The Long Walk is the latest film adaptation of a Stephen King novel and takes place in an alternate 1970s United States in which a past war has ruined the country economically. The totalitarian regime that now runs the country has devised a new annual event to encourage larger GDP growth: a marathon walk in which one kid from each state is chosen via voluntary raffle. Each individual must walk at least 3mph, should they fail to do so after three warnings they are killed and the walk lasts until only one remains. The film's focus is mainly on Raymond Garraty as #47 (Cooper Hoffman) and Peter McVries as #23 (David Jonsson) who strike up a friendship despite the competition and its lethal end for all but one competitor.

Timestamps

• (00:00) The Cell
• (22:06) Misery
• (41:01) Children of Men
• (53:10) The Long Walk
• (1:34:32) Next week's episode: Him

Works Cited

• 11.22.63 (Bridget Carpenter, 2016 miniseries; Stephen King, 2011 novel)
• Carrie (Brian De Palma, 1976 film; Stephen King, 1974 novel)
• Cell (Tod Williams, 2016 film; Stephen King, 2006 novel)
• Children of Men (Alfonso Cuarón, 2006 film; P.D. James, 1992 novel)
• Dreamcatcher (Lawrence Kasdan, 2003 film; Stephen King, 2001 novel)
• Ghostbusters (Paul Feig, 2016)
• The Green Mile (Frank Darabont, 1999 film; Stephen King, 1996 novel)
• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Mockingjay - Part 1, Mockingjay - Part 2, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Francis Lawrence, 2013-2015, 2023 films; Susanne Collins, 2009-2010, 2020 novels)
• It (Any Muschietti, 2017/2019 films; Stephen King, 1986 novel)
• Jurassic World (Colin Trevorrow, 2015)
• Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (J.A. Bayona, 2018)
• Jurassic World Dominion (Colin Trevorrow, 2022)
• Jurassic World Rebirth (Gareth Edwards, 2025)
• The Long Walk (Francis Lawrence, 2025 film, Stephen King (as Richard Bachman) 1979 novel)
• The Long Walk - Just King Things (Cameron Kuntzelman and Michael Lutz, 2021)
• Neon Genesis Evangelion (Hideaki Ano, 1995)
• Mass Effect 3 (BioWare, 2012)
• Misery (Rob Reiner, 1990 film; Stephen King, 1987 novel)
• Needful Things (Fraser Heston, 1993 film; Stephen King, 1991 novel)
• The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994 film; Stephen King 1982 novella)
• The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980 film; Stephen King 1977 novel)
• The Stand (Stephen King, 1978)
• Star Wars, Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (Rian Johnson, 2017)
• Star Wars, Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (J.J. Abrams, 2019)
• Thinner (Tom Holland, 1996 film; Stephen King (as Richard Bachman) 1984 novel)

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Opening music is Root Beer Rag by Billy Joel

Closing music is G-Spot Tornado by Frank Zappa

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