Banzai Runner is a 1987 American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 action film starring Dean Stockwell

Dean Stockwell

Dean Stockwell is an American actor of film and television, with a career spanning over 65 years. As a child actor under contract to MGM he first came to the public's attention in films such as Anchors Aweigh and The Green Years; as a young adult he played a lead role in the 1957 Broadway and...

, John Shepherd

John Shepherd

John Shepherd may refer to:*John James Shepherd , British Olympic tug of war competitor*John Shepherd , English footballer*John Shepherd , West Indian cricketer...

, Charles Dierkop

Charles Dierkop

Charles Dierkop is an American film and television character actor.Dierkop was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and attended Aquinas High School in La Crosse...

, Rick Fitts

Rick Fitts

Rick Fitts is an American television and film actor.Fitts has had minor roles in almost a hundred different television shows since his acting debut in 1980, in shows such as Knight Rider, Simon & Simon, The A-Team, Hill Street Blues, Jake and the Fatman, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Seinfeld,...

, Dawn Schneider and directed by John G. Thomas

John G. Thomas

John G. Thomas is an American filmmaker. He has been in the film and television business for over 30 years.A graduate of the USC Film School in production plus a Masters in screenwriting, he has produced and directed dozens of documentaries, feature films and commercials...

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Plot

A yearly every-man-for-himself car race is staged in the desert, with wealthy motorists driving custom cars at supersonic speed on a deserted highway. During one of these contests, a policeman is killed. With no witnesses, it's up to the cop's brother to see justice is done. He accomplishes this by assuming a false identity and joining the race.