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.
TRON (1982) | Steven Lisberger
Cloak & Dagger (1984) | Richard Franklin
WarGames (1983) | John Badham
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) | Sidney J. Furie
Supergirl (1984) | Jeannot Szwarc
Superman III (1983) | Richard Lester
Superman II (1980) | Richard Lester & Richard Donner
Superman (1978) | Richard Donner
Batman (1989) | Tim Burton
The Return of Swamp Thing (1989) | Jim Wynorski
Swamp Thing (1982) | Wes Craven
Little Shop of Horrors (1986) | Frank Oz
G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987) | Don Jurwich
My Little Pony: The Movie (1986) | Mike Joens
The Transformers: The Movie (1986) | Nelson Shin
Masters of the Universe (1987) | Gary Goddard
Excalibur (1981) | John Boorman
The Black Cauldron (1981) | Richard Rich & Ted Berman
Dragonslayer (1981) | Matthew Robbins
Clash of the Titans (1981) | Desmond Davis
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