When I first saw it I thought it was fun and entertaining but too far fetched and too much gory violence. It was one of those movies that didn't interest me enough to see it when it was out in theatres. I remember renting this movie from a neighborhood video store back in 1987 or 1988. In the meantime, the contestants must search through the ruins for the resistance in the hopes of finally broadcasting the truth about the government. With their help, he fights his way through a cadre of sadistic gladiators hunting them down through the ruins of a Los Angeles earthquake, but promising Killian that he'll return to settle the score when the show's host double-crosses him. Following a daring jail break months later, Richards is captured once again and forced to appear on "The Running Man" with three other convicts. Subdued by the other officers, the attack is carried out, and Richards is framed for the murder of almost a hundred unarmed civilians. When a peaceful protest of starving citizens gathers in Bakersfield, California, a police officer named Ben Richards is ordered to fire on the crowd, which he refuses to do. The most popular and sadistic of these programs is "The Running Man," hosted by Damon Killian. With full control over the media, the government attempts to quell the nation's yearning for freedom by broadcasting a number of game shows on which convicted criminals fight for their lives. Even so, a small resistance force led by two revolutionaries manages to fight the oppression. The great freedoms of the United States are no longer, as the once great nation has sealed off its borders and become a militarized police state, censoring all film, art, literature, and communications. In the year 2019, the world economy has collapsed.
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