The Running Man (2025) - Quotes

Survival Challenge in a Dangerous Game

Taglines: Survive 30 days while the world hunts you down.

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Pursue the Target Relentlessly

Taglines: Hunt him down.

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Control Over Ratings and Success

Dan Killian: Hey, we've been crushing the ratings for twenty years. I own that audience. You don't think I can turn this around?

Bobby Thompson: You're the one who wanted to make him a star, Dan. Mission accomplished. It's his show now.

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The Harsh Reality of Survival

McCone: You think you're the only Runner ever got offered a deal? You think surviving two weeks and change makes you big shit? Try 29 days. What's more likely? A: I killed your family. B: Killian sold you just the right lie to get a bloodbath season finale. Or C: you're too fucking stupid to figure it out. Take it from someone who took the deal to be a hunter instead of the hunted. The only time you'll ever see your family again is when they torture them in front of you. Fuck with your head enough to make you wanna kill it all away.

Ben: You're full of shit. You're all full of shit.

McCone: Truth is? I'm doing you a favor.

McCone: [to Ben, who he pulls a knife on] Hey, Killian! You think I need a gun to waste this loser?! You outran Fate. You can't hide from Destiny! This is my show now!

McCone: Do it, tough guy! See if I twitch.

Ben: That's game!

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Audience Calls for Action in The Running Man

Audience: [''Repeated chanting''] Hunt him down!

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A Tense Exchange About a Grenade

Ben Richards: I got a grenade!

Evan McCone: Back atcha.

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Tension and Humor in a Motel Scene

Motel Guest #1: He's blind, you fucking idiot.

Elton Parrakis: I like my bacon extra crispy!

Amelia Williams: Stop fucking filming me! Assholes!

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Accidents Can Lead to Unhappy Outcomes

Dan Killian: Not all accidents are happy.

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The Audience Thrives on Happy Accidents

Dan Killian: The audience lives for these happy accidents.

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Countdown to Action

Ben Richards: In five. Four. Three. Two. One. And action.

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Questioning the Morality of Entertainment Networks

Ben Richards: Nothing I've done on this show makes me a hero. I tried to be a hero once, and they blacklisted my ass. My daughter got sick. This is the only job I could get. It seems like the whole point of Freevee is to make us hate each other so they can keep stealing from us while we fight in the mud. You want the truth? Turn it off. We are all being fucked by the Network. Find out who really runs it. Record, report them. Get their names. You just met one of em. Dan Killian. You remember that face. Don’t watch Freevee. Watch who pays for it. Turn it off.

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