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The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Fireball ranks worst, behind Dynamo, Sub-Zero, and Buzzsaw; a separate argument says the premise should have produced a great video game.

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  • The ranking places Fireball fourth because he is never chosen, cannot catch the runners, and folds when his fuel line fails.
  • The ranking places Dynamo third.
  • The ranking places the ice-themed stalker second because he hurts and briefly knocks out Richards but never gets the kill.
  • The ranking places Buzzsaw first because he records a kill and challenges Richards longest.
  • A separate argument is that The Running Man should have become a level-based action video game with distinct stalkers and a final Killian objective.
  • Fortnite and GoldenEye are cited as later games showing why the premise could work.
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Casting What-Ifs

Christopher Reeve was attached to play Ben Richards in a darker, book-faithful version; Andrew Davis began as director; Chuck Woolery was wanted for Killian before Richard Dawson.

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  • Christopher Reeve was attached when the story focused on an unemployed man surviving a violent show for thirty days to feed his family.
  • Andrew Davis was fired as director after two weeks, a decision Arnold later called terrible.
  • Chuck Woolery was unavailable for Killian, and Arnold reportedly suggested his friend Richard Dawson.
  • Christopher Reeve is endorsed as a plausible mid-eighties action lead with the physique and ability to deliver the one-liners.
  • The film is judged likely to have been better with Andrew Davis directing.
  • Chuck Woolery’s acting experience is questioned, although his cool television persona suggests potential for an evil character if he could perform the role.
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The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award

Kurt Fuller (machine transcript: “Kurt Fowler”)

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  • Killian’s right-hand man is identified in the transcript as “Kurt Fowler,” the observed machine-transcript form for Kurt Fuller.
  • His similar television-executive roles in No Holds Barred and Wayne’s World make him instantly recognizable.
  • Ghostbusters II is cited as another role in which he plays an abrasive authority figure.
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The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance

The old woman who selects Ben Richards

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  • Dynamo is rejected and Sven is ruled out because he cannot deliver his only line clearly.
  • Sub-Zero and Buzzsaw receive brief consideration.
  • The old woman wins for choosing Ben Richards and delivering the line that cable broadcasts censor.
  • The bettor shouting that he wants $200 on Richards is an alternate for the energy of his single line.
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Half-Assed Internet Research

The screenwriter completed fifteen drafts, Arnold named his campaign bus The Running Man, Paula Abdul choreographed the dancers, American Gladiators drew inspiration from the film, and the body count is thirty-two.

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  • Screenwriter Stephen E. DeSuzza reportedly wrote fifteen drafts.
  • Arnold named his campaign bus The Running Man while running for governor.
  • Paula Abdul choreographed the game-show dancers during her rise from Laker Girl to pop star.
  • American Gladiators is said to have been inspired by the movie’s game-show premise.
  • The episode gives the movie a body count of thirty-two.
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Apex Mountain

Predictive fake reality shows, the Maserati limo, and Dynamo’s opera performance: yes

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  • Arnold’s apex is placed later around Total Recall or Terminator 2.
  • Dawson’s apex is placed when Match Game and Family Feud overlapped, rather than this final film role.
  • Ventura’s Running Man, Predator, and WrestleMania 3 year is debated against his later governorship.
  • One answer points to Homicide or another cop show, while the movie answer is Midnight Run.
  • Terminator 2, Total Recall, and RoboCop outrank this film as futuristic action peaks.
  • The film’s unusual Maserati stretch limousine is praised as an emblematic 1980s movie vehicle.
  • The fake reality shows that predicted the future receive an Apex answer.
  • Dynamo singing “The Marriage of Figaro” is offered as an Apex performance that may never have been done better.
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