Roadgames

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

Feb 27 1981 PG 1h 41m
Horror, Mystery, Thriller

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.

Plot

Pat Quid is driving a semi across Australia. On the way he encounters various other travellers and the occasional hitchhikers repeatedly as they're traveling the same road. A favorite pastime of Pat is to play games to pass the time on the journey (such as to make up backgrounds of the other people on the road). Pamela is one hitchhiker he picks up. But when she disappears, he suspects that the driver of a van who has been acting a little strange (Smith or Jones), may be the serial killer mentioned on the radio. But his pursuit of the van driver brings him to the attention of the police, who begin to suspect him.

Written by

Everett De Roche, Richard Franklin

Directed by

Richard Franklin

Production Countries

Australia, United States of America

Production Companies

Essaness Pictures, The Australian Film Commission, West Australian Film Council, Greater Union Organisation (GUO), Quest Productions, AVCO Embassy Pictures, Film Victoria

Languages

English

Awards

6 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
10,759
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
71
Popularity
NA