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Overview

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Director:

Richard Franklin

Writers:

Everett De Roche (screenplay)
Everett De Roche (story)
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Release Date:

26 June 1981 (Australia) more

Genre:

Drama | Thriller more

Tagline:

The truck driver plays games... The hitchhiker plays games. And the killer is playing the deadliest game of all! more

Plot:

A truck driver plays a cat-and-mouse game with a mysterious serial killer who uses a young female hitchhiker as bait to lure victims on a desolate Australian highway. full summary | add synopsis

Awards:

6 nominations more

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(5 articles)

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Better Than You Think more (23 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Stacy Keach ... Patrick 'Pat' Quid

Jamie Lee Curtis ... Pamela 'Hitch' Rushworth
Marion Edward ... Madeleine 'Frita' Day
Grant Page ... Smith or Jones
Thaddeus Smith ... Policeman 'Abbott'
Steve Millichamp ... Policeman 'Costello' (as Stephen Millichamp)
Alan Hopgood ... Lester
John Murphy ... Benny Balls
Bill Stacey ... Captain Careful
Robert Thompson ... Sneezy Rider
Ed Turley ... Roadhouse Proprietor
Angelica La Bozzetta ... Young Hitchhiker (as Angie La Bozzetta)
Colin Vancao ... Fred Frugal
Paul Harris ... Frugal Son
Rochelle Harris ... Frugal Daughter
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Road Games (USA)
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Runtime:

101 min | Sweden:93 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono


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Trivia:

This film has frequently been compared to Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954), which isn't just coincidence. Director Richard Franklin gave writer Everett De Roche a copy of the 'Rear Window' script while working on their previous film Patrick (1978). After reading the script De Roche suggested to Franklin that the open highways of the Australian outback would be an ideal place for a similar suspense story. He then proceeded to write 'Roadgames'. more

Goofs:

Continuity: Pamela begins writing "TOMORROW'S BACON" on the door of the truck in close-up, the camera then cuts to a longer distance shot of her completing the word "bacon" but the way the letters are styled do not match the close-up. more

Quotes:

Patrick 'Pat' Quid: [offering a treat to his dog Boswell] Hors d'ouevre, Boswell? more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kangaroo Hitchcock: The Making of 'Road Games' (2003) (V) more


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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Better Than You Think, 30 December 2007
7/10
Author: jeffronthi from Commerce Township, MI

I would not recommend you wait on this if you are a fan of suspense. There is also an early role for Jamie Lee Curtis, as well. There are decent performances all around, save for the horrible police officers. They must have been the real thing.

Pros: High suspense, well-written characters, great use of a low budget, good plot twist, keeps you guessing, fine ending.

Cons: Drags in spots, dialogue can be pretentious and unrealistic, a few continuity issues, with respect to sequencing.

For a PG rated movie, this is rather adult themed and creepy, if not scary. I recommend this film to all.

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