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Director:
Terry Bedford
Writers:
Trevor Preston (writer)
Donald E. Westlake (novel)
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Release Date:
February 1984 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Crime | Drama See more »
Tagline:
Welcome To Your Funeral!
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination See more »
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Review – Darwyn Cooke’s Big Score
 (From Boomtron. 11 July 2012, 12:52 PM, PDT)
Donald Westlake’s ‘Parker’ To Be Adapted Into Film Starring Jason Statham
 (From BuzzFocus.com. 20 June 2011, 3:43 PM, PDT)
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Peter Coyote ... Stone

Mel Smith ... Terry Abbatt

Billie Whitelaw ... Madge
Philip Sayer ... Costello
Bill Luhrs ... Joe Sheer
Marie Masters ... Joni

Clarence Felder ... Orxel

Ned Eisenberg ... Lonzini

David Hayward ... Laufman
Michael Ryan ... Danard
Barrett Mulligan ... Lucy

Kelli Maroney ... Jolene
Margareta Arvidssen ... Grete
Rosemary Martin ... Dr. King
Malcolm Terris ... Venner
Jon Morrison ... Webb
Cassie Stuart ... Fran
Debby Bishop ... Beth
Stephen Yardley ... Turner

P.H. Moriarty ... Seeley
Trevor Byfield ... Sams (as Ziggy Byfield)
Erick Ray Evans ... Malpas
Bill Dean ... Compére
Ozzie Yue ... Waiter

Tony Devon ... Joey
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Michael Ryan (as Michael M. Ryan)
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Directed by
Terry Bedford 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Trevor Preston  writer
Donald E. Westlake  novel (as Richard Stark)

Produced by
John Dark .... producer
Gower Frost .... producer
Bob Mercer .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Colin Towns 
 
Cinematography by
Stephen Smith 
Herb Wagreich (cinematographer: USA)
 
Film Editing by
Nicolas Gaster 
 
Production Design by
Keith Wilson 
 
Art Direction by
Dennis Bosher 
Edward Pisoni 
 
Set Decoration by
Simon Wakefield 
Frederic C. Weiler 
 
Costume Design by
Joseph G. Aulisi 
 
Makeup Department
George Frost .... makeup artist
Chris Taylor .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Ron Fry .... production supervisor
Robert V. Girolami .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Henry Bronchtein .... assistant director: USA
Steve Lanning .... assistant director: UK
 
Sound Department
Peter Best .... dubbing editor
David John .... sound recordist
Otto Snel .... sound re-recording mixer
 
Special Effects by
Al Griswold .... special effects
John Morris .... special effects
John Richardson .... special effects
Bill Traynor .... special effects foreman
 
Stunts
Vic Armstrong .... stunt arranger: British crew
Victor Magnotta .... stunt arranger: USA crew
Jason White .... stunt performer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Holly Bower .... still photographer
David Garfath .... camera operator
Martin Kenzie .... second assistant camera: second unit
John Tythe .... gaffer
John Ward .... Steadicam operator
 
Casting Department
Esta Charkham .... casting: UK
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Paul Vachon .... wardrobe supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Adrian Trent .... second assistant editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Colin Towns .... orchestrator
 
Other crew
Ron Allday .... production accountant
Jack Brubach .... production accountant
Penny Eyles .... continuity
Robert Fennell .... location manager
Amy Sayres .... location manager
James W. Skotchdopole .... production assistant
 

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Additional Details

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Runtime:
89 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:R | West Germany:18 | Australia:M | UK:18 | Iceland:16
Filming Locations:
Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UKSee more »
Company:
Jennie and CompanySee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Kelli Maroney's film debut.See more »
Quotes:
Parker:This would be the last time, Terry.
Terry Abbatt:Oh Christ, how many times have I heard that? Every villain I've ever known. And how do they end up? Three in a cell in some Victorian Dungeon, or worse, lying dead in the gutter.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Parker (2013)See more »
Soundtrack:
Smokey Mountain WaltzSee more »

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13 out of 18 people found the following review useful.
Underrated, 27 March 1999
Author: anonymous from Kerry, Ireland

Starting in New York and ending in Blackpool, SLAYGROUND is an unusual crime thriller which was quite a flop when first released (it was one of the few films Thorn EMI not only distributed but produced also) and was never seen by that many people. Based on one of the "Parker" novels written by Richard Stark (POINT BLANK and PAYBACK were also based on this series), SLAYGROUND stars Peter Coyote, British comedian Mel Smith (from Smith and Jones), in a rare dramatic role, and Billie Whitelaw. If you like tough crime thrillers, track it down.

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