I saw The Long Walk in a theatre, thinking it might be hiking related.

BUT it’s simply a horror film where young people are killed for the entertainment of an audience.

The Long Walk is a 2025 American dystopian survival thriller film …

… based on the 1979 novel of the same name by Stephen King (under his pseudonym Richard Bachman).

Set in a dystopian 1970s, the film follows fifty boys (one from each state) in an annually televised competition, meant to inspire viewers.

Each boy must maintain a pace of 3 miles per hour.

Failure to do so after three warnings results in death. The boy who lasts the longest wins riches and the fulfillment of a wish of his choice. …

Cooper Hoffman as Raymond “Ray” Garraty.. An excellent role. He’s the son of actor  Philip Seymour Hoffman, and I can see similarities.

But the best performance is David Jonsson as Peter “Pete” McVries.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Of course it’s not believable that anyone walked 5 days continually, well over 300 miles. One in socks at the end.

Not recommended unless you like horror.