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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.