Movie precursor to Hunger Games?
March 29, 2012 9:41 PM Subscribe
Looking for a movie title: some years ago, an indie film, basic idea that the government is running a televised competition (much like Survivor), except to the death.
This was years before the first "Hunger Games" book was published, but after the tv show Survivor started. As I remember, people were selected at random to fight each other while being filmed. Just ordinary people, but I clearly remember a scene where several of the contestants look at each other, and then toward the camera, and the camera swings crazily and falls to the ground.
It wasn't a very good movie, but I'd like to find out something about it -- the name at least -- to share with my teenage friends who are on their 3rd viewing of Hunger Games.
This was years before the first "Hunger Games" book was published, but after the tv show Survivor started. As I remember, people were selected at random to fight each other while being filmed. Just ordinary people, but I clearly remember a scene where several of the contestants look at each other, and then toward the camera, and the camera swings crazily and falls to the ground.
It wasn't a very good movie, but I'd like to find out something about it -- the name at least -- to share with my teenage friends who are on their 3rd viewing of Hunger Games.
Best answer: Series 7? It's very much in the vein of Battle Royale/Hunger Games and it's a parody of reality TV
posted by GilloD at 9:45 PM on March 29, 2012 [2 favorites]
posted by GilloD at 9:45 PM on March 29, 2012 [2 favorites]
Best answer: I came here to say Series 7 as well.
posted by His thoughts were red thoughts at 9:51 PM on March 29, 2012
posted by His thoughts were red thoughts at 9:51 PM on March 29, 2012
Running Man
posted by rhizome at 9:59 PM on March 29, 2012 [1 favorite]
posted by rhizome at 9:59 PM on March 29, 2012 [1 favorite]
Seconding Running Man.
posted by Telpethoron at 10:06 PM on March 29, 2012
posted by Telpethoron at 10:06 PM on March 29, 2012
Best answer: Series 7. Stumbled across it a few years ago myself.
posted by Gridlock Joe at 10:08 PM on March 29, 2012
posted by Gridlock Joe at 10:08 PM on March 29, 2012
In a similar vein, The Condemned. Not an indie film, but has the aspect of the contest being broadcast. I wouldn't recommend watching it, though.
posted by ActingTheGoat at 10:12 PM on March 29, 2012
posted by ActingTheGoat at 10:12 PM on March 29, 2012
Response by poster: Series 7 is it! Thanks once again to the amazing hive mind.
posted by kestralwing at 10:35 PM on March 29, 2012
posted by kestralwing at 10:35 PM on March 29, 2012
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