The Running Man: Comparing Stephen King’s Novel & Arnold’s Classic

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Today's story, now associated with Stephen King, was originally released under his pseudonym, Richard Bachman, known for darker tales. With Edgar Wright set to create a new, more faithful adaptation, it’s timely to discuss this dystopian horror. Though a staple in Arnold Schwarzenegger's action-packed filmography from 1987 to 1991, it's not typically seen as a prime Stephen King adaptation. While not strictly horror, both the book and film present horrific scenarios. It's an entertaining watch with notable front and behind-the-camera efforts. But how does it compare to the source material, and what does King think of it? Place your bets as we explore this adaptation!
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@wstine79 10 күн бұрын

"I'll be back." "Only in a rerun."

@jwnj9716 10 күн бұрын

Hey lighthead! Hey, Christmas tree!

@FleetwoodTheProfit 10 күн бұрын

Aye, as a kid I thought: "Kinda burnt ya there, Arnold." I mean, it only works there, in that scene, in that movie but it was good. If the cop in Terminator said it....not so much. 😊

@FleetwoodTheProfit 10 күн бұрын

@@jwnj9716"Now just plain zero."

@jwnj9716 9 күн бұрын

@@FleetwoodTheProfit How about a light?

@FleetwoodTheProfit 9 күн бұрын

@@jwnj9716 "last year's losers.."

@realeala 10 күн бұрын

I wish this version was directed by Paul verhoven

@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat 9 күн бұрын

Running Man did it better than Verhoeven.

@roderickray8116 8 күн бұрын

I’ve echoed the same sentiment about Paul V directing “The Running Man” for years. I love this version, but I think Paul would’ve really played to the propaganda of the time, added some gruesome deaths, and I love his commercial interludes.

@mattkrauss7170 Күн бұрын

Oh man, that would have been cool!

@user-ln9kz4xp9t 21 сағат бұрын

Ditto

@barbiquearea 9 күн бұрын

"Here is Subzero, now....'Plain Zero'" 😂

@TheMadTurtle 4 күн бұрын

They should have made that a unique ending line for the Terminator in MK11.

@Sidharthavicious 3 күн бұрын

It's no "Let off some steam" from Commando.

@johnlocke9437 2 күн бұрын

Which, ironically, is MORE than subzero 😂

@richardgadberry8398 9 күн бұрын

"Are you ready for pain? Are you ready for suffering? If the answer is yes, then you're ready for Captain Freedom's Workout!"

@mlongpre100 8 күн бұрын

no not ready

@SegaCDUniverse 10 күн бұрын

I love this movie, it's my favorite Arnold film along with Total Recall and Predator trailing slightly behind those.

@Sidharthavicious 3 күн бұрын

No Conan love?

@The_Texorcist 7 күн бұрын

Casting Dawson was a genius move. I mean not only did everyone at the time know him as one of the premier game show hosts but all that experience from years of doing that job allowed him to have that game show host charisma to give life to that role. I remember reading the book after watching the movie, mind you I was 10-12yo at the time. I remember how much darker and different it was but I liked that for some reason. I think the pace of the book helped me keep turning the pages.

@OldJabbaJaws 3 күн бұрын

So would Drew Carey be the right move for the current version?

@theghostofrethsich2813 3 күн бұрын

@@OldJabbaJaws no I’d actually pick Wayne Brady and not because of skin color he’s just a better overall performer.

@Sidharthavicious 3 күн бұрын

Hard to duplicate Dawson's inherent sleaze. My mom swore she could smell cigarettes and booze when he came on. "Only in a rerun". Not many people get to one up an Arnold one liner.

@tonycrabtree3416 3 күн бұрын

Dawson was perfect. His acting skills along with his Family Feud game show were the perfect combination.

@MichaelSunny 9 күн бұрын

I still think it’s awesome that Arnold did a Stephen king movie!

@NestedVideoProductions 10 күн бұрын

Both the book and the movie are so great for any King/Arnold fans. The movie plays like a really colorful and fun video game while the book almost reads like a very dark and bleak graphic novel. It’d be awesome to see a new updated film that sticks directly to the source material.

@brianstiles1701 9 күн бұрын

Good news, there's a remake coming based on the novella (by the guy who did Picard S3)

@capitalcitygoofball1987 9 күн бұрын

@@brianstiles1701 Terry Matalas is remaking Enemy Mine. Edgar Wright is doing Running Man.

@oneproudbrowncoat 4 күн бұрын

Guarantee you one thing, they won't use the same ending as the novella had.

@Sidharthavicious 3 күн бұрын

@@oneproudbrowncoat They might tone down the racism too.

@oneproudbrowncoat 3 күн бұрын

@@Sidharthavicious The language is part of what establishes the setting.

@ericdabronze151 8 күн бұрын

What if John Carpenter directed the 1987 Running Man? It would probably be closer to the source material. Imagine James Woods as Ben Richards

@oneproudbrowncoat 4 күн бұрын

THAT... is brilliant.

@RussianPirate-ff7yt 9 күн бұрын

Such a fun as hell movie. Fast pace, tons of action, great opponents for Arnold, charismatic villain in Richard Dawson, and, of course, one liners gallore. Doesn't quite crack my top 5 of Arnold, but man does it come close.

@thedarintino 8 күн бұрын

The novel has such a brilliant ending, but due to what happened to the WTC towers on 9/11 there is NO WAY the announced remake will dare keep the same end as the novel.

@noelv1976 6 сағат бұрын

Never say never.

@mikewilliams4443 2 сағат бұрын

It's been 23 years. They can definitely do it in the movie. The building will probably look more futuristic\ weird though.

@qjames0077 9 күн бұрын

I bought a Richard Bachman version of Running Man for a little over a hundred bucks. The most expensive book that I, as a collector, have purchased. But also the one I'm most proud of

@javi__... 9 күн бұрын

About 7 years ago I bought a pristine version of the old hardcover bachman books collection. It was 30 bucks. It was too good to pass up.

@Captain_AAhab_ 9 күн бұрын

The Long Walk is criminally underrated

@emsleywyatt3400 5 сағат бұрын

What? The paperback? I bought that without knowing it was King. Still have it.

@qjames0077 5 сағат бұрын

@@emsleywyatt3400 it's probably worth some money, my friend

@qjames0077 5 сағат бұрын

@@emsleywyatt3400 I would never get rid of mine, King is one of my favorite authors, but yeah, if it's in good shape I bet it's worth at least a hundred bucks

@Loreweavver 5 күн бұрын

The video game Manhunt has done the best job, imo, of really capturing the theme of this story.

@Tubeite 3 күн бұрын

For anyone interested, Rambo: First Blood and Cobra are also based on books.

@andrewcoulthard-clark 16 сағат бұрын

In Arnold's autobiography, 'Total Recal', he says one week into shooting, the original director was fired. The producers waited until Arnie was away to do it, and replaced him with a cheaper option. Paul Michael Glasser had only worked in television, and was given no time to prepare or have a vision, so he shot it like a TV show.

@jonathanfeldheim6554 9 күн бұрын

I'll never forget the giant cardboard cutout at the theater and what it said "It's a game nobody survives" "Schwarzenegger has yet to play"--ofc his best line is "See you at the 10 year prison reunion"

@Beastlango 9 күн бұрын

I can’t believe you didn’t mention that he is giving the finger to then when he is slamming the plane into the build, it’s the best part

@rogermazuca4582 3 күн бұрын

Sounds like something Duke Nukem would do 😂

@Lifegivinglemons 10 күн бұрын

I originally got The Running Man book from a secondhand book fair, and couldnt put it down. When i found out there was a movie version, I went to find it, and was a little disappointed. Sure, it wasn't really anything like the book, but it was Arnold doing what he did best, so that helped. Had no idea there was a new adaptation coming, so I'm looking forward to that, now.

@CornPop2 10 күн бұрын

not a remake...... Hollywood will definitely make it weird

@Captain_AAhab_ 9 күн бұрын

If any movie was in desperate need of a remake with a modern take on

@DaveTheTurd 29 минут бұрын

The book was one of my favorites as a youth. I remember seeing the film and wondering what on earth happened to the story. The idea that the book is getting a (hopefully) proper translation to screen is like a dream come true.... I'll definitely keep an eye out for it, thank you for the video.

@TheJohnnyCalifornia 9 күн бұрын

Probably the best shape and look for Arnold in his career. Not too gigantic, but still big - fit the sort of Cyberpunk sword and sandal style of the film. Like if Steve Reeves starred in ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK instead of Kurt Russell.

@lestat1uk 6 күн бұрын

Having watched the film in the 80s I then went on to read the book and I thought the book was so dark, all the time rooting for Ben Richards to get the money for his family. Having made a martyr out of Ben made more sense to me as that would inspire people more. I have not watched the movie again since.

@TeatroGrotesco 3 күн бұрын

Left out at the end that as he crashes the plane he locks eyes with Killian and in the most 70's thing to do he gives him the finger.

@darrelavery9809 2 күн бұрын

" Last season's winners?" " Last season's losers."

@punchbuggyyellow7097 9 күн бұрын

I saw the movie in the cinema & read the book shortly after. I loved them both, but for different reasons. The changes made for the movie are understandable for the time period & gave the masses what they loved at the time. I don't think a faithful adaptation would have gone down nearly as well, especially with the entrails scene. Hopefully they keep that in for the remake.

@benmcfee 10 күн бұрын

I read Stephen KIng's book first, and was blown away by it. I couldn't wait to see what the film did with that amazing story. I wish I'd known they basically threw out the entire plot and made a new one to suit Schwarzenegger's persona, because I think if I'd known that I would have enjoyed the movie more the first time. As it was, I got something completely different from what I was expecting, and at first, I really didn't like it. A couple years later, I re-visited the film, and realized it was actually pretty damn good. It just wasn't the story that Stephen King wrote. I would still love to see someone do a faithful adaptation some day (and yes, I would love to see them have the guts to keep the original ending; especially in a post-nine-eleven world).

@oneproudbrowncoat 4 күн бұрын

Of course, that ending won't happen. More's the pity.

@briefcaseblues6061 10 күн бұрын

I always loved the movie. The DVD has a great Special Feature options.

@blackamerican40 10 күн бұрын

Well, we know movie wise this didn't really happen in 2019. Oh well, the book setting is next year. Let's see what happens.

@thespicemelange.1 9 күн бұрын

Tom Petty was in the postman? I guess I should have watched that movie.

@nellywilliams2776 9 күн бұрын

I need to look up the books you mentioned. Stephen King’s early work is pretty good.

@thespicemelange.1 9 күн бұрын

I got a rattlesnake whip, baby don't you give me no lip. Who do you love?

@TheBS1000 4 күн бұрын

Tonally, the book and movie are so different that they might as well be different stories. If someone had made another adaptation of The Running Man a mere five years after Arnie's version, but kept it closer to the original book and retitled it, I bet some viewers would be none the wiser.

@Bluboy30 10 күн бұрын

Even though I enjoyed Arnold's film version, I prefer the book. Hopefully, the new version will stay faithful the source material.

@husker4life109 10 күн бұрын

Edgar wright said he wants to make it more accurate to the book

@benmcfee 9 күн бұрын

@@husker4life109 Edgar Wright could really nail that film, if he wanted to. I just hope he has the guts to keep the original ending, because after nine-eleven a lot of people will get cold feet over that one. Even if it is 23 years later.

@jwnj9716 10 күн бұрын

You should check out The Prize of Peril 1983. It's based on a short story that came before the Running Man. It doesn't have the fun and the comedy gold of the 1987 version but it's pretty good. There is even a TV version called Das Millionenspiel.

@mario27171 9 күн бұрын

The short story by Robert Sheckley was published in 1958. Das Millionenspiel (1970) was the first movie.

@24kRobot 9 күн бұрын

I love the Running Man flick! I had no idea it was based of a book let alone a KING book!! This is why I love JoBlo. I’m really looking forward to the rehash since it won’t be a remake, but closer to the book which is a bit different than the 80s film.

@Dr_1212 10 күн бұрын

"CHICO!!"

@Vaporvice84 10 күн бұрын

My 3rd favorite Arnie flick. I love it more than some of his bigger, better classics. So much fun. Seen it in theaters twice. It also has my favorite Arnie quote, the one regarding ramming one's fist into another man's stomach.

@kristentaylor5359 9 күн бұрын

I read the Running Man after seeing the movie and thought my gosh that is so different but it was so good. It's too bad they changed it so much and made it pretty much into a parody of what it could have been. I also read The Long Walk ages ago and that would make an amazing movie and from what I hear, someone is trying to do just that

@wallcity318 9 күн бұрын

I loved The Long Walk, underrated

@kristentaylor5359 9 күн бұрын

@@wallcity318 very much so. I got excited a few months back when I ran across an article talking about making it into a movie. Hopefully it won't get stuck in limbo

@wallcity318 9 күн бұрын

@@kristentaylor5359 ive been wanting a movie for a long time but now i dont know if it'll be done right

@capitalcitygoofball1987 9 күн бұрын

Can't wait for the Edgar Wright remake

@proy14 3 күн бұрын

Well... There are many differences between the book and the film, because Running Man isn't really an adaptation of the novel. It's an Americanized copy with a happy ending of the French film "Le Prix du danger". There was a lawsuit about it.

@Soxfandan 9 күн бұрын

I love the original film, but of all the remakes out there I've been saying for years that doing a version of The Running Man that was true to the source material could be super interesting and entertaining.

@Robert-ht7om 3 күн бұрын

99% of the time when it comes to movie adaptations I side with the book, even if I loved the movie reading the book blows me away and I can never go back to the movie, but this is a unique situation in that the movie is so different from the book that it's basically an entirely different story so even after reading the book I can still enjoy the movie. Hopefully the remake will lean heavily towards the book than the movie, this will probably be the rare case where a remake doesn't ruin the original, but I also think that the only way for it to have a chance at the box office is for the truth to get out into the open hard that The Running Man is based on a book and that the 80's version was vastly different from it.

@clarencewalker3925 10 күн бұрын

People forget Richard Dawson began his career as an actor.

@benmcfee 9 күн бұрын

He was absolutely fantastic in that film. He and Jesse Ventura elevated that movie, for me! Arnold was great too, but at that stage in his career, he was just doing what came naturally.

@simonwoodthrillerwriter 9 күн бұрын

I'm not a big fan of the movie. It's too camp for me. Richard Dawson is the stand out reason to watch. I'm really interested to see what Edgar Wright does because if he keeps it closer to the book (which is great but boy, is it bleak) it'll be a banger.

@xxxyz721 4 күн бұрын

I’m sure there was a French version of the story made as a film, I remember watching it and it was pretty good :). - la prix du danger (1983).

@matttupper2581 10 күн бұрын

Great video! You should contrast "Under the Dome" book vs series... Yikes.

@jamesmorant1406 10 күн бұрын

On my top 10 list of best Arnold Schwarzenegger movies and some of his best one-liners, here is Subzero now plan zero

@yesjustdavis2674 3 күн бұрын

My goodness ... i hope they do the book version 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

@goliathsparrow1082 8 күн бұрын

The running man is solid King worth a read with a great ending

@asymmetry9988 9 күн бұрын

The only thing the film has in common with the book is the title.

@Skoora 32 минут бұрын

“I’m going to throw up all over you” “Go ahead, won’t hurt this shirt”

@nintendive 9 күн бұрын

The book is way better, I really hope the new one follows the source material.

@gman3229 7 күн бұрын

Plot twist: Steven King is actually the pen name

@RJStanley7 Күн бұрын

I've always imagined Bill Duke being ideal for playing book Killian, if they have made the movie close to the novel in the 80's.

@petergmred2005 2 күн бұрын

Arnie with plenty of violence-love this movie.

@user-fq7vs8dl5k 4 күн бұрын

The Running Man is great. When the host asked the old lady who she was betting on and she said Ben Richards. He's a bad mother f****r.

@KingPlantarian 5 күн бұрын

Nice vid 👍 Might have to check the book out now

@TheMadTurtle 4 күн бұрын

I need to watch this movie again.

@wayneskipper6156 10 күн бұрын

I 'borrowed' the Bachman Books collection from my sister in junior high. Probably not the best thing for a 12 y/o to be reading, but here we are

@Captain_AAhab_ 9 күн бұрын

I know Running Man, Roadwork, and The Long Walk was in that book. Was The Rage in that as well? I can’t remember.

@The_Algae 7 күн бұрын

@@Captain_AAhab_ Yes. Rage is in there.

@jamesday1295 Күн бұрын

I was surprised that i liked Carrie better than all his later work. I only read it recently and really thought it was excellent Always known the running man was one of the Bachman books but never read it. Time to find the audiobook.

@bluelivesmatter719 10 күн бұрын

Like most stories, the book was vastly superior to the film. Read it maybe 4 years after the movie had come out. The ending stuck with me for days. Pumped for the remake if it follows closer to the book.

@DjDizzy216 9 күн бұрын

I had no idea The Running Man’s book was by Stephen King.

@gabrieltello3905 3 күн бұрын

The short story is amazing, and the ending is superb, do yourself a favor & read it

@TheEmeraldSword86 8 күн бұрын

I feel you have to look at "The Running Man" the same way as "The Shining." Both movies are good on their own, but they are very unfaithful to the books they were based on. I liked Arnold's "The Running Man," but I'm excited for Edgar Wright's version. Here's to hoping it's more accurate to the book.

@rogermazuca4582 3 күн бұрын

I just want to play the Running Man Home Edition game. That and the one from RoboCop, Nuke Em. Get them before they get you 🤯

@Skoora 17 минут бұрын

When thinking of the book I always get it confused with The Long Walk as I haven’t read either since the 80’s. The long walk would make a good Outer Limits or Tales from the Darkside episode. Not sure there’d be enough there for a movie.

@jamesabernethy7896 8 күн бұрын

I love the movie, I saw it when it released on VHS. Because I explore lore and media in general, I have looked into the book but never actually read it. I follow several content creators who cover TV and movies and the subject of episodic television has come up. We have the upcoming Aliens and Halloween series' Commenters and creators have discussed what Underworld or Jurassic Park might look like. Though you said it was shorter than the average King Novel, would this have the potential to be expanded into a series if it followed the original more closely?

@mikewilliams4443 2 сағат бұрын

If the new movie sticks close to the book it will be phenomenal.

@davidconway6874 8 күн бұрын

I wonder if they'll keep the books ending intact .

@CanItAlready 3 күн бұрын

I read the book long before seeing the movie, so when I watched the movie I was kinda disappointed and annoyed because it's nothing like the book. I enjoy it for how campy it is but it doesn't come close to capturing the darkness of the book.

@sweetjohnny8211 7 күн бұрын

The Bachman books are all great stories whether you Iike the subject matter or not.

@BeardOfRiker 3 күн бұрын

There’s a 0% chance the new version ends the same way as the book. 🛩️🏢💥

@scottewing2031 8 күн бұрын

I wonder if the new film will change the book's ending.

@TheRetroManRandySavage 9 күн бұрын

I love the book, and i also love the film.🤷‍♂️

@jeffpadilla9891 5 күн бұрын

I think the name of the game is the only thing in common

@guardianbeardizer6361 9 күн бұрын

4:45 I see you, Joe from Game Sack

@geeshep4836 10 күн бұрын

JOBLO Can You Guys Cover Drive-Thru (2007) I Saw That Movie And Man It Was Awesome.

@user-ct1yd7zr2c 9 күн бұрын

The book always wins!! I've never once heard someone say the movie was better than the book

@wallcity318 9 күн бұрын

There's only a few cases of this being the case

@savethezombies 6 күн бұрын

You should check out Naked Lunch (if that even counts; nothing like the book but its way better) and The Basketball Diaries. I think Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is probably my favorite accurate adaptation.

@jamesday1295 Күн бұрын

Jaws

@goliathsparrow1082 8 күн бұрын

Road work is a great book

@viccreed9999 5 күн бұрын

My favorite movie

@Ch1nGa2Madr3 3 күн бұрын

I didn’t know that Christopher Reeve could’ve starred in this movie. To be honest, I think he would’ve made it much more interesting to watch. Sure, Arnold was a badass. But he made it seem too much like a corny action flick where the good guy is invincible and the bad guys can’t harm him. Reeve could’ve added way more range and less one-liner cheesiness. He also would’ve made it seem much more terrifying and it really would’ve looked like a normal guy fighting for his life against all odds.

@Sidharthavicious 3 күн бұрын

Yet another movie with two future governors.

@jonathangenao6796 9 күн бұрын

I love this flick

@chowdown 9 күн бұрын

4:44 GameSack Joe?

@DJkwaz 9 күн бұрын

What happened to BuzzSaw?

@dennisk207 9 күн бұрын

He split

@mike91mdk45 6 күн бұрын

Yeah the book was pretty wild lol

@thefearofg0ds758 4 күн бұрын

4:04 Weird that this sort of looks like Arnold lol

@alexanderwaite9403 8 күн бұрын

I preferred the book. I was very disappointed in the movie but looking back there was no way they were going to kill Arnie off in a plane crash while taking out the entertainment conglomerate in the process in a foreshadowing of 9/11. Kind of unsettling if you think about it.

@leegodfrey4832 4 күн бұрын

Not if the film came out a long time before 9/11….. Which it did..?

@harlequinems 3 күн бұрын

I had no idea Stephen king wrote the original story, I assume the film had to cut out a lot of paedophilia from the book

@DuckAvenger 3 күн бұрын

My second favorite Arnold movie next to T2. I show it to people because I say it's basically action from start to finish. Though don't like that he gets framed for being the bitch of my city but maybe it's because he had a mistress here haha

@randyping6036 10 күн бұрын

Please let them just follow the book. It's much more compelling and dystopic.

@dannydagerous 9 күн бұрын

thanx

@TheBS1000 4 күн бұрын

Edgar Wright feels like the absolute wrong choice for an adaptation that's supposed to be like the book. Someone like Alex Garland would be a better fit for the book, while Edgar Wright is more appropriate for an updated version of the movie.

@TodaysDante 9 күн бұрын

The movie sounds better than the book.

@TheBS1000 4 күн бұрын

I've read the book. I prefer it to the movie.

@lindseykipp191 10 күн бұрын

I think 9/11 ended the likelihood of doing an accurate ending of the book

@Ruskettle 5 күн бұрын

They can just have him fly off into the sunset in a Boeing and end it there.

@MODDEDbyBACTERlA 10 күн бұрын

I thought Steven King died a while back.

@biguy617 9 күн бұрын

No he is still alive

@Jimvenice2008 8 күн бұрын

I actually had a script idea called “Remake: The Movie” which was a meta sequel to Running Man. It centered on a man down on his luck living at the same time Ben Richards is running for his life. It centers around this man doing absolutely deranged things in order to get the attention of the ICS studios so he can become a runner and win prize money to pay off an insurmountable debt. While his story plays out clips from the original movie play off and on in the background. I was always fascinated with the dystopian world of the running man in this movie and while I never actually finished the concept….it sure was fun to think about.