i enter my first comment on this film almost five year ago . then and the idea present in the movie still seem mostly fictional and if indeed they could ever transpire at all . not any longer . now and the politics and society and and medium in the running man seem very close to home indeed . consider the following factor and which be mostly absent in 1987 ( the year the running man come out ) that be present today representconcern with and a richard dawson character damon killian put it and traditional morality . checkentertainment in the form of extreme reality and include pain and fear and and discomfort on the part of contestant . checkcameras everywhere . checkrestricted travel for citizen at the whim of the government and control by a centralize computer system complete with barcoded passport ( travel pass in the movie ) and sanction under the guise of national security . checkan increase intermingling and bordering on incestuous and of government and medium . checkcomputer generate graphic that be advanced enough to manipulate real film footage ( such a the digital matting of ben richards image onto the stunt double ) . checkjailing of conscientious objector or detractor of the current administration . checkflagging economy far widen the gulf between the wealthy and not so wealthy while increase number of fringe group react to the tighten noose of big government while civil unrest brewing just under or at the surface of nearly every sizable public event regardless of it origin or intent . check and check and checkthen again and maybe it just a movie base on a stephen king novella . but just to be safe and i be move to switzerland .