Review #067: The Running Man.
Cast
Arnold Schwarzenegger (Ben Richards), María Conchita Alonso (Amber Mendez), Richard Dawson (Damon Killian), Yaphet Kotto (William Laughlin), Marvin J. McIntyre (Harold Weiss), Mick Fleetwood (Mic), Professor Tanaka (Professor Subzero), Gus Rethwisch (Eddie "Buzzsaw" Bitowski), Jesse Ventura (Captain Freedom), Jim Brown (Fireball), and Erland Van Lidth De Jeude (Dynamo) Directed by Paul Michael Glaser.
Review
This film has an 80s charm to it, yet it's not really outdated. It still makes you wonder what could happen in the future (admittedly I made a joke about that while watching it) and what television could and might do to us. The acting is solid for the most part (Arnold and his lines with death puns being a good highlight). Dawson is our bad guy (with my jokes about Family Feud, it works for me) but the film uses its message and the action to keep you interested. And so the film is a drama, science fiction (possibly), dystopian futuristic thriller.
Overall, I give it 8 out of 10 stars.
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