Tag: The Assassination Game (1982)College assassination game turns deadly as someone starts playing for real. Director:Nick CastleWriter:Nick Castle |
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Tag: The Assassination Game (1982)College assassination game turns deadly as someone starts playing for real. Director:Nick CastleWriter:Nick Castle |
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| Robert Carradine | ... | ||
| Linda Hamilton | ... | ||
| Kristine DeBell | ... | ||
| Perry Lang | ... | ||
| John Mengatti | ... | ||
| Michael Winslow | ... | ||
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Frazer Smith | ... | |
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Bruce Abbott | ... | |
| Xander Berkeley | ... | ||
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Ivan Bonar | ... | |
| Scott Dunlop | ... | ||
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Jim Greenleaf | ... | |
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Charlene Nelson | ... | |
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Steven Peterman | ... | |
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Jack Baker | ... |
Gowdy's Aide
(as John Anthony Bailey)
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Susan participates in The Assassination Game, in which every player tries to shoot another with a toy dart gun, until only one remains. Pretending to do research for his newspaper, college student Alex Marsh teams up with the somewhat older Susan Swayze. While doing his best to win her over, and helping her finding her targets, Alex discovers that this year the Game may be more serious than most contenders realize... Written by Peter Zweers <peterz@pi.net>
The first thing I notice when I watch "TAG" is that the film seems to have been made on TV tape....it has that feel. Sound and lighting are basic, and it's clear from the outset that this movie was made on a shoestring budget.
It is the acting that brings this film through. Linda Hamilton studied Lauren Bacall very closely, and makes a credible run at a "To Have and Have Not" moment, and Robert Carradine hams it up as a budding ace reporter. Bruce Abbott is darkly psychotic as the bad guy. Hard to believe that Linda married this guy!
Worth a look at least once, if you can find it.