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Roadgames

Roadgames

The truck driver plays games. The hitchhiker plays games. And the killer is playing the deadliest game of all!

19816.51h 41m

Overview

A truck driver plays a cat-and-mouse game with a mysterious serial killer in a van who lures young female hitchhiker victims on a desolate Australian highway.

Directed by Richard Franklin
Written by Everett De Roche, Richard Franklin
Produced by Richard Franklin
Box OfficeBudget: $1.8MRevenue: $100K

Top Cast

Stacy Keach

Stacy Keach

Patrick 'Pat' Quid

Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis

Pamela 'Hitch' Rushworth

M

Marion Edward

Madeleine 'Frita' Day

Grant Page

Grant Page

Smith or Jones

T

Thaddeus Smith

Policeman 'Abbott'

S

Steve Millichamp

Policeman 'Costello'

Alan Hopgood

Alan Hopgood

Lester

John Murphy

John Murphy

Benny Balls

B

Bill Stacey

Captain Careful

Robert Thompson

Robert Thompson

Sneezy Rider

Themes & Keywords

australiatruckserial killerhitchhikertruck driversuspenseful

About Roadgames

Roadgames is a mystery, thriller, horror film released in 1981 exploring themes of australia, truck, serial killer, hitchhiker, truck driver, suspenseful. Directed by Richard Franklin, it stars Stacy Keach, Jamie Lee Curtis, Marion Edward. A truck driver plays a cat-and-mouse game with a mysterious serial killer in a van who lures young female hitchhiker victims on a desolate Australian highway.

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