AStephen Kingadaptation, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, has earned glowing reviews from VFX artists, 37 years after premiering. King has a substantial and widely recognizable catalog, containing a lot of horror, and many of his writings have been adapted over the years.Some of the most celebrated productions based on a King novel includeCarrieandThe Shining, which have dedicated fanbases and a long-lasting impact on the genre.Several impressive performances have also come out of King adaptations, particularly theKathy Bates portrayal of Annie WilkesinMisery.
More recently, directors Andy Muschietti and Mike Flanagan have taken on King’s horror work, to largely favorable reception. However, King also created the source material for numerous acclaimed dramas, includingThe Green MileandStand by Me. The 1994 movieThe Shawshank Redemption, based on one of his novellas, featured anensemble cast led by Tim Robbinsand Morgan Freeman. Upon release, the film waspraised by audiences and received Academy Award nominationsfor Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, among other categories.
VFX Artists React To The Running Man
The King Adaptation Was Released In 1987
An adaptation ofThe Running Man, which King wrote using the pseudonym Richard Bachman,was released in 1987 and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger.Directed by Paul Michael Glaser, the sci-fi movie follows Ben Richards (Schwarzenegger), a police officer who must compete in the eponymous game show when he becomes falsely convicted of murder. Along with Schwarzenegger, the cast ofThe Running Manincludes Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown, and Richard Dawson.
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For their latest “VFX Artists React to Bad and Great CGi” video,Corridor Crewlooked atThe Running Man. Watching the sequence where a character’s head explodes shocked the group. Sam Gorski revealed that a performer might run a specific way to achieve that blast and Wren Weichman added that,based on where the blood falls, “this is an actual single shot.”Niko Pueringer then explained that the actor appears to have a straightened back, but he is adjusting his posture, and there’s “the false back behind that with the head sticking up.” Read Gorski’s praise of the effect below:
Not to mention, from like a pyrotechnic standpoint, from a special effects standpoint, that is like the best gibb I’ve seen. It’s kind of perfect. If you frame by frame, every frame is perfect.
Our Take On The Running Man VFX
The reaction byCorridor Crewdemonstrates how impressive that head explosion scene really isand them praising it further signals that it was well-executed. A memorable moment from early in theStephen Kingadaptation, Chico’s death inThe Running Manis sudden, but it stands out because of how practical it looks. The aftermath is just as gruesome, and learning about how it was accomplished using a false head and strategic running, may make for a compelling rewatch.
