The Running Man (2025) quotes, page 4

Dan Killian

Not all accidents are happy.

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 Free-Vee 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 **** 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 Free-Vee. Watch who pays for it. Turn it off.

Ben Richards

Rules say I have to be on camera ten minutes a day. They didn't say which part. So... I guess you can watch my ass take a nap. [Lies on bed with back to camera, slaps his gluteus cheeks and gives the finger]

Running fans, we catch up with an undisclosed runner at an undisclosed location in an undisclosed city. The tension is so thick, you could cut it with McCone's knife of destiny.

Dan Killian

The audience lives for these happy accidents.

The Hunters are racing to intercept their prey. Better run, Mr. Richards. This is why we watch, Running fans.

There's nowhere out for this runner. But never underestimate a cornered rat.

This is why we play the game, running fans. The moment of truth. Where these animals find out we live in a society with rules. A society where actions have consequences.

Ben Richards

This message is for Kathy. In case you see her someday. Wanted to impart a little dad advice. Rule one. Take care of your mom. She's your best friend. Rule two. Bullies are cowards. Hit back. Rule three. You can be kind and strong at the same time. Rule four. Don't trust the network. Ever. And rule five. You remember your mom. Your daddy loves you a whole lot. I'll be looking out for you. No matter what.

Tragedy strikes as an explosion at the YVA in Fenway takes the lives of eight Network Community Guards. Belinda Brave coming to you live from the scene of a powerful blast that shook Boston to its core earlier tonight. No confirmation yet on whether Richard's body has been recovered. As far as we know, the Runner is still at large. A thrilling update on the Running Man turned deadly.

We've got the cash if you've got the balls! Don't miss the final run of the season. The Running Man!

Will this runner even have a chance to run? The fuse has been lit. It's just a matter of time.

Dan Killian

My eye for talent remains unrivaled! You, Mr. Richards, are what they used to refer to as... a game changer. Now listen, I shouldn't say this, but when the run begins... lay low with your own kind. You'll last longer. And also, in case you missed it in your contract... every goon you kill... wins you a 10k bonus. And it's a hundo per hunter. [Ben claims to "**** (him) up someday" and Dan leans in patting Ben on cheek] That's the spirit.

Bobby T

The rules of the run! Rule one: running money! Runners get a $1,000 new dollar advance and a 12-hour running start! The hunters don't hunt until... the Record & Report app goes live... tomorrow morning! Rules of the running cam! You must take 10 minutes of on-cam ham per day. These envelopes cannot be tracked. Drop them in a Network Drone Express mailbox before midnight... or you'll be disqualified... Thank you. You're still hunted for 30 days. Don't die for free. Get your tape set! Run far, get rich! Make it to midnight tomorrow and win $5,000 new dollars. Awards increase by... a thousand per day... and double at the end of each week. The grand prize for surviving day 30... is now... a billion new dollars! Before they can win that... who do they have to get past? [audience unisonly declares; "the hunters!"] Ladies and gentlemen, meet... The Hunters! Five men who fight for real freedom. Deep undercover where you least expect them. In fact, they may be amongst you... right now! And our leader... the ghost haunting every runner's dreams... Chief McCone! Search and destroy, gentlemen. [The Hunters disappear down stage] Let at them go! Take a last look at these thugs. Observe the typical disguises... their kind use to escape justice. In mere moments... they will walk among you... free to do whatever they want... until we stop them... [throws envelope across stage] together! [Audience cheers and chants "let them run! with Ben, Jenni and Timothy led into descension pods"] On your marks! Get set! Run! [The runners plunge down]

Dan Killian

Vita non est periculum. "It is not death that man should fear, but never beginning to live". [Invites Ben to sit who complies] You know, critics say the Running Man represents a return to the barbarism of the Roman Colosseum. I disagree. [Ben claims he is not doing the Running Man] I'm aware of your family crisis. [Puts envelope on table] And I think the contents of this envelope will help. If we come to an agreement, it's yours to keep. Call it a signing bonus. [Ben claims he'll do any other show] The most anyone's ever won on another show is a thousand ND, and I know it sounds like a tremendous sum. But it's not enough to get your family out of Slumside for good. Whereas on the Running Man, merely surviving a single week would put the Richards in the top 1% of global wealth. See for yourself. Page 66. [Ben claims he is not trying to get himself killed] Mr. Richards, I'll be honest with you. I've said this to every contestant, but this is the first time I've really meant it. You have what it takes to win this game. Our viewers have a burning desire to see a runner go the distance, and we've had men come close 29 days in season one. But it's gonna take somebody special to go the full 30. You know what? You tested off the charts. So I looked through your employment history and had my assistant shoot me your highlights. [Clicks on three screens on office window playing clips of Ben] Now, this is the most thrilling 10 seconds of video I've seen all year. [Ben reveals he was fired for destroying the harness] But you bounced back. Hired by DefenseNet, the best wages downtown. [Ben states a maxim focusing on canine feces] Then why beg to be rehired? [Dan clicks off screens] Let's be honest. You stuck your neck out. You got one too many times for your co-workers and got your head chopped off. Pretty gutsy, considering half the country thinks union should be illegal. [Ben says he comes from the other half so they can kiss his twice and Dan points at him in admiration] Right there is why you can win this game. You're a fighter, Richards. Network blacklisted you from all the corps they own. Except for this one. You've risked your life for other men and their families long enough. Now do it for you and yours. Put your boots on. Make them pay. In cash. [Dan opens a desk compartment to revel a signing utensil] Sign the agreement and change your family's life forever. And what father wouldn't want that? [Dan signs the electronic contract document] And your thumbprint. Just press the box. [Den places thumb on box on screen] Welcome to the running man. [Smiles] This is exciting. [Assistant appears with a martini] Ah, there you are. [She places hand on Ben's shoulder with him cautioning he's married] I assume you two had an understanding based on her line of work. [Ben grabs Dan by hair and slams him face down into his desk, then its revealed to be a fantasy thought, then Ben identifies her as a waitress at a club] I've hit a nerve. My apologies. [Assistant hands Dan martini glass who raises it to Ben] To mutually profitable collaboration. [Ben grabs envelope and storms out of Dan's office]