Ratings

TMDB Rating 6.5
IMDB Rating 6.7
RottenTomatoes Rating 100%

Financials

Revenue: $100,000

Budget: $1,750,000

Profit: - $-1,650,000


Movie Details

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

Status: Released

Average Rating: 7

Release Date: Feb 27, 1981

Rating: 1981-02-27

Run Time: 1h 41m

Original Language: English

Website: -

Production Countries: Australia

Production Companies: Essaness Pictures , Greater Union Organisation (GUO) , Quest Productions


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Synopsis

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.


Main Cast

Stacy Keach

Stacy Keach

Patrick 'Pat' Quid

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis

Pamela 'Hitch' Rushworth

Age : N/A | Popularity : 100%

Marion Edward

Marion Edward

Madeleine 'Frita' Day

Age : N/A | Popularity : 6%

Grant Page

Grant Page

Smith or Jones

Age : N/A | Popularity : 8%

Thaddeus Smith

Thaddeus Smith

Policeman 'Abbott'

Age : N/A | Popularity : 10%

Steve Millichamp

Steve Millichamp

Policeman 'Costello'

Age : N/A | Popularity : 17%

Alan Hopgood

Alan Hopgood

Lester

Age : 90 | Popularity : 22%

John Murphy

John Murphy

Benny Balls

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%


Crew

Department Role Name
Directing Director
Richard Franklin
Richard Franklin
Assistant Director
Tom Burstall
Tom Burstall
Robert Kewley
Robert Kewley
James Parker
James Parker
Script Supervisor
Anne McLeod
Anne McLeod
Production Producer
Richard Franklin
Richard Franklin
Executive Producer
Bernard Schwartz
Bernard Schwartz
Co-Producer
Barbi Taylor
Barbi Taylor
Production Manager
Barbara Gibbs
Barbara Gibbs
Greg Ricketson
Greg Ricketson
Location Manager
Helen Liston
Helen Liston
Production Assistant
Billy Baxter
Billy Baxter
Warwick Ross
Warwick Ross
Production Secretary
Helen Watts
Helen Watts
Sound Original Music Composer
Brian May
Brian May
Sound
Paul Clark
Paul Clark
Ray Phillips
Ray Phillips
Sound Editor
Lon Bender
Lon Bender
Louise Johnson
Louise Johnson
Supervising Sound Editor
Andrew London
Andrew London
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert W. Glass Jr.
Robert W. Glass Jr.
Robert Thirlwell
Robert Thirlwell
John Wilkinson
John Wilkinson
Conductor
Brian May
Brian May
Camera Director of Photography
Vincent Monton
Vincent Monton
Grip
Karel Akkerman
Karel Akkerman
Graeme Mardell
Graeme Mardell
Greg Wallace
Greg Wallace
Assistant Camera
David Brostoff
David Brostoff
Phil Cross
Phil Cross
Camera Operator
Louis Irving
Louis Irving
Still Photographer
Jim Townley
Jim Townley
Suzy Wood
Suzy Wood
Assistant Grip
Jamie Leckie
Jamie Leckie
Editing Editor
Edward McQueen-Mason
Edward McQueen-Mason
Art Production Design
Jon Dowding
Jon Dowding
Art Direction
Jon Dowding
Jon Dowding
Set Decoration
Jill Eden
Jill Eden
Props
Nick Hepworth
Nick Hepworth
Assistant Art Director
Harry Zettel
Harry Zettel
Writing Screenplay
Everett De Roche
Everett De Roche
Original Story
Everett De Roche
Everett De Roche
Richard Franklin
Richard Franklin
Costume & Make-Up Costume Design
Aphrodite Kondos
Aphrodite Kondos
Makeup Artist
Lois Hohenfels
Lois Hohenfels
Visual Effects Visual Effects
Roger Cowland
Roger Cowland
Crew Stunt Coordinator
Grant Page
Grant Page
Second Unit Cinematographer
Louis Irving
Louis Irving
Eric Lomas
Eric Lomas
Score Engineer
Ross Cockle
Ross Cockle
Technical Advisor
Heath Harris
Heath Harris
Lighting Electrician
Daryl Binning
Daryl Binning
Tony Holtham
Tony Holtham
Colin Williams
Colin Williams
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