Seth Rogen Slams Streaming Service Execs for Their "Secretiveness" and "Insane Salaries": "Thank God for These Labor Unions" Judge Throws out 'Romeo and Juliet' Underage Nude Scene Lawsuit, Says It Is Protected by the First Amendment All in all, a book that people who aren’t Constant Readers can feel free to skip.Let’s Get Loud! 7 Movies to Stream on Netflix in Celebration of Pride Month 2023 The countdown gimmick used to title the chapters also has little to no bearing on the book, which is frustrating. Ultimately, The Running Man is a bit of a trifle, using its dystopian tropes as the backdrop of an entertaining thriller as opposed to an examination of the serious issues raised but not explored. The ones who aren’t being rendered sterile in unsafe manufacturing plants are being placated by state-run television, piped into homes to keep people indoors where they won’t have to breathe in the foul air.
King’s novel is a dystopian look at a future world where profits are prioritized and people are expendable. Gone are the colorful nicknames of the assassins hunting down Richards, replaced by a grim police state and a compliant middle class all too eager to turn in the running man for the reward money. The campier aspects of the movie are not present within the book either.
While Ben Richards is still pushed into appearing on the nation’s most popular game show, here it is because of the extreme poverty his family is facing, as well as the sickness threatening his young daughter’s life. The book, originally published under Stephen King’s infamous pen name Richard Bachman, is quite different from the movie. I legitimately think Richard Dawson’s performance as the game show host is one of my favorites. I know it’s not great cinema, but I’ve always had a weakness for the movie The Running Man, in which Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as a framed convict selected for a sadistic game show.
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