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A laid-back American truck driver in south Australia suspects that the driver of a green van is killing young women along his route, and plays a game of cat-and-mouse to catch him.A laid-back American truck driver in south Australia suspects that the driver of a green van is killing young women along his route, and plays a game of cat-and-mouse to catch him.A laid-back American truck driver in south Australia suspects that the driver of a green van is killing young women along his route, and plays a game of cat-and-mouse to catch him.
- Awards
- 6 nominations
Steve Millichamp
- Police
- (as Stephen Millichamp)
Angelica La Bozzetta
- Hitchhiker
- (as Angie La Bozzetta)
Carole-Ann Aylett
- Cleaning Lady
- (as Carol Ann Aylett)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaStacy Keach learned to drive a 16-gear semi truck in just two days for the role of Quid. He drove the truck about 1,600 miles during the production.
- GoofsQuid says dingoes don't bark which is not true. (As it turns out, his dog, Bosworth, isn't a dingo, so he's even wrong about that.)
- Quotes
Patrick 'Pat' Quid: Madam, just because I drive a truck does not make me a truck driver.
- Crazy creditsThe closing credits roll over the image of the words 'tomorrow's bacon' written on the back of Quid's trailer.
Featured review
Under rated road movie thriller with Hitchcockian trappings
Road Games is an Ok suspense film by Hitchcock disciple Richard Franklin (see also Psycho II, Link, FX II:The Deadly Art of Illusion). It features a good performance by Stacy Keach as a lone truck driver transporting bacon across the Australian outback during a butcher's strike. Every now and then, Keach comes across other travellers on the road, one of whom is the driver of a mysterious green van. Keach, having heard about a serial killer on the loose on his radio, convinces himself that the driver of the green van is also the murderer the police are looking for. However, Keach takes such ludicrous and unorthodox actions to prove his theory that he ends up making himself look like the culprit.
The main theme here of an innocent man being mistaken for a murderer is as old as the hills. The freshness of this film is provided principally by the unconventional locale (Aussie outback) and the outlandish set of supporting characters introduced during the course of the film. The suspense is good during the main scenes, but in between the film loses momentum. Hardly surprising, since Keach spends much of the film alone, chatting away to himself and his pet dingo in the cab of his truck. Listening to a man talkking to himself is hardly the best way to build excitement. However, you can feel a prickle of terror in your heart during one particularly hair raising sequence in which Keach investigates a peculiar sound in the back of his lorry.
I like this film, but it's no classic. Just one of those quiet, forgotten gems that film buffs ought to seek out for a rainy day.
The main theme here of an innocent man being mistaken for a murderer is as old as the hills. The freshness of this film is provided principally by the unconventional locale (Aussie outback) and the outlandish set of supporting characters introduced during the course of the film. The suspense is good during the main scenes, but in between the film loses momentum. Hardly surprising, since Keach spends much of the film alone, chatting away to himself and his pet dingo in the cab of his truck. Listening to a man talkking to himself is hardly the best way to build excitement. However, you can feel a prickle of terror in your heart during one particularly hair raising sequence in which Keach investigates a peculiar sound in the back of his lorry.
I like this film, but it's no classic. Just one of those quiet, forgotten gems that film buffs ought to seek out for a rainy day.
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- barnabyrudge
- Dec 21, 2002
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- Also known as
- Truck Driver
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- Budget
- A$1,750,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $306
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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