Here's a little trivia fact I had no idea existed until today when I saw the trailer for the new Running Man movie, which absolutely slapped.Did you know that both the 1987 dystopian action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and its remake, starring Glen Powell, are based on a novel of the same name by Stephen King? I had no clue, and here's why: the book was published in 1982 under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, a pen name King used for a handful of his earlier, darker, and more cynical works.The use of a pseudonym was a way for the prolific author to publish more than one book a year without over-saturating the market with his own name.Man, I wish I were that prolific.Well, today, I want to pull apart the differences between the book and the movies.Let's dive in. - YouTubewww.youtube.comKey Differences Between the Novel and the FilmWhen you really sit here and think about the plot of The Running Man, it does sound very Stephen King. Nevertheless, it's wild to learn he wrote the book.And I can't believe in the 80s, when King was famous, they didn't advertise the original movie that way.There are some key differences between the original movie and the book, and we can pick up from the trailer for the new movie that it may be more like the book.While the film shares its title and basic premise with the novel, the two are vastly different in plot, tone, and characterization.The Protagonist In King's novel,...
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