![]() ![]() The year is 2025 and reality TV has grown to the point where people are willing to wager their lives for a chance. It was the ultimate death game in a nightmare future America. The Running Man was very loosely based on a short story by Stephen King, who wrote it under the name Richard Bachman. A desperate man attempts to win a reality TV game where the only objective is to stay alive in this 1 national bestseller from Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman. With the help of some fellow "contestants," Richards is able to tap into government computers and prove his innocence. Toru Tanaka) and "Captain Freedom" (Jesse Ventura), each armed with unique weapons like razor-sharp hockey sticks and chainsaws. The object of the game for Richards and Mendez: obtain freedom by staying alive against a gauntlet of skillful assassins like "Subzero" (Prof. Richards is captured along with an innocent civilian, Amber Mendez (Maria Conchita Alonso), and they are forced to participate in a violent game show called "The Running Man," hosted by the unctuous Damon Killian (Richard Dawson). ![]() ![]() After escaping from jail, Richards tries to prove his innocence, but his efforts are thwarted at every turn by a regime in need of a scapegoat. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Ben Richards, a cop in the totalitarian America of 2019, framed for massacring rioting civilians during a famine. Editions of The Running Man by Richard Bachman Editions for The Running Man: 0451197968 (Paperback published in 1999), (Kindle Edition published in 2016), 8882744493 (Paperback published in 2003), (Pa. ![]()
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