The Running Man

Matinee Heroes

THE RUNNING MAN In the year 2019, America is a totalitarian state where the favorite television program is "The Running Man" -- a game show in which prisoners must run to freedom to avoid a brutal death. Having been made a scapegoat by the government, an imprisoned Ben Richards has the opportunity to make it back to the outside again by being a contestant on the deadly show, although the twisted host, Damon Killian has no intention of letting him escape. Craig, Alan and guest Rob Ervin talk about spandex, burning garbage, reviews for Transformer One and the movie “The Running Man” on this week’s Matinee Heroes. Show Notes 0:57 Craig lets Alan and guest Rob Ervin gush over Transformers One. 8:45 Craig, Alan and Rob discuss "The Running Man" 39:22 Recasting 57:39 Double Feature 1:00:57 Final Thoughts 1:06:27 A preview of next week's episode "Casablanca" Next week, we celebrate episode 400 with an all time great "Casablanca" https://youtu.be/S9ID5DHsX8g?si=WFOCf2KO6aZxTdXq