Road Games (1981)

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101 min - Drama | Thriller - 26 June 1981 (Australia)

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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.

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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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Storyline

Pat Quid is driving a semi across Australia. On the way he encounters various other travellers, and the occasional hitchhikers repeatedly as they're traveling the same road. A favorite pastime of Pat is to play games to pass the time on the journey. (Such as to make up backgrounds of the other people on the road.) Pamela is one hitchhiker he picks up. But when she disappears, he suspects that the driver of a van who has been acting a little strange, (Smith or Jones) maybe the serial killer mentioned on the radio. But his pursuit of the van driver brings him to the attention of the police, who begin to suspect him. Written by Brian W Martz <B.Martz@Genie.com>

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One game kills time - The other kills people! See more »

Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 June 1981 (Australia) See more »

Also Known As:

Antipaloi tis asfaltou See more »

Filming Locations:

Diggers Rest, Victoria, Australia See more »

Box Office

Budget:

AUD 1,800,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Essaness Pictures, Quest See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min | Sweden: 93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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Trivia

The American distributors wanted Richard Franklin to cut the 360 degree pan shot of Quid talking on the phone in the roadhouse. They felt the shot was too long and added nothing to the story. Franklin, however, refused to cut the shot. See 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. See more »

Quotes

Patrick 'Pat' Quid: I know you're looking for a little adventure.
Pamela 'Hitch' Rushworth: I could go to Disneyland for a little adventure. What I'm looking for is a little excitement.
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Crazy Credits

The closing credits roll over the image of the words 'tomorrow's bacon' written on the back of Quid's trailer. See more »

Connections

References Psycho (1960) See more »

Road Games (1981)
Roadgames (original title)

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