Dangerous Game is a 1987[a] Australian slasher film directed by Stephen Hopkins.
| Dangerous Game | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Stephen Hopkins |
| Screenplay by | Peter West |
| Produced by | Basil Appleby Judith West |
| Starring | Miles Buchanan Marcus Graham Steven Grives Kathryn Walker Sandie Lillingston John Polson |
| Cinematography | Peter Levy |
| Edited by | Tim Wellburn |
| Music by | Steve Ball Les Gock |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$4.7 million[1] |
| Box office | A$31,802 (Australia)[2] |
Plot
editJack Hayward (Marcus Graham) is a computer hacker who breaks into a department store one night with his friends for thrills. They are soon locked in by former cop, turned security guard, Patrick Murphy (Steven Grives) who had recently been suspended from his job because of Jack and his friends. This cat-and-mouse game becomes a fight for survival when Tony (John Polson), one of Jack's friends, is murdered by Murphy, and his friends are next.
Cast
edit- Miles Buchanan as David
- Marcus Graham as Jack
- Steven Grives as Patrick Murphy
- Kathryn Walker as Kathryn
- Sandie Lillingston as Ziggy
- John Polson as Tony
Production
editThe set built by Igor Nay was one of the largest ever built for an Australian film.[6]
Reception
editAccording to Stephen Hopkins, the film sold well at Cannes because "at that time it was quite cool to be Australian."[7]
Accolades
edit| Award | Category | Subject | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AACTA Awards (1987 AFI Awards) |
Best Sound | Peter Fenton | Nominated |
| Phil Heywood | Nominated | ||
| Martin Oswin | Nominated | ||
| Best Production Design | Igor Nay | Nominated |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Production Survey", Cinema Papers, September 1987 p66
- ^ "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office" (PDF). Film Victoria. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
- ^ "Gates of Video Hell: Dangerous Game (1988)". 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Dangerous Game" – via IMDb.
- ^ "Dangerous Game - Review - Photos - Ozmovies". www.ozmovies.com.au.
- ^ David Stratton, The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry, Pan MacMillan, 1990 p244
- ^ Logan, Brian (29 July 1998). "Arts: Some of Stephen Hopkins's films are so bad he can't bear to watch them... But Lost In Space is different. Brian Logan meets the man who won the hearts of Heather Graham and Hollywood". The Guardian. p. 014.