The Running Man/Rage

**bluebuddha** · September 28th, 2009

Why is it that Stephen has asked for no more copies of Rage be printed due to the "graphic" content but not The Running Man? The ending was a little harsh and after Sep.11th. Both stories were very good though.

**Moderator** · September 28th, 2009

It wasn't simply because of graphic content. It was because of Rage's association with school shootings, several of which had happened in the U.S. when he made the decision to not allow future printings.

**Smikes** · October 9th, 2009

I can understand why he wouldn't want to take a chance that his story could be construed by disturbed teenagers as a go-ahead for shooting up their school, especially after the events of Columbine and similar tragedies. Who knew that a couple of decades after Rage was penned such news items would be this commonplace? I think it was very classy of King to stop new printings— plus, I'm betting it game him a secret thrill to increase the value of the story by doing so...LOL.

Live, love, laugh & be happy,
Smikes

**Ken_Kupstis** · May 11th, 2010

As it happened, Rod Serling went through the same ordeal when one of his teleplays revolved around a bomb on an airplane. Almost immediately after the story aired, bomb threats came rolling in all over the country. It's a damned shame people can't control their crazed impulses...or worse, blame it on an artist.

**Bryan James** · May 11th, 2010

Originally Posted by Ken_Kupstis

As it happened, Rod Serling went through the same ordeal when one of his teleplays revolved around a bomb on an airplane. Almost immediately after the story aired, bomb threats came rolling in all over the country. It's a damned shame people can't control their crazed impulses...or worse, blame it on an artist.

New font please.

**GNTLGNT** · May 11th, 2010

I think life imitates fiction more often than not-that's why I never know if it's reality I'm in or a storybook. If it's the latter, I hope my final pages have me riding off heroically into the sunset-makin' whoopee with a buxom babe. Realistically, I'll go out-riding on the back of a pot-bellied pig, bumpin' uglies with Ralph Nader...oh Lord the horror!

**Seb Shaw** · November 9th, 2010

GNTLGNT you do have a way with words!

Fantastic

I have an old copy of this from teh 'Backman Books' collection, I need to get round to reading it. was there a film of either Rage or The Running Man?

**Moderator** · November 9th, 2010

There is a film of The Running Man but wouldn't call it an adaptation of the book. Steve will never allow a film adaptation of Rage.

**JohnDalglish** · November 9th, 2010

Originally Posted by Moderator

There is a film of The Running Man but wouldn't call it an adaptation of the book. .

Hi,

Avoid it like the plague, it stars Arnie and it's truly horrendous IMO.

It would have been a prime candidate for a remake but I guess 9/11's scuppered that possibility.

Long days and pleasant nights

**Stillreading** · November 9th, 2010

I just recently read The Running Man, John, and as much as I thought I loved the movie when I was kid, now I might be inclined to use terms like "hatchet job" and "tragic" to describe what I think they did with the story.