The Running Man: Special Edition [2-Disc DVD]Format: Widescreen Release Date: 18 03 2009 Details: Amazon. ca In this action thriller based on an early story by Stephen King, Los Angeles in the year 2017 has become a police state in the wake of the global economy's total collapse. All forms of entertainment are government controlled, and the most popular show on television is an elaborate game show in which convicted criminals are given a chance to escape by running through a gauntlet of brutal