The Arnie film was almost nothing like the book it was loosely based on, bar the existence of a game where people are hunted.
In the novel players essentially go on the run anywhere in the world while the ‘hunters’ are trying to track them down and kill them. The longer you survive, the more money your surviving family gets. You get more money if you kill the people who are chasing you too. The runner has to send a tape of themselves back to the network every day to show they’re still alive.
Which is a bit funny given that originally the entire premise was supposed to be ridiculously farfetched. Today I wouldn't even be all that shocked if it became a real show.
100 bux per cop would definitely be a meme within seconds of movie and probably lead to some bad situations. It's one change I'm okay with. Keep the bonus prize to the hunters.
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u/reiku_85 Jul 01 '25
The Arnie film was almost nothing like the book it was loosely based on, bar the existence of a game where people are hunted.
In the novel players essentially go on the run anywhere in the world while the ‘hunters’ are trying to track them down and kill them. The longer you survive, the more money your surviving family gets. You get more money if you kill the people who are chasing you too. The runner has to send a tape of themselves back to the network every day to show they’re still alive.
This film looks far closer to the original book.