Roadgames

Name: Roadgames
Director: Richard Franklin
Released: 1981-02-27

1981 film by Richard Franklin

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Also known as Road Games

Released: February 27, 1981
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, April 23, 1981
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, June 8, 1981
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Director: Richard Franklin
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Screenwriter: Richard Franklin
Cast: Stacy Keach
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, Jamie Lee Curtis
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, Grant Page
, Marion Edward
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Runtime: 101 min
, 99 min
Genre: slasher film
, thriller film
Country of origin: Australia
Original language: English

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Roadgames is a 1981 Australian thriller film directed by Richard Franklin and starring Stacy Keach and Jamie Lee Curtis. It follows an American truck driver travelling across Australia who, with the help of a hitchhiker, seeks to track down a serial killer who is butchering women and dumping their dismembered bodies along desolate highways.

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Color: color
Filmiroda rating: Category III rating certificate id: F/8325/J
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Title: Roadgames
Narrative location: Australia
Distribution format: video on demand
Review score: 92%(May 3, 2025) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 12 critic review
7.9/10(October 7, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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Nominations: AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role(1981) nominee: Marion Edward
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AACTA Award for Best Cinematography(1981)
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AACTA Award for Best Editing(1981)
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AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score(1981) nominee: Brian May
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Director of photography: Vince Monton
Australian Classification: M(since 1981) rating certificate id: 001074430F7F · distribution format: 35 mm film
Kijkwijzer rating: 12 content descriptor: Violence, Fear
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Soundtrack release: Roadgames / Patrick – Original Soundtrack Recording

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