Around the World in 80s Movies
TV & Film:Film History
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.
Clash of the Titans (1981) | Desmond Davis
The Little Mermaid (1989) | Ron Clements & John Musker
Splash (1984) | Ron Howard
Mannequin (1987) | Michael Gottlieb
Xanadu (1980) | Robert Greenwald
Legend (1985) | Ridley Scott
The Last Unicorn (1982) | Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin Jr.
The Dark Crystal (1982) | Jim Henson & Frank Oz
Back to the Future Part III (1990) | Robert Zemeckis
Back to the Future Part II (1989) | Robert Zemeckis
Back to the Future (1985) | Robert Zemeckis
My Science Project (1985) | Jonathan R. Betuel
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) | Francis Ford Coppola
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) | Stephen Herek
The Land Before Time (1988) | Don Bluth
An American Tail (1986) | Don Bluth
The Secret of NIMH (1982) | Don Bluth
Scrooged (1988) | Richard Donner
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) | Jeremiah S. Chechik
A Christmas Story (1983) | Bob Clark
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