A game nobody survives. But Schwarzenegger has yet to play.
Features: DVD, Special Edition, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby, Digital Audio
The year is 2019 and television is ruling people's lives. The most popular game show is The Running Man, where convicts can win pardons by defeating murderous opponents called "stalkers. The outcome has always been pretty predictable, but now the stalkers are getting a real challenge in the form of contestant Ben Richards (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a man wrongly convicted of slaughtering 1,500 innocent people. When Richards is told to "Come on down!" he's more than ready to fight for his life and his freedom--and to give a whole new meaning to the term "audience participation."
"Arnold is at his best." Joel Siegel, Good Morning America
"Don't miss it." Pat Collins, WOR-TV, New York
"...thrilling, action-packed.." Red Reed, At The Movies
Editor's Note
Set in 2019, an ex-cop framed and convicted of mass slaughter, becomes a contestant on the most popular game show in which convicted felons race for their lives in decimated L.A. in hopes of a pardon. Adapted from a Stephen King novel.
Plot Summary
In the 21st Century, the government frames a good cop for a bloody massacre. The authorities take him into custody and then give him an option: he can spend the rest of his life in jail or participate in a "gladiator" type television show that usually culminates with the death of the protagonist. The wronged cop agrees to the challenge, teaming up with a pair of revolutionaries and an innocent young woman to survive the game and overthrow the corrupt system.
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