Film
1092: The Running Man
Trivia: This
film is loosely based on a novel written by Stephen King that he
penned under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman. He wrote the story in 72 hours.
The big
dance number at the start of The Running Man show was choreographed by Paula Abdul.
In
Killian's office there is a poster for a fake TV show called "Hate
Boat." In real life, Richard
Dawson had a role in the TV series The Love Boat (1977).
When Rob Cohen purchased the
rights to the Richard Bachman novella 'The Running Man', he had no idea that
Bachman was actually a pseudonym for 'Stephen King'.
The Running
Man suit that the contestants wear bear an Adidas logo at the hip.
Features
two actors who went on to be US State Governors. In November 1998, Jesse Ventura was elected
Governor of Minnesota; in October 2003, Arnold Schwarzenegger was
elected Governor of California.
'The
Running Man' gameshow seen in the film was based upon an early 1980's Japanese
gameshow called 'Trans American Ultra Quiz', in which contestants were tortured
in various ways. The prize went to whichever contestant could stand the
pain/humiliation the longest.
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