Yankee nine-niner, what are your coordinates?
0-2-0. Flight level 1-5.
Above release point echo bravo one.
Move in and check it out.
Roger. Moving in.
Food riot in progress.
Approximately 1500 civilians.
No weapons evident.
Proceed with plan alpha.
Eliminate anything moving.
The crowd is unarmed.
There are lots of women and children.
All they want is food!
Proceed with plan alpha. All rioters must be eliminated.
The hell with you!
I will not fire on helpless people.
Abort mission. Return back to base.
Lieutenant Saunders, take command.
Detain Richards. Proceed as ordered.
Richards, what are you doing?
AAah!
Damn it!
We're pitching over!
Ah!
I got it. I got control.
He said detain him. Don't drop him.
Ah!
Richards, you're going to fry for this.
I'll see you in hell.
Come on, keep digging.
What's the holdup?
This one's had it.
Watch the detonator.
Get that garbage out of here.
Move!
Did you see The Running Man last night?
I never miss it. I won 500 bucks.
Work crew coming through.
Prisoner transfer to post.
Ok, hang on.
Lenny, this is perimeter.
Shut down the deadline.
Affirmative. shutting down now.
Access code pending.
Verify perimeter deactivated.
Sonic deadline is down.
OK, move it. Move it.
Let's go, let's go.
Get out the lead or lose your head.
East perimeter here. New prisoners are all in compound.
We're clear.
Affirmative. Activating deadline.
What are you looking at?
Get out of here!
Sonic deadline is up. Sonic deadline is up.
Prisoner restraint Collars armed.
Yeah! Yeah!
Give you a lift?
Get it open!
Repeat the codes.
I did. 653.
It's not working!
You're hell of an actor, Laughlin.
Who was acting?
You're still alive, aren't you?
Repeat that code.
Weiss, what's the holdup? Come on!
The linking computer is denying the code.
Must be the walls in here are blocking the signal.
We try it outside.
Let's go! come on!
Get out of the way!
Open the gates!
Go ahead, do it.
Shut off the deadline, or we all lose our heads.
The system's blocked. Must be a lock-out.
Damn!
Perimeter deactivated. Perimeter deactivated.
All right! All right!
Chico! Amigo!
Chico! Come back!
The deadline's still up.
He's not going to make it.
That collar's going to blow.
Chico!
Sonic deadline. Sonic deadline.
Prisoner restraint collars armed.
Perimeter deactivated.
Zone passes are required at all times.
Display passes properly.
All interzone workers with day passes
are reminded that curfew begins at midnight.
Anyone without a valid zone card after midnight
will be permanently detained.
Cadre kids,
Don't forget October is bonus recruitment month.
Earn a double bonus for reporting a family member.
ICS, your entertainment and information network,
reminds you, seeing is believing.
What's the number one television show
in the whole wide world?
The Running Man!
Yes!
Yes, it's The Running Man.
400 square blocks of Danger, destruction...
Psst!
You want to buy a hot stereo?
Stevie.
Glad you guys made it.
...unstoppable network stalkers
give criminals, traitors, and enemies of the state
exactly what they deserve.
Sundays, 8:00 to 11:00 on ICS channel 1.
Produced in cooperation with the Department of Justice,
All rights reserved.
The Running Man, America's favorite game show.
A child, your child-
happy, loving, caring...
do you believe this?
24 hours a day.
Seven days a week.
Don't listen to it.
The network shuts down the schools.
The kids are brainwashed
By the TV.
We can jam the network
Once we find the satellite uplink.
We'll broadcast the truth.
Truth? Hasn't been popular lately.
Can't find the code or the uplink
Don't know where
The network hid something that big.
[beeping]
Steve, would you mind?
Good-bye, my lovely.
You're one of the cops
Who locked up all my friends.
People like you
Turned this country into a jail.
We don't want his death on our hands.
He's the Butcher of Bakersfield.
Come on, Mic.
It's network propaganda.
We wouldn't be here if he hadn't helped us.
He's not one of us.
Perhaps he's seen too much.
All I've seen is a bunch of low foreheads
Who think they can change the world
with dreams and talk.
If you're not ready to act, shut up.
Nothing worth losing your head over, huh?
You got it.
Hey, get out of here!
Well, there's your ride.
It's all set.
Nothing like first class.
Hey, senorita, do you want to come in?
I guess this is it.
Now you, Weiss, stay out
of the National Data Base.
And you, Laughlin, stop trying to teach
the constitution to the street punks.
You can still join us.
No, thank you.
I'm not into politics. I'm into survival.
In our day, it's the same thing.
Laughlin, save it for the written test.
Yeah!
We need you, Damon!
Brenda, do you have this week's ratings,
or do I have to guess?
They're the same as last week.
Those were the same last month.
We've peaked. It's not like we dropped.
Whoa!
Sorry, Mr. Killian.
That's all right, what's your name?
Dan.
You're doing good work.
Thank you.
Brenda, if that asshole is mopping tomorrow,
you'll be mopping for the rest of the week.
Let's go!
Security code accepted.
Edward?
Damon, were you down in wardrobe yet?
Your new jackets are fantastic.
Who chose the colors?
How are my people today?
You're looking good.
Tony, what have you got for me?
The Justice Department's calling every 10 minutes.
Give them an evasive answer.
Tell them to go fuck themselves.
What have we got?
Lights.
Oh, God. Kitchen, toast and coffee.
ICS Channel One.
Are you ready for pain?
Are you ready for suffering?
If the answer is yes,
Then you're ready for Captain Freedom's workout.
Yes, it's America's own Captain Freedom,
10-time national champion.
The greatest stalker to ever play the game.
All right, all you runners,
Ready, get set, go!
We interrupt Captain Freedom's workout
To bring you this bulletin.
City police are engaged in a door-to-door search
For Benjamin A. Richards, the Butcher of Bakersfield.
Richards was the helicopter pilot
who went berserk 18 months ago,
firing without warning
on a crowd of innocent civilians.
If you see this man, don't approach him.
Contact your local block warden.
Don't make a sound. Who are you?
A friend of my brother's?
What are you talking about?
This is his apartment.
I moved in last month.
They told me
the last tenant was taken away
for re-education.
Help!
Are you the man?
He's in my house!
The Butcher of Bakersfield
Is in my bathroom!
That's the ticket. no pain, no gain.
Let go of me!
Let me go!
Now, listen to me.
This is all a lie. I was framed.
Yeah, sure.
Now be quiet. Stay still.
I'm out of here in five minutes.
Hi, this is Amber.
I'm not at home.
I'm out having a wonderful time.
So when you hear the tone, leave your message.
"Baby Face" march.
Are you kidding me? Next!
How's this one? Case 114.
Schoolteacher. Killed his wife and mother-in-law
at a faculty dinner.
I like that quality.
He's the sort the neighbors say,
"Such a quiet man."
But look at him.
He weighs 120 pounds.
He wouldn't last 3o seconds.
Who else?
What about those bank robbers?
They made that suicide pact.
Did they commit suicide?
Obviously not, Damon.
Then they're unreliable.
I got a friend at a talent agency.
Hello, gorgeous.
Somebody with stamina.
Tony!
Pipe that feed in here now.
Look at this.
This is yesterday's prison break.
Look.
Look at that mother move.
He's beautiful. Who is he?
That's Ben Richards.
The cop from the massacre?
Sensational!
I want him.
You can't have him.
Why not?
You know our contract.
We never get military prisoners.
He's still at large.
They'll get him for me.
Cadres can't have it both ways.
I can get 10 rating points for his biceps alone.
Hello, this is Killian.
Get me the Justice Department,
Entertainment Division.
No, hold that, operator.
Get me the President's agent.
What is this?
That's my synthesizer setup.
I'm a musician.
well, I'm really a singer.
I wrote the network's theme song-
We bring you joy, we bring you strife.
You must be very proud of yourself.
It's really nothing.
Look at this.
They're all on the censored list.
And look what we have here.
This looks like black-market clothing.
And you wrote the network jingle.
Come on. Everybody does it.
Money.
That's what I need. Money.
Money's not going to do you any good.
You don't have a travel pass.
You do.
Now I do.
Now, let's see.
Now, where should we go?
Maybe someplace warm.
I need to work on my tan anyway.
You get so pale in prison.
There you are.
Good.
I'm going to untie you.
Then you're going to get dressed.
You're coming with me.
Oh, Yeah. Well, why should I?
Because I'm going to say...
please.
Well...why didn't you say so?
All flights to Pretoria, Tutuville, and Mandelaburg
are on schedule.
Flights to Anaconda, Chile, are delayed several hours.
All Mideast flights are cancelled
until further notice.
You'll never pull this off.
You are unarmed,
outnumbered.
Face it, you're screwed.
So why don't you forget about this
and turn yourself in?
You know,
You have a very negative attitude.
Remember, I can break your neck like a chicken's.
Travel pass.
What a beautiful day today.
I can practically taste those pina coladas.
Miss?
You didn't put it in your purse again?
Last vacation she put
my credit cards in there,
and we couldn't find them for a week.
Move it up there!
Go on! Go on!
Can't live with them,
and you can't live without them.
I'm warning you, I get sick-
air sick, car sick.
I'm going to throw up all over you.
Go ahead. It won't show on this shirt.
Oow!
Help! He's Ben Richards!
He's trying to kidnap me!
Help!
Positive I.D. Benjamin A. Richards.
Priority one fugitive. All units, terminal seven.
All right. We're on him. Close the Net.
You move and you're dead!
Hi, cutie pie.
One of us is in deep trouble.
You know who I am?
I've seen you before.
You're the asshole on TV.
That's funny. I was going to say
The same thing about you.
I saw the video of your prison break.
I think we can help each other.
I've got the brains. You've got talent.
You've got more.
You've got talent, charisma,
That's why I pulled a few strings
to get you here.
That's why I'd like you
to volunteer to appear on tomorrow's broadcast
of The Running Man.
Fuck you!
You're a brilliant conversationalist, Ben.
A trifle limited, but brilliant.
Take a look.
Isn't that your old schoolteacher buddy?
There's your buddy who helped you
in the prison infirmary.
Weiss, Laughlin.
What are you going to do with them?
Well, that's really up to you, Ben.
You see, I created The Running Man,
but I don't make the rules.
I got a contract with the government.
They send me convicts.
I put them on the show.
You know you've got a chance,
but your buddies, Ben,
get the "B" list.
If you don't do
The Running Man tomorrow,
Weiss and Laughlin are going to go on
in your place.
What do you say?
We'll see how far this clown runs when we're done.
Starting Barium IV.
That's a go.
Reading all systems.
Your bird is singing loud and clear.
All systems check out.
Mandibular restraint.
Interphalangic injection.
Deltoid I.M. injection.
Procedure completed.
Takes care of him.
Sons of bitches!
He's wrapped. Knock him out 'til showtime.
Ugh!
Uhh!
These guys never stop competing.
I get thirsty just watching them.
I can't afford that filled-up feeling.
That's why I drink Cadre Cola.
It hits the spot.
The capture of renegade police officer Ben Richards
was filmed yesterday
by runway security cameras.
Richards' hostage, Amber Mendez,
was unharmed.
Some airport personnel were not so lucky,
like the ticket agent and security guard
Richards shot at point-blank range.
But that's not true.
They're at Cadre Memorial Hospital,
where they remain in guarded condition.
And now, back to climbing for dollars.
Yaah !
Mr. Richards.
I'm your court-appointed theatrical agent.
It's time.
And digital effects number one.
Roll process mod.
OK, you guys, hey, here we are.
Come on, move! Move!
Big crowd tonight.
Better there than in the streets.
Buzzsaw!
Who's your number one stalker?
Hey, Buzzsaw! slice those runners!
You guys see that?
Buzzsaw touched me!
Don't touch the hair!
Yeah! Whoo!
Oh, Yeah!
Go!
Do you have any more change?
I ran out.
$6.00. This place-
you're lucky to be alive.
That guy, he's killed, what- 6o, 8o, 1oo people?
Not according to him, he hasn't.
That's what they all say.
"Whereas the victim contests this,
"and whereas network and victim
"have in past been combatants
"ad hoc de facto,
"the parties herein have agreed to disagree.
"This is mutually consented to be de jure,
"and parties have certain obligations to each other.
Respective rights and obligations..."
Boy, lucky he didn't kill you, too,
or rape you and kill you,
or kill you, then rape you.
"Conflicts between your estate..."
I mean, a guy like that...
what would stop him?
Yeah.
What would?
Look, Amy, I have to pass on that drink.
I just remembered I have some paperwork to do,
so I'll catch you tomorrow, OK?
...and everyone's favorite showman-
Damon Killian!
Yeah! Thank you! You're beautiful!
I love you, Yes!
You're beautiful!
Thank you!
Ha ha!
Shh!
It's...
showtime!
Yeah, yeah!
All right!
Now, tell me.
What's the number-one television show
in the whole wide world?
The Running Man!
Who loves you, and who do you love?
Damon!
One more time!
Damon!
Yes!
Phil, my announcer.
I heard the warm-up,
and I got to tell you, honestly, Phil,
I don't think I've ever heard you funnier.
I'm just kidding, guys.
You're great at your job.
Too bad it isn't music.
"...ad infinitum
"for cassettes, videotapes, bubble chips,
and all other methods of recordings known or unknown."
Sign here.
Hey!
Here, use my back, victim.
Aah!
Don't forget to send me a copy.
Aah!
The love of my life, my number-one fan,
Mrs. Mcardle!
How you doin'?
Just fine.
I want a big kiss, now,
but remember, no tongues.
Bless you.
Sit down, little darling.
We have one hell of a show for you.
Phil, please, if you will,
introduce tonight's guest runner,
and watch that screen.
Our star runner tonight needs no introduction.
he's Ben Richards,
the brutal slayer of 60 men, women, and children
in the Bakersfield massacre.
Food riot in progress.
Approximately 1500 civilians.
Moving in.
The crowd is unarmed.
Repeat, unarmed. Abort attack.
Acknowledge, yankee nine-niner.
The hell with you.
Lieutenant Saunders, take command.
Detain Richards and return to base.
Acknowledge, yankee nine-niner. Acknowledge!
Those are innocent, unarmed people down there!
Cease fire! Cease fire!
Aah! Aah!
Oh!
Aah!
Well, we all know the aftermath-
grieving parents,
orphaned children,
a nation shocked to its very core.
Here he is,
ready to pay the price for our home audience,
in person, the Butcher of Bakersfield!
Look!
Get him!
Boo! Boo! Boo!
Now, Ben Richards could have gone to prison,
but instead, he volunteered for The Running Man.
Oh, excuse me.
...our fabulous prizes,
like a trial by jury, suspended sentence,
maybe even a full pardon,
like our previous winners Whitman, Price, and Haddad!
you remember them! Whitman, Price, and Haddad!
There they are!
At this very moment,
They're basking under the Maui sun,
their debt to society paid in full.
Speaking of prizes,
you don't have to be a menace to society
to be a winner.
Phil, tell our friends what they can win today.
Damon, how about a year's supply
of Orthopure procreation pills,
both adult and kiddie sizes,
and the latest edition of The Running Man home game.
Ben, I know you're dying to show us
the same determination you showed up in Bakersfield.
Well, first, I've got a little surprise for you.
Ha ha ha!
We all know you're a tough guy, Ben,
but that doesn't mean you're a loner.
It takes a big man to admit he needs friends.
We didn't want to break up a winning team,
so here they are, right by your side.
Ladies and gentlemen, Ben's buddies,
Harold Weiss and William Laughlin.
Son of a bitch!
You know how this works.
The game zone is divided into 400 square blocks
left over from the big quake of '97.
We will never forget that.
Once inside the zone,
runners have three hours to go through all four game quads.
They'll need every second
because you know who's on their tail?
The stalkers!
Who?
The stalkers!
And you know what happens then!
Anything goes!
What?
Anything goes!
Right!
Without further ado,
it's time to start running!
on your marks...
get set...
Killian...
I'll be back.
Only in a rerun.
Go!
Yes!
Ha ha ha!
Go, go, go!
"Edited for television."
"Raw footage."
Huh!
Edith Wiggins, come on down!
Oh!
Yeah!
Ha ha ha!
Whoa, whoa, Edith.
You look like you've done a little stalking yourself.
You give me the name of the stalker
that we send out to hunt down those criminals.
Give me 10 seconds, please.
Come on, come on.
Place your bets.
Dynamo, 3 to 1.
Time's up.
No more bets. Back off!
Come on!
They're all so good.
Quickly!
My husband and son have their favorites,
but I like my men big and cuddly.
Subzero!
All right! OK!
We're looking for Subzero!
Yeah!
And now, our first stalker of the evening,
a cadre trophy champion with over 30 lifetime kills,
let's welcome the incredible iceman,
who slices his enemies limb from limb
into quivering bloody sushi,
Professor Subzero!
Yeah!
Oh!
Yeeah!
Yaaah!
Let's go!
Come on! Let's go!
Here in the locker room,
there's a lot of excitement, a lot of adrenaline.
The stalkers know
there's 400 square blocks of game zone,
and anything can happen in the next three hours.
I remember once-
Sorry, cap. I've just been informed
the runners have entered the first quad.
Let's go there, live!
Faster!
Keep going!
Give it to me!
You pay your money, you make your choice.
How about you?
It's cold.
What is this?
I guess they want us to stay.
Subzero does it again!
A triple hit!
Let's get out of here!
Weiss, come on! Go!
Aah!
Banzai!
Oh, look at this. an ICS home video.
Yeah!
And The Running Man home version
right here for you.
Get me out of here!
Hang on, Weiss. I'm coming.
Eeah!
Ah!
Richards?
Will! Get me out of here, you guys!
Will, look out!
Kill that son of a bitch !
Come on! Come on! Yeah!
Aah!
Uugh!
Oh!
Hey, Killian!
Here is Subzero-
now plain zero.
Ladies and gentlemen,
this is just horrible.
Words can't express what we're all feeling
at this very moment.
A great champion has fallen.
We'll be back right after these important messages.
Pull!
You all right?
Yeah. Boy.
What the hell's that?
It's gas.
Let's get out of here.
Sure glad we took care of Subzero.
Yeah, he was a real pain in the neck.
I know a stalker died.
Well, it had to happen sooner or later.
Yeah, well, it is a contact sport, right?
Yes, you guys at justice,
you cannot have it both ways.
You want ratings,
you want people in front of the TV sets
instead of picket lines-
well, you ain't gonna get that
with reruns of Gilligan's Island.
Gilligan's Island.
da da-da da
Yeah, the one with the boat.
Yeah, Buzzsaw!
Leon?
I think maybe Dynamo, but...
but Buzzsaw was last year's champion.
I can't decide.
Then don't decide, Leon.
Hard decisions call for hard solutions.
Here are two hard asses ready to take charge.
You asked for them, you got them.
Here they are-
Buzzsaw and Dynamo!
Phil, tell us all about this champion tag team.
Let's give a down-home welcome to Buzzsaw Eddie Vatowski,
last season's leading stalker.
Buzzsaw's chain saws...
can cut muscle, sinew, bone
or even solid steel!
The ratings jumped eight points.
Make that nine points.
I love Ben Richards.
Want another surprise?
What?
Remember the girl who was with Richards at the airport?
With the cute ass?
They caught her downstairs.
She was pulling the Bakersfield video.
Sensational.
...Dynamo!
Thank you. You're beautiful.
It's been an exciting show so far.
We've had shocks, we've had surprises.
We thought, "why not one more surprise?"
Will you please help me welcome
our mystery contestant-
Miss Amber Mendez!
Let me go!
Amber, now, I understand
that you're single, Amber,
and that you live on the west side.
Not surprisingly, she's flaunted the law
and traditional morality all of her life.
Go ahead.
Tell some lies about me now.
We don't lie.
Phil, tell us all about her.
Weiss, what is it?
The camera relay.
It's not pointing up.
Who gives a damn?
Hey, where are you going?
Later, she cheated on college exams,
had sexual relationships
with two, sometimes three different men in a year,
and then she met "mad dog" Ben Richards,
her confederate, her lover.
That was a lie!
Dear, dear, dear.
Let's reunite these little lovebirds.
Go!
Aah!
It's got to be here.
What is going on?
The relays are the same.
They point into the middle of the game zone.
The uplink to the network satellite is in there.
No wonder Mic's people couldn't find it.
If we find that uplink, we can crack the code.
Jam the network.
Forget this crazy business!
We got to move on.
Let's go! Move, move!
Christ!
Aah!
Stalkers, we've got a bead-
20 degrees north, mark 7,
12 degrees east, mark 2.
Come on, brothers!
Let's win one for the zero!
"Uplinks. Underground."
You guys don't shut up,
I'm going to uplink your ass.
You'll be underground!
Watch out! The lights!
Let's go!
Shh.
Someone's coming.
Richards, wait! It's Amber!
What the hell are you doing here?
You think I'm glad to be here?
Who the hell is this?
She turned me in at the airport. This is her reward.
Well, go ahead. Make jokes.
It's your fault I'm here.
They even think I'm your girlfriend.
See this camera up there?
I can strangle you for the home audience.
Another relay. Quick!
Weiss!
What's he talking about?
Let's go.
Weiss, over here!
Richards! Look out!
You son of a bitch!
Richards, help! Wait!
Laughlin, move it!
Yeah. Let's go.
Give me your money.
OK. OK.
Hey, man, what are you doing?
Hey!
The resistance wants to jam the network.
Here's our chance.
Let's go!
No. This is more important.
It's the uplink to the network satellite.
He's going to find us.
Weiss, come on.
Over there.
Hey!
Who loves you, and who do you love?
Let me hear it.
You've got it.
Who loves you, and who do you love?
Eyaa!
Laughlin!
Hang on, I've got you.
Run! Get out of here!
Laughlin, get up!
Go! Go!
Go! Go! Go!
Eyaa!
Yah!
Aah!
There you go, Leon.
Oh, wow! Yeah!
The Running Man home game.
Aah!
Let's get out of here. He'll find us.
Jackpot!
What are you doing?
Weiss? What are you doing?
What's this, Weiss?
It's the uplink interface.
Look out.
Great! Hexagonal decode system.
Not impossible.
It'll just take a little time.
Your name is Amber, right?
Yeah.
Amber, I need you to remember these numbers.
We've got to get them to Mic.
Then let's Go!
Richards!
I love this saw.
This saw's part of me.
I'm gonna make it part of you!
That's all right.
Keep it!
18, 24.
Come on.
18, 24.
61.
b.
Say them. Say them!
18, 24, 61, b. Can we go?
Not yet.
What do you mean?
17, 17.
4.
17, 7, 4.
17, 17, 4.
Come to me, my love.
Oh, my God.
No!
Aah!
No!
Let me Go!
Richards!
Hey!
Light head!
Hey, christmas tree!
Richards!
Ahh.
Yaa!
Yay!
Yeah! Get him! Yeah!
All right!
Follow me, light bulb!
Ah, got you!
Come on!
All right!
Oh, God.
I'm stuck!
Somebody help me!
God, cut!
Go to commercials.
Jesus Christ!
I have no power.
Go to commercial!
Kill him!
No. I won't kill a helpless human being,
Not even sadistic scum like you.
Oh, my God! Boo!
Come on!
Do it!
What happened to Buzzsaw?
He had to split.
Boo!
Hey, what an incredible battle!
Buzzsaw gone,
Dynamo down,
but the stalk isn't over
'til the fat lady sings,
and the very last criminal...
Fireball, report to wardrobe at once.
Fireball, you're wanted in wardrobe.
And our halftime show!
Laughlin, break's over.
Come on. Let's get going.
I'm going somewhere, but not with you.
Buzzsaw took care of my...
Traveling arrangements.
Oh, my God.
Weiss?
He is dead.
Ohh...
But he gave me the code,
the satellite uplink code.
The underground has a broadcast center
in quadrant four.
Take her. Take her and the code to Mic.
Don't let us die for nothing.
Listen, we're counting on you.
Don't let us down.
I don't want to be
the only asshole in heaven
Ben.
He saved my life.
It should be me down there.
We got them? Hey, Ben?
I got to hand it to you, pal.
You got the whole network in an uproar.
They're shipping bicarb
to the Justice Department in crates.
This call is between us.
It's not on the air.
Listen carefully, Ben.
How would you like
a three-year contract, guaranteed,
a cadre credit line,
and a beach-front condo?
Sound impossible?
Ben, that's the standard deal
for a network stalker.
I know real talent.
I'd hate to see you get canceled tonight
when you could go the distance.
Say the word, Ben.
You could be doing the stalking.
What do you think?
You cold-blooded bastard.
I'll live to see you eat that contract.
Leave room for my fist
because I'll ram it into your stomach
and break your goddamn spine!
Damon, it's for you.
W-who?
It's the attorney general.
Get out. Everybody, out.
Come on. Move.
Yes.
Fireball! Fireball!
Come on, Fireball.
Yay!
Let's go!
He's my hero! He's my hero!
Fireball!
There he goes.
Fireball's on his way.
Dynamo's down, but not out.
Back to you, Damon.
All right, Agnes.
Big chance.
Win lots of prizes.
We've still got two crack stalkers-
Dynamo and Fireball.
Who will make the next kill?
Oh, boy.
That's a tough one.
Give it a try. who do you think?
OK.
I think the next kill
will be made by...
Ben Richards.
Hold it. Hold it.
Agnes, Richards is a runner.
You've got to pick a stalker.
I can pick anyone I choose,
and I choose...
Ben Richards.
Richards?
He's one mean motherfucker.
$200 on Richards!
Come on! 200 on Richards!
$200 on Richards!
Come on-
Just do it?
Just do it.
OK. OK.
You want it. You got it.
Place your bet.
Secret broadcast center doesn't exist.
There's nothing out here.
We should have taken that trip to Hawaii.
I had the shirt, but you fucked it up.
Jesus Christ!
Guess again.
Come on, keep up.
I'm running too fast.
My feet can't keep up!
There he goes,
the number-one rusher.
he smells blood,
and nothing on earth can stop him.
Wait. I don't Want to go.
Richards!
Here. This way.
Why? I want to go that way.
Let go of me.
Put me down.
You're going to get us killed.
Aah! Stop it!
Richards!
Let me Go!
Amber, get out of here.
Go! Now!
Richards!
Amber!
Richards!
Richards.
Aah!
Whitman.
and Price.
Haddad.
They're Running Men.
Last season's winners.
No.
Last season's losers.
Huh?
Aah!
Why can't I fly? Why can't I fly?
How about a light?
Aah!
What a hothead.
Yeah, Richards!
Captain Freedom to wardrobe
on the double.
Forget it, Killian.
I won't do it.
It's no request, It's an order.
I don't need this crap.
This stuff is...
garbage!
I-
I used to kill guys like this with my hands.
I'm not using any tricks.
This is a sport of death and honor.
Code of the gladiators!
Spare me the combat zen speech.
What's the matter with you?
Can't you see what's going on?
This isn't a game!
They're betting on Richards up there!
Bullshit!
Get out of here.
Get him out of here!
What's the matter?
Steroids make you deaf?
Get him out of here now!
Now what?
Let's find Mic's secret broadcast center,
if it even exists.
Oh, shit!
Let's try that way.
We're trapped.
Subzero,
Fireball,
and Buzzsaw.
Say their names with reverent pride.
They punished crime
and served the law.
As patriots, they died.
I hate third-act problems.
Roll...
stock.
Freeze in digital memory.
and...
activate traveling matte.
Tony, this better work,
or you'll be a digital memory.
Take it easy, Damon.
We're loading Richards' image onto the data base.
When he's mapped onto the stunt double,
you'll never know the difference.
All right, boys. Let's see you dance.
Sensational.
I love it!
Mr. Richards, you're so easily caught.
Welcome to the people's network.
We've been waiting for you.
This is nice, Mic,
but you could've gotten off your asses
and helped us.
We'd have been seen.
The government would have found us.
Laughlin, Weiss would have died for nothing.
They didn't.
I have the uplink code.
Ladies and gentlemen, I've got an update
on tonight's incredible action.
The runners have entered the final quad.
Captain Freedom has hung up his announcer's mike
and come out of retirement.
He's ready for the final conflict.
Let's go now, live, to the game zone!
Aah!
Uh!
Aah!
Ha ha ha!
Yes, it's all over!
What a colossal fight!
This is an incredible moment in sports.
Captain Freedom, out of retirement and undefeated-
proving that right and might are one and the same!
Damn that Killian!
You should be happy. We're officially dead.
We can do anything.
Don't you understand?
They'll never let us out alive.
They can't afford it.
They'll hunt us down.
Off camera, of course.
OK. Dismantle all the overlays.
Put the digital matte
in the pixel memory storage.
The damn thing worked like a charm.
It should. Editel charged us
an arm and a leg for the software.
Damon! You didn't have to kill him!
It's part of life, Brenda.
You better fuckin' get used to it.
That's one for the award show.
Thank you. You're doing nice work.
Tony, you're finally getting it.
You don't need guns to jam a satellite.
I do, to keep it.
The network will try to shunt
the next signal in orbit.
Stevie's group will stop them.
These kids?
This is a bad move, Mic.
They need a leader,
Someone with experience.
I thought you were looking for the door.
I told Killian I'd be back.
I wouldn't want to be a liar.
listen up, everybody.
I want you all to consider yourselves
picked up for the rest of the season.
Are you my people or an oil painting?
We're up nine points.
Come on, now.
Let's go, champ.
We're going to send the uplink code in 20 minutes.
10 seconds later, I'll go on the air.
We'll be ready.
If you want to make an impression,
forget the speech.
Try this instead.
What is it?
The original video from the Bakersfield massacre
before they edited for broadcasting.
Where did you hide that?
It's none of your business.
Hey, what the hell-uh!
Six minutes.
Begin satellite coding sequence.
Load uplink code into transponder grid.
Shunt power to main circuits.
Mr. Spock, you have the com.
Who's Mr. Spock?
Come on. Let me hear it now.
Whoo! Whoo!
Welcome to the postgame wrap-up show.
Ladies, I loved you.
Thank you, young man.
Hello, you're on the air.
Hi, Damon. I'm Wendy.
I have a question about Dynamo.
Is he seriously hurt?
He'll be fine.
Good luck.
He's under factory warranty.
You, too.
You're on the air.
I feel bad about the dead stalkers.
May I make a donation to their families?
What a darling.
Send your checks to the patriot's fund,
care of this station-
3,
2,
1.
That's it.
We got that baby!
Those contributions are tax deductible.
Who loves you, and who do you love?
Damon!
Yes!
Hey, what's going on?
We don't lie...
like our previous winners,
Whitman, Price, and Haddad.
There they are, at this very moment,
basking under the Maui sun,
their debt to society paid in full.
Watch...
that screen.
yankee nine-niner.
What's the crowd's status?
Food riot in progress.
Approximately 1500 civilians.
No weapons evident.
Proceed with plan alpha.
Eliminate anything moving.
The crowd is unarmed.
There are lots of women and children.
All they want is food!
Proceed with plan alpha. All rioters must be eliminated.
I won't fire at helpless people.
Where's it coming from?
The network satellite.
Abort mission. Return to base.
Don't touch that dial.
Detain Richards. Proceed as ordered.
Richards, what are you doing?
Ladies and gentlemen! Ladies and gentlemen!
Please bear with us!
We're experiencing technical difficulties!
Bullshit!
It's showtime!
Get the people out! Come on!
Huh!
Uhh!
Thought it was funny out in the zone.
What's the matter now?
Why aren't you laughing?
Because there's nothing funny about a dickless moron
with a battery up his ass!
Uhh!
Out! Out!
I'll show you dickless!
Aah! Oh! Oh!
Oh! Oh!
Aah! Aah!
Get out of the way!
Get down! Down!
Aah!
Go!
Hello, cutie pie.
One of us is in deep trouble.
Ha ha ha!
Sven, do you want to talk to Mr. Richards?
Well?
I got to score some steroids.
You look pissed, Ben.
Believe me, you got every right to be.
But will you let me explain?
This is television.
It's nothing to do with people.
It's ratings.
For 50 years, we've told them what to eat,
what to drink, what to wear.
Ben, don't you understand?
Americans love television.
They wean their kids on it.
They love game shows, they love wrestling.
They love sports and violence.
So what do we do?
We give them what they want!
We're number one, Ben.
That's all that counts.
Believe me. I've done this for 30 years.
I haven't been in show business
as long as you have,
but I'm giving the audience
what I think they want.
Aah!
Ooh!
You bastard!
Drop dead!
I don't do requests.
No!
Aaaahhhhh!
Well, that hit the spot.
Yeah!
Yah hah!
Yee hah!
All right! Yeah!
Richards! Richards! Richards! Richards!
Richards! Richards! Richards!
Richards! Richards! Richards! Richards! Richards! Richards!
This is no game
standing in the dark
I swear I heard you calling my name
and I knew things had changed
no pain, no gain
somethin' in your eyes
just told me that this nightmare would end
and I had found a friend
shout it from the highest steeple
let it out to all the people
you hit the right spot
no more lonely nights
with a restless heart
roll the dice
make a brand-new start
when the world you knew got shattered
you and me were all that mattered
just one way I'm gonna lose this restless heart
runnin' away with you
human again
I take you in my arms
and hold you 'til the fear is all gone
and now the race is won
shout it from the highest steeple
let it out to all the people
hey!
Scream it on the loudest speaker
burnin' like the highest fever
you hit the right spot
no more lonely nights
with a restless heart
roll the dice
make a brand-new start
when the world you knew got shattered
you and me were all that mattered
just one way I'm gonna lose this restless heart
runnin' away with you
there's a new horizon
that we're both heading to
it's out there in the distance
and it's playin' our tune
restless heart
runnin' away with you
human again
I take you in my arms
and hold you 'til the fear is all gone
and now the race is won
shout it from the highest steeple
let it out to all the people
hey!
Scream it on the loudest speaker
burnin' like the highest fever
you hit the right spot
no more lonely nights
with a restless heart
roll the dice
make a brand-new start
when the world you knew got shattered
you and me were all that mattered
just one way I'm gonna lose this restless heart
runnin' away with you
roll the dice
make a brand-new start
runnin' away
runnin' away with you
runnin' away
runnin' away with you
with a restless heart
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