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Sci-fi movie ads No.13: The Running Man
Martin Anderson
Published on Jan 5, 2009
Paul Michael Glaser adapts the Richard Bachman (Stephen King) SF novella into a popular 80s action-fest. The same sense of corporate distrust permeating that year's Robocop is present here, as the US penal system merges with Rollerball-style sports events. Note the announcer prefacing the ad by reminding children of the benefits of shopping their 'rebel' parents, an Orwellian tribute.
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