The Running Man (1987)

The Running Man is the biggest television show in the world: criminals are given the chance to earn wealth and freedom if they can make it through a gauntlet while being stalked by professional killers. Ben Richards (Schwarzenegger), a former cop serving hard time after being convicted of opening fire on unarmed citizens, is forced onto the show after he escapes prison and is recaptured. 

The idea is interesting and Richard Dawson makes for a fun, slimy host, and that ends the list of "what's good about this." It's just a mess from start to finish; I honestly don't know what they were doing here. Maybe if the one-liners were any good, this could have been a fun action-comedy? Or if there was any chemistry between Arnie & Maria Conchata Alonso we could've been rooting for them to make it through and ride off into the sunset? But no. It's just a cheap-looking spectacle that feels about as dangerous as a Tom and Jerry showdown.

D+