This week on First Time Pictures, Anthony and Julian dive into the explosive 1987 sci-fi cult classic The Running Man— all in preparation for the upcoming 2025 reboot. Neither of us had any idea what we were walking into, and that made this first-time watch even better.

We break down the wild dystopian game-show premise, Arnold’s over-the-top one-liners, the larger-than-life stalkers, and why this movie somehow feels both absurd and weirdly relevant today. Join us as we go scene by scene, react in real time to the chaos, and try to figure out how the new remake might reimagine this world.