Pat Quid (Stacy Keach) is driving his lorry tranporting pig meat across Down Under . On the way , he encounters various other travellers and the occasional hitchhikers repeatedly as they're traveling the same road. Eventually , Quid picks up a young hitchhiker (Janet Lee Curtis). Pat begins to suspect a man driving a green van of killing young women along his route. The latter cruises desolate areas in a mysterious , customized van , picking up female hitchhikers and then raping , killing and dismembering them . The truck driver plays games... The hitchhiker plays games. And the killer is playing the deadliest game of all! One game kills time - The other kills people! A new thriller from the director of Patrick. Animal . . . . . . Vegetable . . . Or Murder? On a 1600 mile stretch of desert highway someone is playing a deadly game of sex, violence and sudden death! Hitch-hiking is her game but this time it could be the end of the road. A state of suspense. On the world's loneliest highway it's not a game - it's murder!
Thrilling movie about an elusive latter-day Jack the Ripper in loose in Australia . This terror/action film "Roadgames" was a tense and witty "danger on the road" thriller knockout which was the most expensive Australian film made in the early 80s . It's precisely its pretensions which make this a surprisingly enjoyable crossover of Hitchcockian thriller with 70s road movie . The early decesed Richard Franklyn was an avowed Hitch disciple who went on to make ¨Psycho II¨. Effective and adequate thriller with a string of cinematic shocks , the film manages a fine number of coups and surprises , with its cargo of raw meat , use of Janet Lee Curtis' association with her endless slashers or knife-flicks and the ever so-slightly surreal placing of figures in a vast , barren Outback landscape , making for an agreeable horror pic . Stars Stacy Keach as an obstinate trucker who proceeds to play a cat-and-mouse game in order to catch a suspicious series killer . Even though filmmaker Richard Franklyn actually studied under Alfred Hitchcock USC's renowned film school , he doesn't show his mentor's complete ability here . While it has its enjoyable moments , Road Games is fundamentally a nice thriller with some flaws . Duo of protagonists are pretty well , as Stacy Keach as a laid-back American truck driver in south Australia who get in trouble , while the sympathetic Janet Lee Curtis is fun as the unfortunate hitchhiker .
It contains a suspenseful musical score by Brian May who'll develop a long career in Australia and Hollywood, as well as atmospheric cinematography by Vincent Monton. The motion picture was professional and competently directed by Richard Franklyn . His first bit hit was ¨Patrick¨, this was a nifty horror feature that proved to be a big international success ; it won the won the Grand Prize at the Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival, was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Film, and won the Best Director Award at the Sitges-Catalonian International Film Festival . Franklin then did the surprisingly solid and satisfying belated sequel "Psycho II". His other movies include the delightful "Cloak and Dagger" , the silly but attractive "Link," and the hugely entertaining "F/X 2." However, Franklin became weary of Hollywood studio politics and returned to his native Australia. He made the acclaimed play adaptations "Hotel Sorrento" and "Brilliant Lies." "Hotel Sorrento" won an AFI Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for both Best Film and Best Director. Franklyn has made various competent terror and thriller movies : Patrick , road games , visitors , FX II and TV series as Beastmaster , Fastland , Lost world , among others . Rating : 6/10. Passable and acceptable.
Thrilling movie about an elusive latter-day Jack the Ripper in loose in Australia . This terror/action film "Roadgames" was a tense and witty "danger on the road" thriller knockout which was the most expensive Australian film made in the early 80s . It's precisely its pretensions which make this a surprisingly enjoyable crossover of Hitchcockian thriller with 70s road movie . The early decesed Richard Franklyn was an avowed Hitch disciple who went on to make ¨Psycho II¨. Effective and adequate thriller with a string of cinematic shocks , the film manages a fine number of coups and surprises , with its cargo of raw meat , use of Janet Lee Curtis' association with her endless slashers or knife-flicks and the ever so-slightly surreal placing of figures in a vast , barren Outback landscape , making for an agreeable horror pic . Stars Stacy Keach as an obstinate trucker who proceeds to play a cat-and-mouse game in order to catch a suspicious series killer . Even though filmmaker Richard Franklyn actually studied under Alfred Hitchcock USC's renowned film school , he doesn't show his mentor's complete ability here . While it has its enjoyable moments , Road Games is fundamentally a nice thriller with some flaws . Duo of protagonists are pretty well , as Stacy Keach as a laid-back American truck driver in south Australia who get in trouble , while the sympathetic Janet Lee Curtis is fun as the unfortunate hitchhiker .
It contains a suspenseful musical score by Brian May who'll develop a long career in Australia and Hollywood, as well as atmospheric cinematography by Vincent Monton. The motion picture was professional and competently directed by Richard Franklyn . His first bit hit was ¨Patrick¨, this was a nifty horror feature that proved to be a big international success ; it won the won the Grand Prize at the Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival, was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Film, and won the Best Director Award at the Sitges-Catalonian International Film Festival . Franklin then did the surprisingly solid and satisfying belated sequel "Psycho II". His other movies include the delightful "Cloak and Dagger" , the silly but attractive "Link," and the hugely entertaining "F/X 2." However, Franklin became weary of Hollywood studio politics and returned to his native Australia. He made the acclaimed play adaptations "Hotel Sorrento" and "Brilliant Lies." "Hotel Sorrento" won an AFI Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for both Best Film and Best Director. Franklyn has made various competent terror and thriller movies : Patrick , road games , visitors , FX II and TV series as Beastmaster , Fastland , Lost world , among others . Rating : 6/10. Passable and acceptable.