The Running Man is currently in theaters and one of the most fascinating parts of the film was how money works. Or at least how the “New Dollars” system works. Because what do you mean a house is $900 but medication is $10?
Part of what drives Ben Richards (Glen Powell) to do the show “The Running Man” is his need to get medicine for his daughter. His wife, Sheila (Jayme Lawson) gets back from work and says that she can get $20 ND from one customer at the club where she works because he’d be too drunk to notice. This is after we hear on the television how some people earn as much as $75 ND on game shows.
