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Hell to the King Pt. 12: ‘The Running Man’ (1987) — Cinesthesia

Cinesthesia tackles the first King adaptation written under his pen name Richard Bachman

Jim finds a new love in this dumb smart movie with a terrible title, unlike Romper Stomper, which is a terrible movie with a great title; he also pitches a movie in a smallternate universe. In The Running Man Arnold Schwarzenegger runs through a death gauntlet reality TV game show in a dystopian America. Packed with atrociously bad action movie lines, the film conveys everything with just visuals and sound effects.

Join a filmmaker (and sometimes film teacher) and a film teacher (and sometimes filmmaker) as they venture into the dark heart of their own befuddled relationship to culture, the youth, the internet, friendship, love, hate, time, space and, of course: *m*o*v*i*e*s*. Come hear what we see.

Catch up on previous episodes of Cinesthesia‘s Hell to the King here:

Listen to “Tommy Wiseau’s Lincoln” — Cinesthesia Chapter 1
Listen to “Kill Me With Your Fish — Cinesthesia Chapter 2

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CINESTHESIA is produced by Iguanodonald Studios and distributed by Split Tooth Media. Music for Cinesthesia is generously provided by the greatest bands that have ever been, The CoctailsSoft Healer and Misters Presidents.

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Join a filmmaker (and sometimes film teacher) and a film teacher (and sometimes filmmaker) as they venture into the dark heart of their own befuddled relationship to culture, the youth, the internet, friendship, love, hate, time, space and, of course: *m*o*v*i*e*s* Twitter: @cinesthesiapod