Around the World in 80s Movies
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Set in the post-world financial demise of the year 2019, The Running Man stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as law enforcement officer and helicopter pilot Ben Richards, who ends up getting framed for instigating the murder of a crowd of innocent civilians engaging in a protest for food in Bakersfield. Richards and a couple of benevolent jail mates spring out of prison and go on the run, only to be captured later and used as scapegoats for the massacre by becoming involuntary contestants on the most popular television show in history, the government-supported ‘The Running Man’, whereby convicted murders are put into a glitzy game show where they must battle for their lives and the hope of a pardon while being hunted by a rogues gallery of skilled costumed assassins, all for the entertainment of a rabid public fan base. Richard Dawson has a major supporting role as the show’s charismatic host, Damon Killian, who is as pleasant as can be when the camera is on, but is an unscrupulous, cutthroat businessman behind the scenes. Killian gets ever more averse to the depiction of the truth as Richards not only manages to stay alive far longer than any previous contestant, he is also in danger of becoming a national hero.
Outrageous Fortune (1987) | Arthur Hiller
Real Men (1987) | Dennis Feldman
Spies Like Us (1985) | John Landis
Rambo III (1988) | Peter MacDonald
Rambo: First Blood Part 2 (1985) | George P. Cosmatos
First Blood (1982) | Ted Kotcheff
The Delta Force (1986)
Commando (1985) | Mark L. Lester
Predator (1987) | John McTiernan
Aliens (1986) | James Cameron
Alien (1979) | Ridley Scott
Lifeforce (1985) | Tobe Hooper
Fright Night Part 2 (1989) | Tommy Lee Wallace
Fright Night (1985) | Tom Holland
The Lost Boys (1987) | Joel Schumacher
Near Dark (1987) | Kathryn Bigelow
The Hitcher (1986) | Robert Harmon
Road Games (1981) | Richard Franklin
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985) | George Miller & George Ogilvie
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) | George Miller
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