The Running Man (1987‪)‬ Buzzn The Tower

BY 2017 THE WORLD ECONOMY HAS
COLLAPSED. FOOD, NATURAL RESOURCES
AND OIL ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY. A POLICE
STATE, DIVIDED INTO PARAMILITARY ZONES,
RULES WITH AN IRON HAND.
TELEVISION IS CONTROLLED BY THE STATE
AND A SADISTIC GAME SHOW CALLED
"THE RUNNING MAN" HAS BECOME THE
MOST POPULAR PROGRAM IN HISTORY.
ALL ART, MUSIC, AND COMMUNICATIONS
ARE CENSORED. NO DISSENT IS TOLERATED
AND YET A SMALL RESISTANCE MOVEMENT
HAS MANAGED TO SURVIVE UNDERGROUND.
WHEN HIGH-TECH GLADIATORS ARE NOT
ENOUGH TO SUPPRESS THE PEOPLE'S
YEARNING FOR FREEDOM...
...MORE DIRECT METHODS
BECOME NECESSARY.
Today on Buzzn The Tower, we're going to talk about the 1987 masterpiece, The Running Man. I'm Mo Shapiro and joining me as always the Killian to my Ben Richards, Max Sanders. And with that...