The Running Man
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The Rewatchables' awards
Picked in other episodes
- Double feature (pick) for The Truman Show (1998): Glen pitches his own upcoming movie, which comes out November 14th, as the pairing. Glen Powell · 1:34:28
Who talked about it
The Rewatchables
Came from
What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.
Stephen King: 1 line the host's read ×1
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lineage (lineage):
Stephen King ⇒ The Running Man (the host's read).
The novel takes place in 2025 and bakes in deep fakes and reality TV blood lust.
“The original running man book, Richard Bachman, a.k.a. Stephen King, wrote it.”
The Rewatchables · ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan · 1:38:42 · Glen Powell (0.80 sure it was them)
Led to
What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.
No line says another film or person drew on it.
Connected to
The Truman Show: 3 lines programming ×2 theme ×1
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theme (theme):
The Truman Show → The Running Man.
Powell sees comps between being watched in Truman Show and his own film Running Man.
“I really like there's a lot of comps between the Truman show and running man”
The Rewatchables · ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan · 0:02:51 · Glen Powell (0.90 sure it was them)
Edgar Wright: 1 line craft ×1
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craft (craft):
Edgar Wright → The Running Man.
Powell says Wright let loose his action chops on Running Man after Hot Fuzz and Baby Driver.
“getting to watch Edgar on this movie, like truly unleash and like take that weapon and just like send it.”
The Rewatchables · ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan · 1:39:51 · Glen Powell (0.90 sure it was them)
Stephen King: 1 line lineage ×1
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lineage (lineage):
The Running Man → Stephen King.
The novel takes place in 2025 and bakes in deep fakes and reality TV blood lust.
“The original running man book, Richard Bachman, a.k.a. Stephen King, wrote it.”
The Rewatchables · ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan · 1:38:42 · Glen Powell (0.80 sure it was them)
Where it came up
- passing in Blank Check with Griffin & David · Miami Vice - Pilot Episode, first at 0:44:03, 2 times
- passing in The Rewatchables · ‘F1’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan, first at 1:27:49, 1 time
- anecdote in The Rewatchables · ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan, first at 0:02:51, 8 times
- passing in The Rewatchables · ‘Fletch’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan, first at 0:40:38, 1 time
- recommended in Blank Check — Patreon · 2025 March Madness Update 1, first at 0:51:57, 2 times
- passing in Blank Check — Patreon · The Shining with Timothy Simons (Ad-Free), first at 0:10:14, 1 time
What was said about it, by kind
craft (1)
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craft (craft):
Edgar Wright → The Running Man.
Powell says Wright let loose his action chops on Running Man after Hot Fuzz and Baby Driver.
“getting to watch Edgar on this movie, like truly unleash and like take that weapon and just like send it.”
The Rewatchables · ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan · 1:39:51 · Glen Powell (0.90 sure it was them)
lineage (1)
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lineage (lineage):
The Running Man → Stephen King.
The novel takes place in 2025 and bakes in deep fakes and reality TV blood lust.
“The original running man book, Richard Bachman, a.k.a. Stephen King, wrote it.”
The Rewatchables · ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan · 1:38:42 · Glen Powell (0.80 sure it was them)
programming (2)
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programming (programming):
The Truman Show → The Running Man.
1998 is praised as the year that checked every genre box, with Truman Show as sci-fi, a model for movie-year variety and Powell's Running Man.
“I think 1998 is in the running for the greatest checking all the boxes movie year we've ever had.”
The Rewatchables · ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan · 1:06:05 · Bill Simmons (0.80 sure it was them) -
programming (programming):
The Truman Show → The Running Man.
Powell's double-feature answer is his own movie.
“Glenn's like, I'll go the running man.”
The Rewatchables · ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan · 1:34:23 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)
theme (1)
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theme (theme):
The Truman Show → The Running Man.
Powell sees comps between being watched in Truman Show and his own film Running Man.
“I really like there's a lot of comps between the Truman show and running man”
The Rewatchables · ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan · 0:02:51 · Glen Powell (0.90 sure it was them)
Fun items about it
None.
Who the speakers said made it
As said on the shows, not checked against the real credits.
- Glen Powell: actor (The Rewatchables, ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan)
- Jim Brown: actor (The Rewatchables, ‘Fletch’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan)
- Edgar Wright: director (The Rewatchables, ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan)
- Edgar Wright: director (Blank Check — Patreon, 2025 March Madness Update 1)
- Paul Michael Glaser: director (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Miami Vice - Pilot Episode)
- Stephen King: author of the novel (The Rewatchables, ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan)