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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| 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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February 1984 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$108,128, 29 January 1984, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$154,469Company Credits
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Parker: I meant it.
Terry Abbatt: Aw! Fuck you did!
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Terry Abbatt: You're fucking crazy, do you know that? Do you? You've lived half your life and where are you? 5,000 miles from home, in a bankrupt seaside town, on a snide passport, talking shit to a dead man. And what have you got? What have you got? You haven't got a pot to piss in. No money, your wife in hiding in some shithole in Mexico, half crippled by some fucking maniac. All that bollocks you were giving me about you and Joanie.Parker: I meant it.
Terry Abbatt: Aw! Fuck you did!
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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.