Review of The Running Man (1987) by Daniel C — 03 Jul 2014
A wrongly accused man must survive a game show that executes its contestants.
It's the (not so) distant future and reality TV rules America. The number one show involves pitting convicted criminals against deadly adversaries in different scenarios - winning viewer ratings.
Schwarzenegger plays a soldier who followed orders but was framed for killing innocent civilians. He ends up on the show but proves his worth defeating each 'stalker' one by one.
Plenty of typical 80's action and Arnie one-liners make this an enjoyable watch but it's perhaps a little closer to reality than we'd like to think!
This review of The Running Man (1987) was written by Daniel C on 03 Jul 2014.
The Running Man has generally received positive reviews.
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