The Running Man and Total Recall are related

You could say that about a ton of 80s movies.

While this probably could be applied to other flicks around this time, the connection between these two movies is closer than one might think. And by that I mean, The Running Man is really just another dream or fantasy of Arnold's character in Total Recall. Or is it vice versa?

No proof of this, I'm merely adding another theory to this endless debate. :D

Both are about a running man in the future.

Both are based on a book or short story made into an Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle starring Arnold as a stock Arnold character in a movie featuring a stock Arnold plot.

And, as I remember, the tech is quite similar. One example is when Lori in TR uses a hologram to lean tennis. Doesn't Running Man crash a place one time doing yoga that uses same hologram type teaching?

Both have the Tri-Star logo.

yeah , they are both written by the same guy, and so could be in the same universe.
so whos to say it isnt the same city?
The only weird thing is theres 2 guys running around who look just like Arnie!

Both movies are American!