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Captain Ben Richards, a police helicopter pilot, observes an unarmed food riot in Bakersfield, California. He is ordered to open fire on them but refuses and is subdued by his colleagues. The media blames Richards for shooting 60 people and he is sent to a prison labor camp.
Summaries. In a dystopian America, a falsely convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he must forcibly participate in a TV game show where convicts, runners, must battle killers for their freedom. A parody within an action thriller.
The Running Man is a dystopian novel by Stephen King (1982), written under the pen name of Richard Bachman. It tells the story of Ben Richards , a man in a nightmarish future who goes to extreme lengths to provide for his wife and sick infant.
Nov 13, 1987 · Ben Richards (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is desperate – he needs money to treat his daughter’s illness. His last chance is entering a game show called The Running Man where the objective is to elude police and specially trained trackers for a month. The reward is a cool billion dollars.
The Running Man is a dystopian thriller novel by American writer Stephen King, first published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman in 1982 as a paperback original. It was collected in 1985 in the omnibus The Bachman Books.
Feb 27, 2021 · Ben Richards ( Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a former police helicopter pilot who refused to fire on an unarmed food riot in Bakersfield, California. Due to his insubordination, Richards is framed for the massacre of the civilians that occurred after he was relieved of his command and sentenced to hard time in a labor camp.
It is 2025 and reality TV has progressed to the point where people are willing to wager their lives in exchange for a chance at enormous wealth. Ben Richards is desperate - he needs money to treat his daughter's illness.
