Quick Facts
DirectorRichard Franklin
Runtime1h 41m · PG
GenresHorror · Mystery · Thriller
Release1981-02-27
Film
Roadgames
1981· PG· 1h 41m· Horror· Mystery· Thriller
“The truck driver plays games. The hitchhiker plays games. And the killer is playing the deadliest game of all!”
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.
1981-02-27
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Key Crew
DirectorRichard Franklin
ScreenplayEverett De Roche
ProducerRichard Franklin
Director of PhotographyVincent Monton
Original Music ComposerBrian May
EditorEdward McQueen-Mason
Full cast & crew (21 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released1981-02-27
Runtime1h 41m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosEssaness Pictures · GUO · Quest Productions
Budget$2M
Box office$100,000
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesAustralia
Rating6.5/10 · 215 votes
Original languageen
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