Dangerous Game is a 1987[a] Australian slasher film directed by Stephen Hopkins.
Dangerous Game | |
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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] |
Jack 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.
The set built by Igor Nay was one of the largest ever built for an Australian film.[6]
According to Stephen Hopkins, the film sold well at Cannes because "at that time it was quite cool to be Australian."[7]
Award | Category | Subject | Result |
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AACTA Awards (1987 AFI Awards) |
Best Sound | Peter Fenton | Nominated |
Phil Heywood | Nominated | ||
Martin Oswin | Nominated | ||
Best Production Design | Igor Nay | Nominated |