1987 - The Running Man - Trailer

The year is 2017. The world economy has collapsed. The United States has sealed off it's borders and has become a military controlled police state which controls TV, movies, art, books, communication and censorship. In the police state America has become, criminals have a choice. They can serve their sentences in prison or they can take part in "The Running Man" a government owned violent game-show where contestants running for freedom are pursued by "Stalkers" wrestler-like bounty hunters. "The Running Man" is the top rating show on network TV and Damon Killian, the creator and host is the most popular entertainer in the US. But one man has yet to play... Former L.A. police officer Ben Richards, framed for the massacre of innocent people, when disobeyed orders is recaptured, after escaping from prison. Ben is forced to appear on "The Running Man", joined by resistance fighters William Laughlin and Harold Weiss and Amber Mendez, (a network employee who Richards took hostage and she turned Richards into the authorities) are chased by The Stalkers, as they search for the secret base of the resistance, as they bid to broadcast the truth about the government and prove Ben's innocence.

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[XDranzer000]

I like Royale than Running Man, and they're not really comparable because there's really no battle royal in it but it's still a fun film with Schwarzenegger!

[horaciosi]

The Running Man > Battle Royale

[KevinR1990]

"The year is 2017."

Just four more years, guys, get on this!

[Angeee017]

One of the worst adaptations ever.

[James Cool]

4 years time

[Knopers Fan]

Im here because i searched for movies like hunger games

[ChinaThruJesusChrist]

The wicked shall be turned into hell, [and] all the nations that forget God.-Psalms 9:17

JESUS is the ONLY WAY TO HEAVEN John 14:6

But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the polluted, as for murderers,

fornicators, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their lot shall be in

the lake that burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death

Revelation 21:8

In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ

-2 Thessalonians 1:8

[TheNoobPube]

stop kidding yourself

[Howyaduing]

The hunger games before the Hunger games