"The Running Man" -- One of Ahnuld's dystopian classics, written by Stephen King, directed by Starsky

richard dawson

Also, Nitro Girls! and one of those flicks that pretty much correctly predicted what gameshows in the future(read: from "...Millionaire?" onward) look like

xp him too.

the first time i got high this was playing on a big-screen tv in the hostel i was staying in

still one of my best stoned experiences of all time

Also, one of Ahnuld's long string of films with a Latina lead.

Clap if you love Dynamo

More evil villains singing opera plz.

A christmas ornament shooting electricity while singing opera

No action star will ever make as many awesome movies as Arnold did from 1982 to 1991.

chris lambert never forget

http://imdb.com/name/nm0887419/bio

Biography for
Erland van Lidth

Date of Birth
3 June 1953, Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death
23 September 1987, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. (heart failure)

Birth Name
Erland van Lidth de Jeude

Height
6' 6" (1.98 m)

Mini Biography

Born in the Netherlands in 1954, he came to the United States as a child in the late 1950s. Erland grew up in Orange, New Jersey; Ridgefield, Connecticut; and Mont Vernon, New Hampshire. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he distinguished himself as a member of the wrestling team and in student theatre productions while also becoming a teaching assistant while still an undergraduate. After graduation he moved to New York City, working in the field of computers, and pursued amateur wrestling, going to the 1976 Montreal Olympics as the heavyweight alternate and being the hopeful for the 1980 Moscow Olympics (which the US did not ultimately attend). However, when a casting director for The Wanderers (1979) showed up at the New York Athletic Club, Erland was discovered and cast as "Terror."

Erland continued to work in computers (ultimately starting his own company), fitting in his movie shoots as well as his studies toward an operatic career. Originally a bass-baritone, he appeared many times at the well-known Amato Opera in New York and eventually worked his way into the Heldenbaritone repertoire. He was survived by his son, his wife, his mother (since deceased), his brother Philip van Lidth de Jeude (also an opera singer and film actor), and his sister Philine (also an opera singer).
IMDb Mini Biography By: Philine van Lidth de Jeude and Philip van Lidth de Jeude

SpouseAnnette Friend (22 September 1986 - 23 September 1987) (his death) 1 child

Trivia

Attended Massachusetts Institue of Technology 1972-1976

Erland was a student and member of the wrestling team at M.I.T.

Was an accomplished opera singer.

While at MIT, Erland was also on the crew team. In the student production of 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum', he played Miles Gloriosus.

Was a dedicated teacher in the late 70s early 80s at Manhattan Community College, teaching English.

His actual voice wasn't used for the song, "Down in the Valley", in the film. Due to the SAG-AFTRA strike in 1980, he wasn't able to record the song himself, so they used the pre-recorded track to which he had sung the song during the filming in the final print of the movie.

hahaha, when dynamo gets back into his hotrod to chase down Ahnuld, the soundtrack changes to a cheap synth version of Ride of the Valkyries

Jim Brown looks like Bernie Casey in this movie, or at least playing the Bernie Casey role.

And choreography by Paula Abdul!

Still, if nothing else, this flick is right in line with everything that Verhoeven was working on(released a few months after Robocop), but would better accomplish in the next few years. It even has a fake commercial "Climbing for Dollars", with the pit bulls of the 80s, the doberman pinscher.

Why does Dynamo spend so much time and effort trying to rape the woman? As a ... gladiator? (can't remember what they're called in the film...) wouldn't he have the pick of near 80's future booty anyway?

He has to compensate for wearing tightie-whities

owen wilson, IIRC, makes a very young appearance in this?

At one point some friends and I were going to start a band called Whitman Price and Haddad, and we may still do so.

It should be noted that Arnie says "I'll be back" in this.

In fact, last time I finished watching this (on a video), I found that 'Twins' had just started on television (where Arnie also says "I'll be back"). It was truly The Greatest Day Ever.

this movie is the litmus test that proves I'm not one of you

Too late

Paul Michael Glaser would go on to direct "The Cutting Edge", "The Air Up There", and best of all, "KAZAAM"!

― kingfish, Friday, August 24, 2007 1:07 AM (4 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Just learned that his wife was Elizabeth Glaser of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Elizabeth and their daughter both died of AIDS during Glaser's 1986-1996 directorial run. It's fucking me up a little.

Mick Fleetwood! Dweezil Zappa! Jesse Ventura!

this film is a masterpiece. not quite robocop-level, but damned close.

Read an interview not too long ago with Jonathan Lethem where he said that when he was planning what eventually became his book-length essay on "They Live" (the first entry in the new, awesome Deep Focus series) he originally toyed with the idea of writing about "The Running Man" instead. The "They Live" book is incredible, but there's definitely a bit of misty-eyed "what could have been" here.

ohhhh that's disappointing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKduhUXa0rg

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