Roadgames
July 10th 2008 01:14
Pat Quid (Keach) is an independent truckie with a rig full of pork on his way to Perth. His companion is a dingo called Boswell (real name revealed in the end credits as Killer). Pat’s not your typical truckie (“Just because I drive a truck doesn’t make me a truck driver”), he quotes poetry, plays the banjo and harmonica, and, since he doesn’t pop the usual pills to keep him awake on the long hauls he invents invigorating mind games to pass the time, such as making up backgrounds histories of the funny folk that pass him on the lonely stretches of highway, or having philosophical (one-way) conversations with Boswell.
Stacey Keach as Pat Quid
Jamie Lee Curtis as Hitch
Killer as Boswell
For a movie about a nasty serial killer Roadgames isn’t graphic at all, what violence there is happens off-screen, apart from a scuffle at film’s end. However director Franklin skillfully ratchets up the suspense and suggests brutal violence could erupt on several occasions. His use of Hitchcockian visual motifs (mistaken identities, hallucination, juxtaposing comedy against jeopardy) makes a lot of sense when you know Franklin was a huge fan of Hitchcock.
The serial killer (Grant Page) behind an unsuspecting victim (Angie La Bozetta)
Pat and Pamela aka Hitch enjoy the great taste of an Aussie meat pie
Here's the American trailer:
Roadgames DVD couresty of Umbrella Entertainment, many thanks!
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Comment by Damo
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Part of my Australiana fascination at that time.
I had the Hitchcockian style and hid most of its implausible incidents well except the fact that two yanks crossing Australia happen to find each other randomly.
I think Stacy K went to prison soon after this film. Something about a boat load of coke I recall.
Jamie lived on.
Comment by David O'Connell
Screen Fanatic
Patrick scared the crap out of me as a kid and I've always really liked Psycho II - he was on a hiding to nothing when taking that job and yet he turned it into a surprisingly good film. (Ok, Meg Tilly was in it which may have been a factor (
Even his last film Visitors was one of those watcheable b-graders that you can't possibly hate.
Comment by Bryn
Horrorphile
David, I never seen Patrick, but I like the poster. I've seen Psycho II, I think, years and years ago, but remember very little of it. I need to rent both some time. As for Visitors, it looked dreadful ... Maybe I even saw it and have blocked it from my memory ... lol
Comment by Damo
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Comment by Bryn
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Comment by Damo
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The tone was very mischievous.
Even my father laughed at the kitchen scene when made a sandwich for a hot girl and pulled out the big killing knife to cut it. It appealed to my dry wit.