Fatal Games (1984)
Directed by Michael Elliot / Michael Elliott
Genres - Mystery, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Sports Drama |
Release Date - Jan 1, 1984 (USA - Unknown), Jan 1, 1984 (USA) |
Run Time - 90 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Eleanor Mannikka
In spite of some interesting names attached to this low-budget, embarrassing horror film (Rafael Buñuel, son of acclaimed Luis Buñuel is the co-writer and co-producer), the result is anemic. At the core of the story, seven athletes in training for the Olympics at the Falcon Academy of Athletics in Massachusetts are violently slain by a killer with a wicked javelin toss. Most of the women in the film are portrayed as lesbians (apparently a straight woman can do no more than wield a wicked crochet hook), or their gender is indeterminate because of the drugs they imbibe -- a side issue in the film. Clichéd, predictable, and lacking in suspense, Fatal Games was never released theatrically.
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Keywords
athlete, javelin, killing, Olympic-Games, school, serial-killer