Road Games
by Richard Franklin
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Actor: Grant Page, Jamie Lee Curtis, Marion Edward, Stacy Keach, Thaddeus SmithDirector: Richard Franklin
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 101 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-06-10
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Movie Reviews of Road Games
Movie Review: It's like Hitchcock's Rear Window. . . with cars!
Summary: 5 Stars
I caught this movie on TV many years ago & thought it was terrific, due largely to a great performance by Stacy Keach as eccentric yet likable "truck driver" Quid ("Just because I happen to drive a truck, that does not make me a TRUCK DRIVER"). His rambling monologues, musings, and witty observations about his fellow motorists add humor, and the chemistry between him and Jamie Lee Curtis seems genuine and not at all forced. Curtis is equally charming (not to mention absolutely stunning), so much so that you wish she had more screen time. The plot is pure Hitchcock as Quid suspects the mysterious driver of a green van to be the culprit behind a string of Jack-the-Ripper-style killings along the highways and byways of Australia. Unfortunately, the more Quid tries to untangle the mystery, the more entangled he becomes as other motorists, and eventually the police, begin suspecting HIM of being killer. This is low-budget suspense at it's very best, and I'm so glad it made the technological jump onto DVD (it even comes with a 6-page booklet containing a mini-essay from someone who seems to think just as highly of this movie as I do). Highly recommended!!! Buy it along with Duel and Rear Window. You won't regret it.
Summary of Road Games
Stacy Keach is Pat Quid, a lone trucker who plays games to keep his sanity on long hauls through the desolate Outback. Jamie Lee Curtis is a free-spirited hitchhiker looking for excitement with a game of her own. And somewhere up ahead is a maniac in a van whose game may be butchering young women along the highway. But when the killer decides to raise the stakes, Quid?s game becomes personal?and the rules of this road are about to take some very deadly turns. Director Richard Franklin (PSYCHO II, LINK) packs plenty of Hitchcock-like twists and suspense into this sly shocker that was nominated for four Australian Film Institute Awards and remains one of the most surprising thrillers of the ?80s.Similar DVD Movies
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