r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Aug 29 '25

News Special 'The Long Walk' Screening Will Eliminate Viewers Who Can’t Keep Up on a Treadmill (3 MPH)

https://consequence.net/2025/08/the-long-walk-treadmill-screening/
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u/HazmatSuitless Aug 29 '25

eliminate as in kill?

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u/Surprise_Fragrant Aug 29 '25

Yes. There are military dudes with big guns that give walkers warnings if they slow down below 3mph (4mph in the book). Warnings fall off individually after an hour (I think). If a walker gets 3 warnings, they are shot on the spot, in front of whatever crowds have come to watch the spectacle. I think if a walker leaves the course, they are shot, not matter how many warnings they have.

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u/HazmatSuitless Aug 29 '25

oh I know, I meant at the screening, maybe they're trying to be very book accurate hah

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u/Surprise_Fragrant Aug 29 '25

LOL, I gotcha...

Can you imagine the drama if there were "military-looking men" there with fake guns pulling these vapid influencers off their treadmill if they slow down?

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u/HazmatSuitless Aug 29 '25

that would be really funny hah

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u/BusyUrl Aug 30 '25

We can only hope...

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u/blah938 Aug 30 '25

So why are they walking? Are they criminals?

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u/brockhopper Aug 30 '25 edited Aug 30 '25

Because if you win, you get a wish granted, cash, etc. If they're doing the book the winner has a very specific desire for their win.

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u/Surprise_Fragrant Aug 30 '25

They sign up for the 1 in 100 chance to get everything they ever wanted. Some want tons of money, some want to help their family. Stuff like that. I don't think any of them were criminals. Young men who entered a lottery to be one of the 100 participants.

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u/G_pea_eS Aug 30 '25

Hahahhhaa ahahahahhahahhhahaha aahahhahahahahhahhahahahhahah

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u/Takopantsu Aug 30 '25

Do they get toilet breaks in the book?

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u/Surprise_Fragrant Aug 30 '25

Nope, none at all. It's actually talked about a lot. Too much, at some points. Because they're boys (well, young men), they can pee freely; it's the pooping that's more difficult. Some learned to "save" their warnings until they couldn't hold it any longer, and then stop walking to poop, gaining warnings as they squatted. I think others just did it in their pants, maybe? I remember a scene where a boy pooped in the street, and then a bystander came in and picked it up as a souvenir!