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.
The Abyss (1989) | James Cameron
DeepStar Six (1989) | Sean S. Cunningham
Leviathan (1989) | George P. Cosmatos
Humanoids from the Deep / Monster (1980) | Barbara Peeters
Piranha II: The Spawning (1981) | James Cameron
Piranha (1978) | Joe Dante
Jaws: The Revenge (1987) | Joseph Sargent
Jaws 3-D (1983) | Joe Alves
Jaws 2 (1978) | Jeannot Szwarc
Jaws (1975) | Steven Spielberg
King Kong Lives (1986) | John Guillermin
King Kong (1976) | John Guillermin
Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981) | John Derek
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) | Hugh Hudson
The Beastmaster (1982) | Don Coscarelli
Sheena (1984) | John Guillermin
Red Sonja (1985) | Richard Fleischer
Conan the Destroyer (1984) | Richard Fleischer
Conan the Barbarian (1982) | John Milius
Fire and Ice (1983) | Ralph Bakshi
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