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Apr 2024
1h 33m

‘The Running Man’ With Bill Simmons and ...

The Ringer
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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt don’t want to be the only assholes in heaven after rewatching the 1987 action sci-fi film ‘The Running Man,’ starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard Dawson, and María Conchita Alonso.


Producer: Craig Horlbeck

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