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Running Man (Japanese TV Series)
Running Man may refer to: Literature * ''The Running Man'', a 1963 novel by Joan Carol Holly under the pseudonym J. Hunter Holly * ''The Running Man'' (novel), a 1982 novel by Stephen King under the pseudonym Richard Bachman * ''The Running Man'' (Bauer novel), by Michael Gerard Bauer * "The Running Man" (short story), by Bill Pronzini * ''Running Man'', a musical by Cornelius Eady and Diedre Murray Film and television * ''The Running Man'' (1963 film), a British drama * ''The Running Man'' (1981 film), a Canadian television film * ''Running Man'', working title for the Australian film released as ''The City's Edge'' (1983) * ''The Running Man'' (1987 film), an American dystopian action film loosely based on the Stephen King novel * ''Running Man'' (2013 film), a 2013 South Korean film * ''Running Man'' (2015 film), a 2015 Chinese film * ''Running Man'' (South Korean TV series), a South Korean variety show (since 2010) ** ''Running Man'' (Philippine TV series), an upco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Running Man (novel)
''The Running Man'' is a dystopian thriller novel by American writer Stephen King, first published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman in 1982 as a paperback original. It was collected in 1985 in the omnibus '' The Bachman Books''. The novel is set in a dystopian United States during the year 2025, in which the nation's economy is in ruins and world violence is rising. The story follows protagonist Ben Richards as he participates in the reality show ''The Running Man'' in which contestants, allowed to go anywhere in the world, are chased by the general public, who get a huge bounty if they kill him. The book has a total of 101 chapters, laid out in a "countdown" format. The first is titled "Minus 100 and Counting ..." with the numbers decreasing, ending with the last chapter called "Minus 000 and Counting" (or, in some versions, simply "000"). ''The Running Man'' was very loosely adapted into a film with the same name in 1987, five years after the book was released. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running Man (dance)
The running man is a street dance, consisting of "shuffling" and sliding steps, imitating a stationary runner. The dancer takes steps forward, then slides the foot placed in front backwards almost immediately, while moving their fists forwards and back horizontally in front of them. The fad dance was said to have been started in the mid-1980s. Notable performers of the dance were MC Hammer, Janet Jackson, Five Star, Selena, Milli Vanilli and Vanilla Ice during their live concert shows and in music videos. Dance history The running man is one of the most recognizable hip hop dances. According to ''Essence'' magazine, Paula Abdul created the dance and taught it to Janet Jackson when she was working as her choreographer during Jackson's album ''Control'' (1986). Abdul also choreographed the 1987 film '' The Running Man''. Jackson further popularized the dance, when she performed it in her 1989 music video "Rhythm Nation". Others sources claim MC Hammer developed the party da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man On The Run
''Man on the Run'' is a 1949 British film noir directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Derek Farr, Joan Hopkins, Edward Chapman, Kenneth More and Laurence Harvey. Plot An army deserter, still a fugitive in post-war Britain, wanders into a pawn shop robbery and finds himself mistakenly wanted for murder. Forced to go on the run while attempting to prove his innocence, he meets a war widow who helps him elude the police while he looks for the real criminals. Cast * Derek Farr as Sergeant Peter Burden, alias Brown * Joan Hopkins as Jean Adams * Edward Chapman as Chief Inspector Mitchell * Laurence Harvey as Detective Sergeant Lawson * Howard Marion-Crawford as 1st Paratrooper * Alfie Bass as Bert the Barge Mate * John Bailey as Dan Underwood, burglar * John Stuart as Detective Inspector Jim McBane * Edward Underdown as Slim Elfey, Burglar Missing Fingers * Leslie Perrins as Charlie the Fence * Kenneth More as Corporal Newman the Blackmailer * Martin Miller as Tony, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AIM (software)
AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) was an instant messaging and presence computer program created by AOL, which used the proprietary OSCAR instant messaging protocol and the TOC protocol to allow registered users to communicate in real time. AIM was popular by the late 1990s, in United States and other countries, and was the leading instant messaging application in that region into the following decade. Teens and college students were known to use the messenger's away message feature to keep in touch with friends, often frequently changing their away message throughout a day or leaving a message up with one's computer left on to inform buddies of their ongoings, location, parties, thoughts, or jokes. AIM's popularity declined as AOL subscribers started decreasing and steeply towards the 2010s, as Gmail's Google Talk, SMS, and Internet social networks, like Facebook gained popularity. Its fall has often been compared with other once-popular Internet services, such as Myspace. In Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
