The Running Man [DVD]

Description

The year is 2019. Television is now ruling people’s lives. Themost popular “audience participation” game show is “The Running Man” – where convicts can win pardons instead of “parting gifts” by defeating murderous henchmen knownas “stalkers.” The stalkers haven’t had much of a challengelately...until Ben Richards (Schwarzenegger) comes along.Wrongly convicted of slaughtering 1500 innocent people, Richards is the next contestant to fight for his life...and hisfreedom. When “Running Man” host Damon Killian (Dawson) says “Come on down!”, be prepared to pay with your life!But Ben Richards isn’t going down without a fight. OffRichards goes into the burned-out sections of Los Angelesto face four of Killian’s ace stalkers: Subzero, wielding his razor-sharp hockey sticks; Buzzsaw, the mechanical motor-cycle-riding slasher; Dynamo, practicing his deadly electricshock treatment; and Fireball with his mighty flame-throw-ing arsenal. Now, the entire country is glued to the tube ina heart-pounding “sudden death” battle!