The Running Man (1987): Jesse Ventura, Jim Brown, Toru Tanaka & the Full Fight Game Breakdown | Popcorn & Piledrivers
Fight Game Media Network
- Published
- June 22, 2026
- Duration
- 1h 24m
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Jul 22, 2026
Discusses wrestling.
Summary
The Running Man (1987) has one of the most fight-game-stacked casts in Hollywood history, and most people don't even realize it. On this episode of Popcorn & Piledrivers, we break down every connection — Jesse "The Body" Ventura as the retired Stalker champion, Professor Toru Tanaka as the hockey-armored Subzero, Jim Brown (NFL Hall of Famer and the voice…
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Show notes
The Running Man (1987) has one of the most fight-game-stacked casts in Hollywood history, and most people don't even realize it. On this episode of Popcorn & Piledrivers, we break down every connection — Jesse "The Body" Ventura as the retired Stalker champion, Professor Toru Tanaka as the hockey-armored Subzero, Jim Brown (NFL Hall of Famer and the voice of UFC 1) as Fireball, Kurt Fuller two years before No Holds Barred, and Erland van Lidth — an actual NCAA heavyweight wrestling runner-up and
Themes
- wrestling