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.
Batteries Not Included (1987) | Matthew Robbins
The Blues Brothers (1980) | John Landis
Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984) | Sam Firstenberg
Breakin’ (1984) | Joel Silberg
Style Wars (1983) | Tony Silver
Beat Street (1984) | Stan Lathan
Wild Style (1983) | Charlie Ahearn
Krush Groove (1985) | Michael Schultz
Berry Gordy’s The Last Dragon (1985) | Michael Schultz
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985) | Alan Metter
Hairspray (1988) | John Waters
Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) | Robert Englund
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989) | Robert Englund
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) | Robert Englund
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) | Chuck Russell
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985) | Jack Sholder
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) | Wes Craven
Dreamscape (1984) | Joseph Ruben
Brainstorm (1983) | Douglas Trumbull
Explorers (1985) | Joe Dante
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