even know who she is?

[@brownstarslots]

I saw the thumbnail and thought "F yes!"

[@xensonar9652]

I remember very little about this film, but that music motif in the score has stuck in my head.

[@mattburrito]

this movie is like a documentary as we live a society of economic collapse and misery

[@MarvRoberts]

Richard Dawson went from actual IRL game show host to portray the villain in this film. He was the nicest guy in real life.

[@Fett411]

This film invented/predicted reality TV gameshows, AI generated videos and betting in-play on events

[@slaaneshhedonite7068]

This is one of the best Steven King adaptations ever. 😉

[@w1975b]

It's different from the book, but it definitely has the nostalgia for me :). He wrote it under the pen name Richard Bachman.

[@edittheworld-ct5yu]

You really can't call it an adaptation. It is nothing like the novella. Stephen King wouldn't even allow his name to be used in marketing.

[@kylereese4822]

The Running Man 1987 film directed by Paul Michael Glaser an American actor and director best known for Starsky & Hutch.

[@kevboard]

​​@@edittheworld-ct5yumany Stephen King film adaptations have changes to the story.

[@slaaneshhedonite7068]

@@w1975b well played. Most people don’t know that off the top of their head. Back in the day one of my favorites was Rage. But that hits a little too close to the news these days.

[@BigMackSnake]

Two suggestions ----> 1. Convoy (1978) and 2. The Hitcher (1986)

[@Easy_Skanking]

When the resistance fighters break into the control room, the guy that says "Don't touch that dial", is a guitarist by the name of Dweezil Zappa. His father is Frank Zappa, the iconic musician.

[@ChrisReise]

26:15 "That's a bad idea, Mic" Yeah, he's talking to Mick Fleetwood, founding member of Fleetwood Mac.

[@johto]

Whos editing these videos, cant believe you guys did not include the "pen in the back" part, that scene is hilarious !

[@zemanno]

They also didn't put in Arnold's first pun "I'll give you a lift"

[@frankgunner8967]

And they missed out the greatest line of all time "Here's sub zero now plain zero 😂

[@connorbrennan4233]

Or Arnold killing Buzzsaw.

[@JANDERSO5554]

As a kid, we used to watch Family Feud all the time. To see Killian portrayed by the kindly, humorous host was jarring, but great.

[@wolfie35p]

I love big Arnie, watched everything he's starred in, and this is another great movie starring the Governor, and with his famous one liners too, he still has them lol.

[@MLJ7956]

And another governor was in this movie too.... Jesse 'The Body, Ventura as Captain Freedom. 😉

[@finishin.my.coffee8780]

This was one of the movies I was obsessed with as a 10 year old. I actually thought this would become a reality in the future. It still seems tangible. The inclusion of Mick Fleetwood from Fleetwood Mac and Dweezil Zappa is still pretty trippy. 4:25 This location, Belmont Tunnel in Los Angeles was featured as the 21st St Gang territory in the 1988 movie Colors, starring Maria Conchita Alonso, aka Amber Mendez.

[@Vulcanerd]

I like how Vivian is trying to convince Kristen she would like mma and fighting more if she got better at it... even as Kristen is trying to explain she doesn’t like fighting just to be paid or for the sake of it 😆 B-b-but, if you just trained... you would like it better... 😂

[@vivianthuyday]

Bruhh, she was saying she didn’t understand why people do this and I was explaining that people are really good at it and would want to practice their skills willingly 😛😛

[@Vulcanerd]

@@vivianthuyday To be fair, if Kristen got into mma, I think she’d be good. Girl got some pent up aggression in her she’s gonna take out on some poor sparring partner, preferably me... oh, I’ve TMI’d 🤣 Thanks to you and Kristen for this reaction! ❤️

[@digitalsoldier-1742]

The old man at the 4:12 point is actually Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac.

[@williamj.dovejr.8613]

One of two films with two future governors.

[@chrisleebowers]

25:50 "Deepfakes!" Ironically, the first digital face replacement onto a stunt double was Arnold's face in T2 when his double jumps the bike into the LA River.

[@shainewhite2781]

Arnold's one liners are awesome and hilarious! "HEY, KILLIAN, HERE'S SUB-ZERO! NOW, PLAIN ZERO!"

[@Knight622ny]

"What Happened to Buzzsaw?" "He had to Split"

[@SnappingTurtle801]

Yall should check out Death Race 2000 with David Carradine and Sylvester Stallone. When I'm driving part of my road rage is wishing it was a real game. I'd say to the family "do you know how many points I could have gotten for the jerk?"🤣🤣🤣

[@coreymcnamee4391]

You both look amazing loved the Arnold reaction

[@shag139]

To report a family member? Sounds like Walz in MN during covid

[@seansteyer8851]

And speaking of 80s, 90s hot big hair, Kristen looks incredible!!

[@damianstarks3338]

I miss the 90s my childhood !

[@timcarder2170]

Lol When You guys said You could see people watching something like this (the Running Man Game Show) today, my first thought went straight to, *"You Really Have To Watch George Carlins Bit On The Death Penalty".* 😃😄😆😆😆🤣😎

[@mnomadvfx]

The resistance leader Mick is played by Mick Fleetwood, drummer for the band Fleetwood Mac.

[@jcappucino]

The one thing that always amuses me is when someone would say, and older movie is just like a movie that came after it. I know what they mean but it's funny that this is like the Hunger Games and not the Hunger Games is like this movie. By the way Kristen has the best smile on KZbin.

[@D1210]

Richard Dawson was incredible in this.

[@TheCoreyd1086]

Richard Dawson was a British actor. His early TV works were Hogan's Heros in the 1960's. He would appear as a panelist on the Match Game throughout the 70's before going on to host Family Feud. Other well known celebrities. Mick was Mick Fleetwood drummer for the band Fleetwood Mac. Fireball Jim Brown running back for the Cleveland Browns. Captain Freedom Jessie Ventura former WWF wrestler, former governor of Minnesota and also starred in Predator with Arnold Schwarzenegger. This is a very good movie to show how the media controls the narrative even to this day. Arnold's one liners are absolutely amazing

[@kelvinhill9874]

Oh gee. I remember watching this on VHS tape rented from Blockbuster. Lol. I haven’t seen it in many years. It’s one of Arnie’s movies that seems to be relatively forgotten now.

[@ghost7524]

Richard Dawson. One of the greatest game show hosts in history. As Killian, he played the evil psychopathic version of himself. It was (and still is) great watching him. Surprising that there were other people that Vivian didn't catch either. Mick and his young assistant...2 famous people. Mick is Mick Fleetwood, one of the founding members of the rock group Fleetwood Mac. His young assistant is Dweezil Zappa. The son of legendary musician Frank Zappa. Dweezil is an accomplished musician himself. Just 2 of many big stars in the movie. The scene where the Captain Freedom vs Richards match. That wasn't AI. While video editing software now may have some AI functions to edit videos, back in the 1980s, video editing software had no kind of AI function. And even with how they were editing the video, AI wouldn't be involved in type of editing anyway. You can still do video editing without using AI functionality, regardless of what is promoted by the media. Choice...that was one of the main themes of The Running Man. Taking away The Peoples' choice to do what they want, tho say what they want, to think what they want. Vivian is right, we are there, in a way. Reality TV and Social Media with influencers. It is a lot easier to lie to someone...or maybe I should say it's easier now to distort the truth. There is so much information out there, the problem is the majority of people won't do the work to find the right source of information with the right information. MMA. Not everyone loves MMA, even many martial artists. But, that is a whole nother subject in itself.

[@billthomas478]

This is the first time I've seen you guys. I didn't expect a genuine discussion like you had at the end. You got another subscriber

[@Keizi]

Don't know if you guys are aware but they're about to release a remake of this soon starring glen powell by Edgar Wright. Some great talent attached which makes me hope it will turn out well, also loved your reaction!!

[@w1975b]

I don't have much hope for it being good, considering the crap that was the Firestarter remake.

[@Keizi]

@@w1975b Did you just bring up fire starter as an example? Do you know who edgar wright is?? 😭

[@LordVolkov]

Edgar Wright gives me hope that he'll make it a satirical dark comedy to rival the original

[@w1975b]

@@Keizi I've seen some of his comedies. I wouldn't enjoy The Running Man as a comedy. People can like or dislike what they want, no reason to get into a big discussion about something that doesn't impact real world issues.

[@Keizi]

@@w1975b Edgar wright has a great sense of humor but more importantly hes a very talented screenwriter and director. He understands the fabric of filmmaking and what makes stories worth telling. edgar isnt someone who would just do a remake as a hired gun. He doesnt roll that way.

[@travismorris9303]

"But it's so square! " 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@davebecker5471]

This was one of my fave Arnold movies growing up he is so classic

[@VeryFastRodi]

Gotta love growing up in the 90's and seeing all these for the first time and many re runs after that. A much simpler time back then Not gonna lie, one of those runnin suits would look quite amazing on either of you ladies😊

[@MrPostman900]

fun fact.. the dancers during commercials and memorial nonsense for the stalkers on stage were choreographed by Paula Abdul.

[@Icemantwang]

I love Kris10's energy every video. Great video reactions!

[@ChrisTheAspergerGuy]

I saw this movie on TV as a kid and I remember thinking it was awesome, which it is. Interestingly, I didn't remember much of the movie itself, but I do remember liking it. Glen Powell will be starring in the remake once that gets going.

[@alanholguin3609]

I remember that tank game on PC.. it was just blue outlines of tanks and buildings. 😊

[@shawnofdanaukota3843]

You know before Hunger Games, Escape Room and Squid Games there was Running Man.

[@reesebn38]

Before that Escape From New York.

[@Cau_No]

And before that "Price of Peril", a short story by Robert Sheckley. It introduced the "Killing Game" into SF and there are two movie adaptations made in France and Germany. This movie took more inspiration from that one than the novel by Bachman/King. Note: The German one was made for 1970s TV with a real gameshow host playing the host and some people at first thought it to be a real game. However, because they messed up the rights, it wasn't available for a few decades, when they could publish it on DVD.

[@tubekulose]

And before "The Running Man" there was "Le Prix du Danger (The Prize of Peril)" from 1983, which is by far better.

[@Cau_No]

@@tubekulose That's the French adaptation of the short story. The German one was in 1970. The original was written in 1958

[@tubekulose]

@@Cau_No Oh, I see. I haven't heard of the German version before but I'm gonna watch it for sure. Thank you for the hint!

[@russelljudkins3314]

Sub-Zero is played by Professor Tora Tanaka a former professional wrestler in the 60's and 70's

[@AntoineRideaux-wd1zk]

Ladies captain freedom was played by Jessie venture who was also in predator with arnold

[@15blackshirt]

This was loosely adapted from the Stephen King novel of the same name and released the same year as Predator. The actor playing one of Arnold's friends is also in Alien and the Bond film Live and Let Die. The actress playing Arnold's eventual love interest is also in Predator 2. The rebel leader is played by Fleetwood Mac founder Mick Fleetwood. Fireball is played by NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown

[@carmenmonroe7]

Amber did more than enough in discovering the files containing the lies. It would have exposed everyone. This was the movie back in the day. I love and miss the 80s entertainment all around.

[@keithbieberly6445]

This was based on a novella by Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman. It was very good as I remember, but they changed a lot for the movie.

[@hanng1242]

Vivian: "Needs more Yoo Jae Suk."

[@tvdroid22]

The resistance leader was Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac.

[@MjrCoxwell]

Running Man was based on the STHEPHEN KING (under a pseudonym) book...but made into an action movie.

[@benjauron5873]

The title of this movie was the banner headline of every newspaper in California on the morning of Aug. 8, 2003. (The day after he announced his candidacy for governor.)

[@misterprickly]

The best Stephen King movie, that you didn't know was a Stephen king movie! Fun fact: Dynamo really was a trained opera singer. They wrote it into his character.

[@zvimur]

The ending of the novel, though.... 21st century got a twin beef with it.

[@socalpaul487]

Directed by Starsky (Paul Michael Glaser) of the original "Starsky & Hutch" TV series.

[@66JesterDeath]

Because I'm going to say "please" ❤

[@chocolate-teapot]

Some of the best Arnie quotes in this movie

[@manueldeabreu1980]

Mick Fleetwood and Dweezil Zappa. You couldn't get a more weird musical cameo in a movie.

[@stoopidusername]

Omc 😊never clicked so fast, 1 of my fav films. Absolutely love your reactions Kristen, been binging loads of them. Viviene needs to do more reactions. Cant wait to watch this reaction 😊😊

[@damianstarks3338]

This Arnold movie is childhood memories for me I miss the 90s big time great reaction to this sci fi movie ladies. This came out in the 80s I saw this on the TNT and Sci Fi channels in the 90s. 26:46 27:09 29:12

[@TheSeeking2know]

Vivan has lovely eyes. I wonder if she has a music background just from how she sang that classical track during the movie.

[@87jcksn]

I was here for the dance party after.

[@RoGueNavy]

The best part of this, was Richard Dawson, who played the gameshow host, Killian. Dawson was best known for his time hosting the original "Family Feud" gameshow.

[@baronnuuke7821]

In the OG Running Man novel by Stephen King, the main character steal a big plane (he is a pilot, remember?) and crashes it into the Running Man Company's tower....Yeah

[@MrBoyYankee]

I'm so curious as how Edgar Wright gonna top this certified classic.

[@filmfanaticx4212]

By making a closer adaptation of the Richard Bachman book. I love this movie, one of Arnie's best, but calling it a "loose adaptation" is a vast understatement. Really the only things that stay the same is the names of Ben Richards and Killian (who's really just a TV executive instead of host), and the concept of a Running Man game show (and even then, the game's structure is completely different between the two...) Casting Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick, Twisters) is already a good sign as Ben Richards is just a normal fit guy in the book and not a massive bodybuilder like Arnie... Again, still love this movie, but very excited to see it done more accurate to the book also...

[@saltymisfit6566]

Being from Bakersfield California I can't tell you how stoked I was when they mentioned my town in a big Blockbuster movie

[@Shinji0190]

The movie was based on the book "Running Man" from Richard Bachman also known as Stephen King.

[@Stefi-P]

"He looks like a Shell station!" Nice!

[@FilmmakerReactions]

As always, great reaction, and Kristen is soooo cute !

[@Scallycowell]

My favorite Arnie movie LET’S GOOOOOOOOO Fun Fact: The revolutionaries that remove the boys collars after the prison break are played by Mick Fleetwood of the band Fleetwood Mac and Dweezil Zappa, son of Frank Zappa.

[@djaynorequest]

Captain Freedom: Jesse "The Body" Ventura. Former wrestler and former mayor of Minnesota, Fireball: possibly the greatest football player of all time, Jim Brown. Mick: Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac. Killian: Richard Dawson, the original hist of Family Feud who would be canceled today due to his lips being pressed against every female contestant on the show...😅

[@CrustyRetiredMarine]

The young rebel by Mick’s side is Dweezil Zappa, Frank Zappa’s son.