The Running Man has Ben Richards (Arnold) forced onto a fake TV game show to survive. This is really on watchable thanks to Arnold's endless one-liners - "I’m a quick learner" - usually against his opponents Buzzsaw ("He had to split"), Fireball ("What a hothead"), Sub Zero and Dynamo ("He was a real pain in the neck").
This is strictly paint-by-numbers thriller that leads to Ben taking righteous reventge on his tormentor Killion.
A satisfying and, ironically, potent 1980s satire of fascist/corporate tyranny. But a very shallow and unfaithful adaptation of the short novel.
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