Thieves run over a child while escaping after a robbery. A deadly hitman who likes to taunt his targets is hired to track them down. Stone moves to England, but the assassin follows. Loosely based on Donald Westlake's cult crime novel.
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Title: Slayground (1983)
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| Peter Coyote | ... | Stone | |
| Mel Smith | ... | Terry Abbatt | |
| Billie Whitelaw | ... | Madge | |
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Philip Sayer | ... | Costello |
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Bill Luhrs | ... | Joe Sheer |
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Marie Masters | ... | Joni |
| Clarence Felder | ... | Orxel | |
| Ned Eisenberg | ... | Lonzini | |
| David Hayward | ... | Laufman | |
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Michael Ryan | ... | Danard |
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Barrett Mulligan | ... | Lucy |
| Kelli Maroney | ... | Jolene | |
| Margareta Arvidssen | ... | Grete | |
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Rosemary Martin | ... | Dr. King |
| Malcolm Terris | ... | Venner | |
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Thieves run over a child while escaping after a robbery. A deadly hitman who likes to taunt his targets is hired to track them down. Stone moves to England, but the assassin follows. Loosely based on Donald Westlake's cult crime novel.
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Opening Weekend USA:
$108,128, 29 January 1984Gross USA:
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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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Music by Bunny J. Browne (pseudonym of Johnny Hawksworth)
De Wolfe Music Ltd
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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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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.