Race 2000 (1975 film) to The Running Man and the Austin Powers series. It was also the first movie to feature the reality TV death game theme, which was later used in other works such as Battle Royale, Series 7: The Contenders, and The Hunger Games. In the early 1990s, comedian and actor Mike Myers, along with musicians Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet, started a faux British 1960s band whose members adopted personas from that era. The band named itself Ming Tea, after the company that sponsored Andress' character in the film. See also Assassin (game) Battle Royale Death Race The Hunger Games The Most Dangerous Game The Running Man (film) Series 7: The Contenders The Tournament (film) References Footnotes Sources Further reading Pdf. External links 1965 films 1960s dystopian films 1960s science fiction films Films set in 2079 French science fiction films Italian science fiction films 1960s Italian-language films Films directed by Elio Petri Girls with guns films Films based on short fiction Films about snuff films Adaptations of works by Robert Sheckley Films produced by Carlo Ponti Films about death games Films about hunters 1960s chase films Films scored by Piero Piccioni 1960s Italian films 1960s French films Films about World War III