It's different enough that it can be looked at as separate entities. One is a Stephen King story, the other is an Arnold Schwarzeneggar action movie. I always said the same of The Shining. One is a King book, the other is a Stanley Kubrick film.
Something Rhymes with Original or rough diamond comes to mind when someone wants it , not wanting to be wanting .. meaning ..King Okayed Good the new Salem's Lot .. money enrichment makes poorer in its never enough or a dollar lost is like an obsession to the lengths of tearing apart the house to find it like it was your very last cent .. that remake shows what he feels about his audiences has too demanding of his effort and now he's fat and lazy of mind in his access of comfort and is now on remote control in jockeying to a generation who would never read his book due to attention span ..just as the modern movie trailer gets shorter and shorter because even they can be to long for the attention span of the audience they cater for these days ..FACT .. so if this is true say THE WORDS " COMING TO THE ARTE NEAR YOU in under 1 second .. in fact ..i see in my crystal ball ..yes yes i see a Best seller or Oscar winner awards for the best ZAP BRAIN by laser that thinks or thought it read or watched something they actually hadnt .. " an the Oscar winner is the Manchurian bulls*** audience that took out a loan to watch what was better than the last loan they took out to watch was the better than the last loan ..etc..etc.. etc.. thats KING in his bird box for you .. these people you are told are great ..the best and never need to read any other new Author because youve been convince that Trash like his remake is the best your ever gonna get or DESERVE ..AND you deserve what you get Capchie ?
Aye, as a kid I thought: "Kinda burnt ya there, Arnold." I mean, it only works there, in that scene, in that movie but it was good. If the cop in Terminator said it....not so much. 😊
Casting Dawson was a genius move. I mean not only did everyone at the time know him as one of the premier game show hosts but all that experience from years of doing that job allowed him to have that game show host charisma to give life to that role. I remember reading the book after watching the movie, mind you I was 10-12yo at the time. I remember how much darker and different it was but I liked that for some reason. I think the pace of the book helped me keep turning the pages.
Hard to duplicate Dawson's inherent sleaze. My mom swore she could smell cigarettes and booze when he came on. "Only in a rerun". Not many people get to one up an Arnold one liner.
I read Running Man in The Bachman Books when I was a kid and was excited to see the movie. I remember thinking "well, at least they got names right" after seeing it.
I’ve echoed the same sentiment about Paul V directing “The Running Man” for years. I love this version, but I think Paul would’ve really played to the propaganda of the time, added some gruesome deaths, and I love his commercial interludes.
He was absolutely fantastic in that film. He and Jesse Ventura elevated that movie, for me! Arnold was great too, but at that stage in his career, he was just doing what came naturally.
In Arnold's autobiography, 'Total Recal', he says one week into shooting, the original director was fired. The producers waited until Arnie was away to do it, and replaced him with a cheaper option. Paul Michael Glasser had only worked in television, and was given no time to prepare or have a vision, so he shot it like a TV show.
Just finished the book. The book could have gone so many ways once Richards started the game. I was continually surprised and also hopeful he would succeed. The ending was bitter sweet.
Both the book and the movie are so great for any King/Arnold fans. The movie plays like a really colorful and fun video game while the book almost reads like a very dark and bleak graphic novel. It’d be awesome to see a new updated film that sticks directly to the source material.
I bought a Richard Bachman version of Running Man for a little over a hundred bucks. The most expensive book that I, as a collector, have purchased. But also the one I'm most proud of
@@emsleywyatt3400 I would never get rid of mine, King is one of my favorite authors, but yeah, if it's in good shape I bet it's worth at least a hundred bucks
I read Stephen KIng's book first, and was blown away by it. I couldn't wait to see what the film did with that amazing story. I wish I'd known they basically threw out the entire plot and made a new one to suit Schwarzenegger's persona, because I think if I'd known that I would have enjoyed the movie more the first time. As it was, I got something completely different from what I was expecting, and at first, I really didn't like it. A couple years later, I re-visited the film, and realized it was actually pretty damn good. It just wasn't the story that Stephen King wrote. I would still love to see someone do a faithful adaptation some day (and yes, I would love to see them have the guts to keep the original ending; especially in a post-nine-eleven world).
Such a fun as hell movie. Fast pace, tons of action, great opponents for Arnold, charismatic villain in Richard Dawson, and, of course, one liners gallore. Doesn't quite crack my top 5 of Arnold, but man does it come close.
I'll never forget the giant cardboard cutout at the theater and what it said "It's a game nobody survives" "Schwarzenegger has yet to play"--ofc his best line is "See you at the 10 year prison reunion"
He wrote it using the Richard Backman name and the novel is nothing like the movie ⚡ Dweezil Zappa and Mick Fleetwood make cameo appearances in the film and it is directed by Paul Michael Glassier (starsky) 😜
I loved the film ! But I have one clinging memory that seems so true these days," when Arnie goes to the case machine he says his account is empty, and it was full" now we are so close to a truly cashless system, that scene is so now... digital only currency we have no control of at the whim of a bank
My 3rd favorite Arnie flick. I love it more than some of his bigger, better classics. So much fun. Seen it in theaters twice. It also has my favorite Arnie quote, the one regarding ramming one's fist into another man's stomach.
I feel you have to look at "The Running Man" the same way as "The Shining." Both movies are good on their own, but they are very unfaithful to the books they were based on. I liked Arnold's "The Running Man," but I'm excited for Edgar Wright's version. Here's to hoping it's more accurate to the book.
I saw the movie in the cinema & read the book shortly after. I loved them both, but for different reasons. The changes made for the movie are understandable for the time period & gave the masses what they loved at the time. I don't think a faithful adaptation would have gone down nearly as well, especially with the entrails scene. Hopefully they keep that in for the remake.
This is one of my very favorite Stephen King stories. I believe if they adapted this faithful to the book, it would be amazing. It’s been long enough since 911. I think they could pull off the true ending.
The book was one of my favorites as a youth. I remember seeing the film and wondering what on earth happened to the story. The idea that the book is getting a (hopefully) proper translation to screen is like a dream come true.... I'll definitely keep an eye out for it, thank you for the video.
I originally got The Running Man book from a secondhand book fair, and couldnt put it down. When i found out there was a movie version, I went to find it, and was a little disappointed. Sure, it wasn't really anything like the book, but it was Arnold doing what he did best, so that helped. Had no idea there was a new adaptation coming, so I'm looking forward to that, now.
Having watched the film in the 80s I then went on to read the book and I thought the book was so dark, all the time rooting for Ben Richards to get the money for his family. Having made a martyr out of Ben made more sense to me as that would inspire people more. I have not watched the movie again since.
Dweezil Zappa was also in the film. In the book im not sure the masses are inspired to uprise, the 2 underground contacts he makes both die, and the Games building (& Killian) were no doubt insured by The Network, and were rebuilt and recast and carried on broadcasting. Roadwork is a title id love to see given decent screen treatment.
In the final scene in the book the description of what happens to Ben Richards in the airplane is gruesome to say the least. His intestines are hanging out of his gut as he crawls to the cabin so he can fly the plane into the TV building. I remember being quite shocked reading that as a kid.
It's being remade as we speak. Edgar Wright is directing and reports say that it will follow the source material more. Coincidentally I would love to see another Richard Bachman adaptation be remade. Thinner. The 1996 version was terrible and I think it definitely deserves a remake. It could be fantastic in the hands of the right director.
I had read the book before the movie. It was part of a set of short stories that were re-released under Steven Kings name in sets of four (I think) stories per book.
I loved this movie. I saw it in the theater. I've also read a lot of the Bachman novels (Blaze, The Long Walk, and Regulators), but for some reason I never got around to this one. They had a different tone to them, but if you're a big fan of King then you can still tell that it's his writing. Pretty good stuff. Just a bit more bleak, basic tear jerkers in some cases.
The novel was great, with the main character running through city streets instead of a stadium. At the end where his gut is cut open and he pokes his intestines back in and crashes the plane into Killan's office was the best! I read the book along with listening to Fear Factory's Obsolete album, they both fit so well together if you read the CD lyrics
I read the book when I was a kid after really enjoying the movie, and at least then, it was no contest - the exciting movie scenes easily beat Ben Richards with his guts falling out flying the plane into the network building. I think I’ve always been a sucker for a happy ending 😊
Probably the best shape and look for Arnold in his career. Not too gigantic, but still big - fit the sort of Cyberpunk sword and sandal style of the film. Like if Steve Reeves starred in ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK instead of Kurt Russell.
I love the Running Man flick! I had no idea it was based of a book let alone a KING book!! This is why I love JoBlo. I’m really looking forward to the rehash since it won’t be a remake, but closer to the book which is a bit different than the 80s film.
If Chuck Woolery had accepted the role of Damon Killian in The Running Man, the movie might have been quite different. Here are a few possible scenarios: - Different tone: Woolery's hosting style was more lighthearted and humorous than Richard Dawson's, so the movie's tone might have been more campy or comedic. - Less menacing villain: Woolery might not have brought the same level of menace or sinister charm that Dawson brought to the role, potentially making the movie's antagonist less intimidating. - Alternative chemistry: Woolery's dynamic with Arnold Schwarzenegger's character might have been different, potentially altering the movie's action and dialogue. - Different cultural impact: With Woolery as the host, the movie's commentary on game shows and media might have been perceived differently by audiences. It's fascinating to consider how these changes might have rippled throughout the movie!
There's a reboot in the works with Edgar Wright directing. It supposedly will follow the source material a lot more. No word yet on who will play Richards.
Well... There are many differences between the book and the film, because Running Man isn't really an adaptation of the novel. It's an Americanized copy with a happy ending of the French film "Le Prix du danger". There was a lawsuit about it.
It’s a fun movie. Read the book as a teenager and it had very little connection to the film. Interesting as the chapters formed a countdown. Pretty brief story as well, think I read in a couple of hours.
99% of the time when it comes to movie adaptations I side with the book, even if I loved the movie reading the book blows me away and I can never go back to the movie, but this is a unique situation in that the movie is so different from the book that it's basically an entirely different story so even after reading the book I can still enjoy the movie. Hopefully the remake will lean heavily towards the book than the movie, this will probably be the rare case where a remake doesn't ruin the original, but I also think that the only way for it to have a chance at the box office is for the truth to get out into the open hard that The Running Man is based on a book and that the 80's version was vastly different from it.
You should check out The Prize of Peril 1983. It's based on a short story that came before the Running Man. It doesn't have the fun and the comedy gold of the 1987 version but it's pretty good. There is even a TV version called Das Millionenspiel.
Tonally, the book and movie are so different that they might as well be different stories. If someone had made another adaptation of The Running Man a mere five years after Arnie's version, but kept it closer to the original book and retitled it, I bet some viewers would be none the wiser.
I was surprised that i liked Carrie better than all his later work. I only read it recently and really thought it was excellent Always known the running man was one of the Bachman books but never read it. Time to find the audiobook.
Great video. It would be very interesting if next do a comparitive analysis between both and the German movie "Das Millionenspiel" from 1970, please. Everyone here in Germany back in the day saw a load of parallels there.
I read the book many years ago when I too found out it was actually a Stephen King novel. Somehow I can't see any movie remake using the original ending of the book, I think that imagery would still be a bit too raw for many, and understandably so.
The novel has such a brilliant ending, but due to what happened to the WTC towers on 9/11 there is NO WAY the announced remake will dare keep the same end as the novel.
@@mikewilliams4443 I still doubt it. But what they could do is have the producers host in an outdoor area and have the plane crash into that. But that just wouldn't be as dramatic, so even that may not work.
I'm not a big fan of the movie. It's too camp for me. Richard Dawson is the stand out reason to watch. I'm really interested to see what Edgar Wright does because if he keeps it closer to the book (which is great but boy, is it bleak) it'll be a banger.
@@husker4life109 Edgar Wright could really nail that film, if he wanted to. I just hope he has the guts to keep the original ending, because after nine-eleven a lot of people will get cold feet over that one. Even if it is 23 years later.
I didn’t know that Christopher Reeve could’ve starred in this movie. To be honest, I think he would’ve made it much more interesting to watch. Sure, Arnold was a badass. But he made it seem too much like a corny action flick where the good guy is invincible and the bad guys can’t harm him. Reeve could’ve added way more range and less one-liner cheesiness. He also would’ve made it seem much more terrifying and it really would’ve looked like a normal guy fighting for his life against all odds.
I was a kid when this movie came out. Every once in a while, my mom would take us to the movie theater. Normally, she would let us pick. But every once in a blue moon, she would pick the movie. In her mind, "The Running Man" sounded like a very athletic movie and she wanted to motivate my brother and I to be more athletic. So she took us to see The Running Man under that premise. She stopped taking us to movies based on movie titles alone after that. Come to think of it, she didn't take us to the theater much at all after that.
I read the Running Man after seeing the movie and thought my gosh that is so different but it was so good. It's too bad they changed it so much and made it pretty much into a parody of what it could have been. I also read The Long Walk ages ago and that would make an amazing movie and from what I hear, someone is trying to do just that
@@wallcity318 very much so. I got excited a few months back when I ran across an article talking about making it into a movie. Hopefully it won't get stuck in limbo
I love the original film, but of all the remakes out there I've been saying for years that doing a version of The Running Man that was true to the source material could be super interesting and entertaining.
The novella is outstanding, and it’s a real shame that they couldn’t stick to the source material. The film is dire and bears almost no resemblance. The Long Walk is another superb story in The Bachman Books.
You should check out Naked Lunch (if that even counts; nothing like the book but its way better) and The Basketball Diaries. I think Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is probably my favorite accurate adaptation.
When thinking of the book I always get it confused with The Long Walk as I haven’t read either since the 80’s. The long walk would make a good Outer Limits or Tales from the Darkside episode. Not sure there’d be enough there for a movie.
I love the movie, I saw it when it released on VHS. Because I explore lore and media in general, I have looked into the book but never actually read it. I follow several content creators who cover TV and movies and the subject of episodic television has come up. We have the upcoming Aliens and Halloween series' Commenters and creators have discussed what Underworld or Jurassic Park might look like. Though you said it was shorter than the average King Novel, would this have the potential to be expanded into a series if it followed the original more closely?
I wish that this movie was made like kings story was done because I think that it would have been better. The story King did was great and would have been amazing on the screen as is.
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It's different enough that it can be looked at as separate entities. One is a Stephen King story, the other is an Arnold Schwarzeneggar action movie. I always said the same of The Shining. One is a King book, the other is a Stanley Kubrick film.
see also "The Lawnmower Man". There's so little connection to the short story, it's unrecognizable.
I agree with this 100 percent. They really are two completely different entities.
Something Rhymes with Original or rough diamond comes to mind when someone wants it , not wanting to be wanting .. meaning ..King Okayed Good the new Salem's Lot .. money enrichment makes poorer in its never enough or a dollar lost is like an obsession to the lengths of tearing apart the house to find it like it was your very last cent .. that remake shows what he feels about his audiences has too demanding of his effort and now he's fat and lazy of mind in his access of comfort and is now on remote control in jockeying to a generation who would never read his book due to attention span ..just as the modern movie trailer gets shorter and shorter because even they can be to long for the attention span of the audience they cater for these days ..FACT .. so if this is true say THE WORDS " COMING TO THE ARTE NEAR YOU in under 1 second .. in fact ..i see in my crystal ball ..yes yes i see a Best seller or Oscar winner awards for the best ZAP BRAIN by laser that thinks or thought it read or watched something they actually hadnt .. " an the Oscar winner is the Manchurian bulls*** audience that took out a loan to watch what was better than the last loan they took out to watch was the better than the last loan ..etc..etc.. etc.. thats KING in his bird box for you .. these people you are told are great ..the best and never need to read any other new Author because youve been convince that Trash like his remake is the best your ever gonna get or DESERVE ..AND you deserve what you get Capchie ?
"I'll be back."
"Only in a rerun."
Hey lighthead! Hey, Christmas tree!
Aye, as a kid I thought: "Kinda burnt ya there, Arnold."
I mean, it only works there, in that scene, in that movie but it was good.
If the cop in Terminator said it....not so much. 😊
@@jwnj9716"Now just plain zero."
@@FleetwoodTheProfit How about a light?
@@jwnj9716 "last year's losers.."
The Running Man is great. When the host asked the old lady who she was betting on and she said Ben Richards. He's a bad mother f****r.
Casting Dawson was a genius move. I mean not only did everyone at the time know him as one of the premier game show hosts but all that experience from years of doing that job allowed him to have that game show host charisma to give life to that role.
I remember reading the book after watching the movie, mind you I was 10-12yo at the time. I remember how much darker and different it was but I liked that for some reason. I think the pace of the book helped me keep turning the pages.
So would Drew Carey be the right move for the current version?
@@OldJabbaJaws no I’d actually pick Wayne Brady and not because of skin color he’s just a better overall performer.
Hard to duplicate Dawson's inherent sleaze. My mom swore she could smell cigarettes and booze when he came on. "Only in a rerun". Not many people get to one up an Arnold one liner.
Dawson was perfect. His acting skills along with his Family Feud game show were the perfect combination.
Chuck Woolery was the first choice but was busy with Love Connection and Scrabble
"Here is Subzero, now....'Plain Zero'" 😂
They should have made that a unique ending line for the Terminator in MK11.
It's no "Let off some steam" from Commando.
Which, ironically, is MORE than subzero 😂
Try not to disturb me friend he's dead tired.
“Hope you left enough room for my fist Cuz I’m gona rip out your goddammn spine!!!!! Graaarrrrrrrrrrrrr”😂
"Are you ready for pain? Are you ready for suffering? If the answer is yes, then you're ready for Captain Freedom's Workout!"
no not ready
I read Running Man in The Bachman Books when I was a kid and was excited to see the movie. I remember thinking "well, at least they got names right" after seeing it.
I wish this version was directed by Paul verhoven
Running Man did it better than Verhoeven.
I’ve echoed the same sentiment about Paul V directing “The Running Man” for years. I love this version, but I think Paul would’ve really played to the propaganda of the time, added some gruesome deaths, and I love his commercial interludes.
Oh man, that would have been cool!
Ditto
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I love this movie, it's my favorite Arnold film along with Total Recall and Predator trailing slightly behind those.
No Conan love?
People forget Richard Dawson began his career as an actor.
He was absolutely fantastic in that film. He and Jesse Ventura elevated that movie, for me! Arnold was great too, but at that stage in his career, he was just doing what came naturally.
What if John Carpenter directed the 1987 Running Man? It would probably be closer to the source material. Imagine James Woods as Ben Richards
THAT... is brilliant.
James Woods is great, but I'd have to go with Jeff Goldblum.
@@jasondismuke4837 Another great choice
I pictured Tommy Lee Jones when I read it back in the day.
Oh man we were spoiled for choice! A lot of great thespians. ❤
" Last season's winners?"
" Last season's losers."
The lisp sells it.
Whitman Price and Haddad basking under the Maui Sun
In Arnold's autobiography, 'Total Recal', he says one week into shooting, the original director was fired. The producers waited until Arnie was away to do it, and replaced him with a cheaper option. Paul Michael Glasser had only worked in television, and was given no time to prepare or have a vision, so he shot it like a TV show.
Just finished the book. The book could have gone so many ways once Richards started the game. I was continually surprised and also hopeful he would succeed. The ending was bitter sweet.
Both the book and the movie are so great for any King/Arnold fans. The movie plays like a really colorful and fun video game while the book almost reads like a very dark and bleak graphic novel.
It’d be awesome to see a new updated film
that sticks directly to the source material.
Good news, there's a remake coming based on the novella (by the guy who did Picard S3)
@@brianstiles1701 Terry Matalas is remaking Enemy Mine. Edgar Wright is doing Running Man.
Guarantee you one thing, they won't use the same ending as the novella had.
@@oneproudbrowncoat They might tone down the racism too.
@@Sidharthavicious The language is part of what establishes the setting.
For anyone interested, Rambo: First Blood and Cobra are also based on books.
I bought a Richard Bachman version of Running Man for a little over a hundred bucks. The most expensive book that I, as a collector, have purchased. But also the one I'm most proud of
About 7 years ago I bought a pristine version of the old hardcover bachman books collection. It was 30 bucks. It was too good to pass up.
The Long Walk is criminally underrated
What? The paperback? I bought that without knowing it was King. Still have it.
@@emsleywyatt3400 it's probably worth some money, my friend
@@emsleywyatt3400 I would never get rid of mine, King is one of my favorite authors, but yeah, if it's in good shape I bet it's worth at least a hundred bucks
I read Stephen KIng's book first, and was blown away by it. I couldn't wait to see what the film did with that amazing story. I wish I'd known they basically threw out the entire plot and made a new one to suit Schwarzenegger's persona, because I think if I'd known that I would have enjoyed the movie more the first time. As it was, I got something completely different from what I was expecting, and at first, I really didn't like it. A couple years later, I re-visited the film, and realized it was actually pretty damn good. It just wasn't the story that Stephen King wrote.
I would still love to see someone do a faithful adaptation some day (and yes, I would love to see them have the guts to keep the original ending; especially in a post-nine-eleven world).
Of course, that ending won't happen. More's the pity.
Such a fun as hell movie. Fast pace, tons of action, great opponents for Arnold, charismatic villain in Richard Dawson, and, of course, one liners gallore. Doesn't quite crack my top 5 of Arnold, but man does it come close.
I'll never forget the giant cardboard cutout at the theater and what it said
"It's a game nobody survives"
"Schwarzenegger has yet to play"--ofc his best line is "See you at the 10 year prison reunion"
I still think it’s awesome that Arnold did a Stephen king movie!
He wrote it using the Richard Backman name and the novel is nothing like the movie ⚡ Dweezil Zappa and Mick Fleetwood make cameo appearances in the film and it is directed by Paul Michael Glassier (starsky) 😜
The video game Manhunt has done the best job, imo, of really capturing the theme of this story.
I loved the film ! But I have one clinging memory that seems so true these days," when Arnie goes to the case machine he says his account is empty, and it was full" now we are so close to a truly cashless system, that scene is so now... digital only currency we have no control of at the whim of a bank
“And it rained fire 30 blocks away….”
I can’t believe you didn’t mention that he is giving the finger to then when he is slamming the plane into the build, it’s the best part
Sounds like something Duke Nukem would do 😂
My 3rd favorite Arnie flick. I love it more than some of his bigger, better classics. So much fun. Seen it in theaters twice. It also has my favorite Arnie quote, the one regarding ramming one's fist into another man's stomach.
Left out at the end that as he crashes the plane he locks eyes with Killian and in the most 70's thing to do he gives him the finger.
I feel you have to look at "The Running Man" the same way as "The Shining." Both movies are good on their own, but they are very unfaithful to the books they were based on.
I liked Arnold's "The Running Man," but I'm excited for Edgar Wright's version. Here's to hoping it's more accurate to the book.
Plot twist: Steven King is actually the pen name
I saw the movie in the cinema & read the book shortly after. I loved them both, but for different reasons.
The changes made for the movie are understandable for the time period & gave the masses what they loved at the time. I don't think a faithful adaptation would have gone down nearly as well, especially with the entrails scene. Hopefully they keep that in for the remake.
This is one of my very favorite Stephen King stories. I believe if they adapted this faithful to the book, it would be amazing. It’s been long enough since 911. I think they could pull off the true ending.
I loved the movie. Didn’t realize that it was based on a Steve king novel
The book was one of my favorites as a youth. I remember seeing the film and wondering what on earth happened to the story. The idea that the book is getting a (hopefully) proper translation to screen is like a dream come true.... I'll definitely keep an eye out for it, thank you for the video.
My goodness ... i hope they do the book version 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
Nice vid 👍 Might have to check the book out now
I originally got The Running Man book from a secondhand book fair, and couldnt put it down. When i found out there was a movie version, I went to find it, and was a little disappointed. Sure, it wasn't really anything like the book, but it was Arnold doing what he did best, so that helped. Had no idea there was a new adaptation coming, so I'm looking forward to that, now.
not a remake...... Hollywood will definitely make it weird
Having watched the film in the 80s I then went on to read the book and I thought the book was so dark, all the time rooting for Ben Richards to get the money for his family. Having made a martyr out of Ben made more sense to me as that would inspire people more. I have not watched the movie again since.
2:33 I would've loved to have seen an evil side of Chuck Woolery take on Arnold Schwarzenegger.
“I’ll be back!”
“I’ll be back in 2 and 2.”
I always loved the movie. The DVD has a great Special Feature options.
Dweezil Zappa was also in the film.
In the book im not sure the masses are inspired to uprise, the 2 underground contacts he makes both die, and the Games building (& Killian) were no doubt insured by The Network, and were rebuilt and recast and carried on broadcasting.
Roadwork is a title id love to see given decent screen treatment.
I agree. As long as they stay true to the Roadwork story. I would love to see The Long Walk, I just don't think it could be done properly.
@@chrispaterson5524 theyve just started filming The Long Walk. Fingers crossed.
In the final scene in the book the description of what happens to Ben Richards in the airplane is gruesome to say the least. His intestines are hanging out of his gut as he crawls to the cabin so he can fly the plane into the TV building. I remember being quite shocked reading that as a kid.
If any movie was in desperate need of a remake with a modern take on
It's being remade as we speak. Edgar Wright is directing and reports say that it will follow the source material more. Coincidentally I would love to see another Richard Bachman adaptation be remade. Thinner. The 1996 version was terrible and I think it definitely deserves a remake. It could be fantastic in the hands of the right director.
I had read the book before the movie. It was part of a set of short stories that were re-released under Steven Kings name in sets of four (I think) stories per book.
I need to watch this movie again.
Joe from Gamesack making a little cameo!
Great video!
You should contrast "Under the Dome" book vs series... Yikes.
I read this book in one sitting under a tree behind a Denny's. Absolutely amazing.
Love this idea about talking about adaptations!
I loved this movie. I saw it in the theater. I've also read a lot of the Bachman novels (Blaze, The Long Walk, and Regulators), but for some reason I never got around to this one. They had a different tone to them, but if you're a big fan of King then you can still tell that it's his writing. Pretty good stuff. Just a bit more bleak, basic tear jerkers in some cases.
I wish they made a direct adaptation from the book. That be a hell of a ride
The novel was great, with the main character running through city streets instead of a stadium.
At the end where his gut is cut open and he pokes his intestines back in and crashes the plane into Killan's office was the best!
I read the book along with listening to Fear Factory's Obsolete album, they both fit so well together if you read the CD lyrics
I read the book when I was a kid after really enjoying the movie, and at least then, it was no contest - the exciting movie scenes easily beat Ben Richards with his guts falling out flying the plane into the network building. I think I’ve always been a sucker for a happy ending 😊
Probably the best shape and look for Arnold in his career. Not too gigantic, but still big - fit the sort of Cyberpunk sword and sandal style of the film. Like if Steve Reeves starred in ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK instead of Kurt Russell.
I love the Running Man flick! I had no idea it was based of a book let alone a KING book!! This is why I love JoBlo. I’m really looking forward to the rehash since it won’t be a remake, but closer to the book which is a bit different than the 80s film.
If Chuck Woolery had accepted the role of Damon Killian in The Running Man, the movie might have been quite different. Here are a few possible scenarios:
- Different tone: Woolery's hosting style was more lighthearted and humorous than Richard Dawson's, so the movie's tone might have been more campy or comedic.
- Less menacing villain: Woolery might not have brought the same level of menace or sinister charm that Dawson brought to the role, potentially making the movie's antagonist less intimidating.
- Alternative chemistry: Woolery's dynamic with Arnold Schwarzenegger's character might have been different, potentially altering the movie's action and dialogue.
- Different cultural impact: With Woolery as the host, the movie's commentary on game shows and media might have been perceived differently by audiences.
It's fascinating to consider how these changes might have rippled throughout the movie!
I’m sure there was a French version of the story made as a film, I remember watching it and it was pretty good :). - la prix du danger (1983).
I just want to play the Running Man Home Edition game. That and the one from RoboCop, Nuke Em. Get them before they get you 🤯
It's a bit more wacky, and old school now, but Smash TV was the Running Man game for Genesis and Nintendo.
There's a reboot in the works with Edgar Wright directing. It supposedly will follow the source material a lot more. No word yet on who will play Richards.
Well... There are many differences between the book and the film, because Running Man isn't really an adaptation of the novel. It's an Americanized copy with a happy ending of the French film "Le Prix du danger". There was a lawsuit about it.
It’s a fun movie. Read the book as a teenager and it had very little connection to the film.
Interesting as the chapters formed a countdown. Pretty brief story as well, think I read in a couple of hours.
King based his story off of a movie he saw called:
Le Prix du danger / The Prize of Peril
directed by Yves Boisset (1983)
99% of the time when it comes to movie adaptations I side with the book, even if I loved the movie reading the book blows me away and I can never go back to the movie, but this is a unique situation in that the movie is so different from the book that it's basically an entirely different story so even after reading the book I can still enjoy the movie. Hopefully the remake will lean heavily towards the book than the movie, this will probably be the rare case where a remake doesn't ruin the original, but I also think that the only way for it to have a chance at the box office is for the truth to get out into the open hard that The Running Man is based on a book and that the 80's version was vastly different from it.
You should check out The Prize of Peril 1983. It's based on a short story that came before the Running Man. It doesn't have the fun and the comedy gold of the 1987 version but it's pretty good. There is even a TV version called Das Millionenspiel.
The short story by Robert Sheckley was published in 1958. Das Millionenspiel (1970) was the first movie.
Tonally, the book and movie are so different that they might as well be different stories. If someone had made another adaptation of The Running Man a mere five years after Arnie's version, but kept it closer to the original book and retitled it, I bet some viewers would be none the wiser.
I was surprised that i liked Carrie better than all his later work. I only read it recently and really thought it was excellent
Always known the running man was one of the Bachman books but never read it. Time to find the audiobook.
Great video. It would be very interesting if next do a comparitive analysis between both and the German movie "Das Millionenspiel" from 1970, please. Everyone here in Germany back in the day saw a load of parallels there.
Tom Petty was in the postman? I guess I should have watched that movie.
Don't waste your time.
I read the book many years ago when I too found out it was actually a Stephen King novel.
Somehow I can't see any movie remake using the original ending of the book, I think that imagery would still be a bit too raw for many, and understandably so.
The book sounds good. I want to read it. I loved the movie as a kid. Will have to rewatch it.
I really like the book. I knew King wrote it. I did not know he wrote it under a pseudonym.
Can't wait for the Edgar Wright remake
The novel has such a brilliant ending, but due to what happened to the WTC towers on 9/11 there is NO WAY the announced remake will dare keep the same end as the novel.
Never say never.
It's been 23 years. They can definitely do it in the movie. The building will probably look more futuristic\ weird though.
@@mikewilliams4443 I still doubt it. But what they could do is have the producers host in an outdoor area and have the plane crash into that. But that just wouldn't be as dramatic, so even that may not work.
Arnold
4:45 I see you, Joe from Game Sack
I do love this movie though. It’s super entertaining.
The Bachman books are all great stories whether you Iike the subject matter or not.
I'm not a big fan of the movie. It's too camp for me. Richard Dawson is the stand out reason to watch. I'm really interested to see what Edgar Wright does because if he keeps it closer to the book (which is great but boy, is it bleak) it'll be a banger.
2:33 originally it was supposed to be Chuck Woolery
I need to look up the books you mentioned. Stephen King’s early work is pretty good.
Arnie with plenty of violence-love this movie.
Even though I enjoyed Arnold's film version, I prefer the book. Hopefully, the new version will stay faithful the source material.
Edgar wright said he wants to make it more accurate to the book
@@husker4life109 Edgar Wright could really nail that film, if he wanted to. I just hope he has the guts to keep the original ending, because after nine-eleven a lot of people will get cold feet over that one. Even if it is 23 years later.
So your telling me I've been a fan of King my whole life.
My mom too
I didn’t know that Christopher Reeve could’ve starred in this movie. To be honest, I think he would’ve made it much more interesting to watch. Sure, Arnold was a badass. But he made it seem too much like a corny action flick where the good guy is invincible and the bad guys can’t harm him.
Reeve could’ve added way more range and less one-liner cheesiness. He also would’ve made it seem much more terrifying and it really would’ve looked like a normal guy fighting for his life against all odds.
I was a kid when this movie came out. Every once in a while, my mom would take us to the movie theater. Normally, she would let us pick. But every once in a blue moon, she would pick the movie. In her mind, "The Running Man" sounded like a very athletic movie and she wanted to motivate my brother and I to be more athletic. So she took us to see The Running Man under that premise.
She stopped taking us to movies based on movie titles alone after that. Come to think of it, she didn't take us to the theater much at all after that.
Richard Dawson is perfect.
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Weird that this sort of looks like Arnold lol
I’m positive Climbing for Dollars will feature in the Edgar Wright version.
I read the Running Man after seeing the movie and thought my gosh that is so different but it was so good. It's too bad they changed it so much and made it pretty much into a parody of what it could have been. I also read The Long Walk ages ago and that would make an amazing movie and from what I hear, someone is trying to do just that
I loved The Long Walk, underrated
@@wallcity318 very much so. I got excited a few months back when I ran across an article talking about making it into a movie. Hopefully it won't get stuck in limbo
@@kristentaylor5359 ive been wanting a movie for a long time but now i dont know if it'll be done right
A true adaptation of the short story would have been better off casting Michael Biehn as Richards, a wiry dangerous dude ready to go crazy.
I love the original film, but of all the remakes out there I've been saying for years that doing a version of The Running Man that was true to the source material could be super interesting and entertaining.
The novella is outstanding, and it’s a real shame that they couldn’t stick to the source material. The film is dire and bears almost no resemblance. The Long Walk is another superb story in The Bachman Books.
The book always wins!! I've never once heard someone say the movie was better than the book
There's only a few cases of this being the case
You should check out Naked Lunch (if that even counts; nothing like the book but its way better) and The Basketball Diaries. I think Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is probably my favorite accurate adaptation.
Jaws
The short story is amazing, and the ending is superb, do yourself a favor & read it
On my top 10 list of best Arnold Schwarzenegger movies and some of his best one-liners, here is Subzero now plan zero
I only remembered King's other penname because Silent Hill uses Bachman as a street name. I still gotta read the novel, but l love this movie.
When thinking of the book I always get it confused with The Long Walk as I haven’t read either since the 80’s. The long walk would make a good Outer Limits or Tales from the Darkside episode. Not sure there’d be enough there for a movie.
I saw it on opening weekend at the theater
glad I got the version of the bachman books that includes rage
I've always imagined Bill Duke being ideal for playing book Killian, if they have made the movie close to the novel in the 80's.
I thought Lance Reddick would have been great in that role, but sadly he passed away.
I love the movie, I saw it when it released on VHS. Because I explore lore and media in general, I have looked into the book but never actually read it. I follow several content creators who cover TV and movies and the subject of episodic television has come up. We have the upcoming Aliens and Halloween series' Commenters and creators have discussed what Underworld or Jurassic Park might look like. Though you said it was shorter than the average King Novel, would this have the potential to be expanded into a series if it followed the original more closely?
I wish that this movie was made like kings story was done because I think that it would have been better. The story King did was great and would have been amazing on the screen as is.
The running man is solid King worth a read with a great ending