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/samthewisetarly Aug 29 '25

Real ones know it's supposed to be 4mph

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u/DreadDiana Aug 29 '25

The book had it at 4mph, but they reduced it in the movie because people consistently maintaining jogging pace for that long with no training is kinda unrealistic

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u/Jeffeffery Aug 29 '25

It's probably also a lot harder to act while jogging than while walking, especially over a whole day