Dangerous Game (1987 film)


Dangerous Game is a 1987 Australian slasher film directed by Stephen Hopkins.

Plot

Jack Hayward 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 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 is murdered by Murphy, and his friends are next.

Cast

The set built by Igor Nay was one of the largest ever built for an Australian film.

Reception

According to Stephen Hopkins, the film sold well at Cannes because "at that time it was quite cool to be Australian."

Accolades