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The Running Man The Rewatchables
The Running Man

Who Won the Movie?

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:27:03Read transcript
  • Richard Dawson is chosen because audiences would have left the theater surprised by his performance. — Kyle Brandt
  • A separate argument favors Dawson’s stronger performance and the importance of Killian to his screen legacy. — Bill Simmons
  • The hosts explicitly agree to give the movie to Dawson. — Bill Simmons
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The Running Man The Rewatchables
The Running Man

Sequel, Prequel, Limited Series, or All-Black Remake

A sequel; a Killian-rise prequel with young Captain Freedom; Richards’s re-educated brother as a stalker

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:19:40Read transcript
  • A sequel could update the premise for deepfakes and modern reality television. — Kyle Brandt
  • A prequel could follow Killian taking over the show and feature a young Captain Freedom. — Kyle Brandt
  • Richards’s disappeared brother could have been re-educated into a stalker he must fight. — Kyle Brandt
  • Asked to choose between a sequel movie and an eight-episode series, the hosts choose the movie. — Kyle Brandt
The Running Man The Rewatchables
The Running Man

Picking Nits

Ben Richards’s generic name and sentence, the stalkers’ past dominance, the deepfake quality, the easy return to the studio, betting odds, Amber’s sudden transformation, and the impossible camera angles and labeling of the raw massacre footage

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  • Ben Richards is called an implausibly generic name for Arnold. — Kyle Brandt
  • A man accused of murdering sixty people receives detention rather than a death sentence. — Bill Simmons
  • The show’s previously dominant stalkers all lose to Richards in one episode. — Bill Simmons
  • The fabricated Amber-and-Richards murder footage exceeds even current deepfake capability. — Bill Simmons
  • Richards returns from the underground game zone to the television studio implausibly fast. — Bill Simmons
  • Richards receives 100-to-1 odds even after defeating multiple stalkers. — Kyle Brandt
  • Amber transforms from terrified captive into an armed action hero and romantic partner within the last minutes. — Kyle Brandt
  • The supposed raw helicopter footage includes impossible exterior and point-of-view camera angles. — Bill Simmons
  • The archive labels the evidence Bakersfield Raw Massacres with implausible bluntness. — Bill Simmons
  • A speculative response is that Captain Freedom began as a runner, killed stalkers, and accepted Killian’s offer to become one himself. — Bill Simmons
The Running Man The Rewatchables
The Running Man

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. — Bill Simmons
  • His similar television-executive roles in No Holds Barred and Wayne’s World make him instantly recognizable. — Kyle Brandt
  • Ghostbusters II is cited as another role in which he plays an abrasive authority figure. — Kyle Brandt
The Running Man The Rewatchables
The Running Man

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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The Running Man The Rewatchables
The Running Man

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. — Kyle Brandt
  • The ranking places Dynamo third. — Kyle Brandt
  • The ranking places the ice-themed stalker second because he hurts and briefly knocks out Richards but never gets the kill. — Kyle Brandt
  • The ranking places Buzzsaw first because he records a kill and challenges Richards longest. — Kyle Brandt
  • 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. — Bill Simmons
  • Fortnite and GoldenEye are cited as later games showing why the premise could work. — Kyle Brandt
The Running Man The Rewatchables
The Running Man

The Ruffalo / Hanna / Rubinek / Partridge Overacting Award

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 00:58:30Read transcript
  • Dawson and Captain Freedom’s argument raises the scene’s energy sharply. — Bill Simmons
  • Arnold threatening Killian with the contract is another forceful nominee. — Kyle Brandt
  • Buzzsaw’s declarations of love for his saw receive a smaller nomination. — Kyle Brandt
The Running Man The Rewatchables
The Running Man

The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film

The underdeveloped stalker fights, especially the missing Richards–Sven fight

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 00:53:04Read transcript
  • The stalker fights feel brief and thin compared with later action choreography. — Kyle Brandt
  • Killian assumes Sven can stop Richards despite Richards already defeating the other stalkers. — Kyle Brandt
  • Sven delivers an unintelligible only line and then walks away instead of fighting Richards. — Kyle Brandt
The Running Man The Rewatchables
The Running Man

The Slow Ride / Kid Cudi – Pursuit of Happiness Award for Best Needle Drop

John Parr’s “Restless Heart” closing song

In the discussion (3)
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  • The closing credits introduce the film’s only prominent 1980s song after an otherwise song-free movie. — Bill Simmons
  • The slow-motion kiss after Killian’s death makes the song feel especially awkward. — Kyle Brandt
  • The hosts compare its dated effect with a “rat song” at the end of Point Break. — Kyle Brandt
The Running Man The Rewatchables
The Running Man

Most Rewatchable Scene

Split: the six-minute cheerleader-to-launch stretch; every studio cutaway with Richard Dawson

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  • The original Bakersfield footage is praised as setup rather than selected as a rewatchable scene. — Bill Simmons
  • The Wilshire detention-zone escape and Chico running too early are nominated. — Kyle Brandt
  • Captain Freedom’s workout tape is nominated and called a favorite part of the movie. — Bill Simmons
  • Captain Freedom’s cheap costume and visible steroid use add to the workout-and-green-room material. — Kyle Brandt
  • Richards taking Amber through a permissive 1980s airport is nominated. — Kyle Brandt
  • Killian asking Richards to volunteer and receiving a blunt refusal is a favorite exchange.
  • The aerobics cheerleaders, Buzzsaw and Killian entrances, doctored massacre, and pod launch are selected as a favorite six-minute stretch. — Bill Simmons
  • The fight with the ice-themed stalker is fun but feels too short, and the plain-zero line reading becomes part of its appeal. — Bill Simmons
  • The Dynamo opera fight is nominated mainly for the Christmas-tree and light-bulb insults. — Kyle Brandt
  • The old woman choosing Ben Richards is a brief scene nominee. — Bill Simmons
  • The fake Captain Freedom murders are nominated as both a deepfake spectacle and a rigged-gambling scandal. — Bill Simmons
  • The restored Bakersfield footage, Killian’s television speech, and his final exchange with Richards are praised as the ending.
  • Craig Horlbeck chooses any studio sequence in which Richard Dawson hosts the game show. — Craig Horlbeck
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A Beautiful Mind

2001