Night Games (1980)

A Californian housewife is terrified of having sex because of a past assault. When this phobia threatens to destroy her marriage, she takes refuge in a series of erotic fantasies about a masked man. But is it really all just a fantasy?

Director:

Roger Vadim

Writers:

Anton Diether, Clarke Reynolds

Stars:

Cindy Pickett, Barry Primus, Joanna Cassidy

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cindy Pickett	...	Valerie St. John
Barry Primus	...	Jason St. John
Joanna Cassidy	...	Julie Miller
Paul Jenkins	...	Sean Daniels
Gene Davis	...	Timothy
Mark Hanks	...	The Phantom
Juliet Fabriga	...	Alicia
Clem Persons	...	Jun
Carla Reynolds	...	Valerie at 13
Rene Knecht	...	Blake
Pamela Mellish	...	Sandra
Walt Faggerstrom	...	Rapist
George Weber	...	Policeman #1
Bob Mallett	...	Policeman #2
Clarke Reynolds	...	Medavoy

Storyline

A Californian housewife is terrified of having sex because of a past assault. When this phobia threatens to destroy her marriage, she takes refuge in a series of erotic fantasies about a masked man. But is it really all just a fantasy?

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Plot Keywords:

sex | marriage | female rear nudity | breasts | marital problem | 

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Taglines:

From the man who created Bardot, Deneuve, Fonda comes a new kind of star to play a new kind of woman...Cindy Pickett in Roger Vadim's Night Games

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

France USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 April 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

Love Games

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Embassy Pictures, Pan Pacific Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Composer John Barry's second score for Golden Harvest Productions, the first having been for Bruce Lee - Mein letzter Kampf (1978).

User Reviews

One of My All Time Favorites

Cindy Pickett does a great job as Valerie, in this serious love story of sorts. She is a woman who has been raped in her youth and is still trying to overcome the trauma of the rape. She is seeking a normal life with her husband and finds it useless to attend therapy. So along comes Sean Daniels, a Welsh man, with some imaginative, erotic ideas of his own. Sean Daniels(Paul Jenkins), accent alone will arouse many a woman.

Through a combination of the gentle love, kindness, and her imagination, she resolves the dilemma. I find that this movie appeals to the romantic men and women of the world. The beauty of the bodies (both men and women) and the costumes are very arousing. I liked this movie because it proves some men do prefer small breasts, contrary to popular belief. I rate this movie a 10 out of 10 stars. I own it on VHS and have watched it at least 20 times since I first saw it in 1980 at the drive in theater.