The Running Man
Directed by Paul Michael Glaser
Written by Steven E. de Souza
USA, 1987
Amid a maelstrom of bullets, a trio of prisoners orchestrate a break out. William Laughlin (Yaphet Kotto) and Ben Richards (Arnold Schwarzenegger) take sentry duty, shooting down advancing guards while Harold Weiss (Marvin J. McIntyre) tries to disable the security system that prevents them from escape.
Weiss keeps inputting the code, “653-9x” into the computer to no avail. As the guards close in, desperation mounts. He keeps repeating the code over and over. Desperation turns to panic until, miraculously, his dedication pays off. The system is disabled. They flee.
This repetitious formula might’ve worked for Weiss, but it doesn’t work nearly as well for Paul Michael Glaser’s The Running Man. A film that sacrifices substance for showmanship, The Running Man is a simple premise contrived into a series of acutely different,...
Directed by Paul Michael Glaser
Written by Steven E. de Souza
USA, 1987
Amid a maelstrom of bullets, a trio of prisoners orchestrate a break out. William Laughlin (Yaphet Kotto) and Ben Richards (Arnold Schwarzenegger) take sentry duty, shooting down advancing guards while Harold Weiss (Marvin J. McIntyre) tries to disable the security system that prevents them from escape.
Weiss keeps inputting the code, “653-9x” into the computer to no avail. As the guards close in, desperation mounts. He keeps repeating the code over and over. Desperation turns to panic until, miraculously, his dedication pays off. The system is disabled. They flee.
This repetitious formula might’ve worked for Weiss, but it doesn’t work nearly as well for Paul Michael Glaser’s The Running Man. A film that sacrifices substance for showmanship, The Running Man is a simple premise contrived into a series of acutely different,...
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