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4.2/10   1,349 votes
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Writers:
Rona Jaffe (novel)
Tom Lazarus (teleplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
28 December 1982 (USA) more
Genre:
Fantasy | Drama more
Plot:
Bound together by a desire to play "Mazes and Monsters," Robbie and his four college classmates decide... more | full synopsis
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NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Forgotten Performances: Tom Hanks As Brainwashed D&D Nerd
 (From Movieline. 6 November 2009, 5:30 PM, PST)
The Geek Beat: The State of the Geek
 (From Cinematical. 22 September 2009, 11:02 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Tom Hanks ... Robbie Wheeling

Wendy Crewson ... Kate Finch

David Wallace ... Daniel
Chris Makepeace ... Jay Jay Brockway
Lloyd Bochner ... Hal
Peter Donat ... Harold

Anne Francis ... Ellie
Murray Hamilton ... Lieutenant John Martini

Vera Miles ... Cat

Louise Sorel ... Julia
Susan Strasberg ... Meg
Chris Wiggins ... King
Clark Johnson ... Perry
Tom Harvey ... Hayden

James O'Regan ... Paul
Kevin Fox ... Punk
Angelo Rizacos ... Punk
Eric Fink ... Video Tech
Kevin Peter Hall ... Gorvil
James Bearden ... Parole Officer (as Jim Bearden)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marshall Jay Kaplan ... Tim, Bar Patron
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Directed by
Steven Hilliard Stern 
 
Writing credits
Rona Jaffe (novel)

Tom Lazarus (teleplay)

Produced by
Richard Briggs .... producer
Rona Jaffe .... associate producer
Tom McDermott .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Hagood Hardy 
 
Cinematography by
Laszlo George 
 
Film Editing by
Bill Parker 
 
Casting by
David Graham 
 
Art Direction by
Trevor Williams 
 
Makeup Department
Linda Gill .... key makeup artist
 
Production Management
James Margellos .... production manager
 
Sound Department
Owen Langevin .... sound mixer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Bruce Macaulay .... still photographer
 
Music Department
Judith Lander .... composer: song "Friends in This World"
 
Other crew
Linda Callow .... stand-in: Vera Miles/Anne Francis
Michael Davenport .... assistant: Tom McDermott
Norman S. Powell .... developed, Director Movies of Television CBS
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Dungeons & Dragons (USA) (working title)
Dungeons and Dragons (USA) (video box title)
Rona Jaffe's Mazes and Monsters
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MPAA:
Rated PG for thematic elements and mild violence.
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Runtime:
USA:120 min (including commercials) | USA:100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
West Germany:16 | USA:PG (2005)
Filming Locations:
World Trade Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Company:
McDermott Productions more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Jay Jay Brockway: Do you think Robbie was involved with another game? more
Movie Connections:
References The Slayer (1982) more

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19 out of 21 people found the following comment useful.
Ahh memories, 18 October 2004
Author: Neil from Nara, Japan

This movie is a classic. OK not in the "what a masterpiece" sense or the "what a great undiscovered gem" sense but more along the lines of "Oh my God I am gonna pee my pants laughing at this early 80s fear-mongering flick which happens to feature a young and bewildered Tom Hanks." This is right up there with "Plan 9 from Outer Space" or "Reefer Madness." Not a movie to take seriously AT ALL, just a nice slice of Reagen-era silliness for your Sunday afternoon perusal. If you haven't seen it, it is well worth rooting out, though I fear you won't "get" the beauty of it if you are not a thirtysomething former nerd who lived through the "D&D is a product of Satan and responsible for warping my child's fragile mind" eighties. Then again people are making the same complaints about "Grand Theft Auto" and "Hitman" so perhaps it still holds its charm...

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