Road
Games (1981/Umbrella Entertainment Import Blu-ray)
Picture:
B+ Sound: B Extras: B Film: B
PLEASE
NOTE: This Import Blu-ray of the original Road Games
film is now only available from our friends at Umbrella Entertainment
in Australia and can be ordered from the link below.
Richard
Franklin's gritty 1981 film Road Games (1981) is a great
thriller that will keep you on the edge of your toes. Starring
Stacey Keach and Jamie Lee Curtis, the film is a mixture of road trip
adventure mixed with a giallo film. Tightly shot and edited, I found
this to be an enjoyable ride from start to finish and hadn't seen the
film prior to this release.
While
driving across the Australian outback with his dog, the smooth
talking truck driver Patrick Quid (Keach) becomes aware that a serial
killer is attacking women and killing them with piano wire. He
suspects that the driver of a green van is the murderer and is
getting rid of the bodies in pieces in plastic bags burying them in
the desert. On his way to Perth with a load of pork meat, he gives a
ride to the hitchhiker Pamela Rushworth (Curtis) and tells his theory
about the killer to her. When they park in a gas station, they see
the van and Pamela decides to break into it to investigate. When
Pamela disappears, Pat pursuits the van while he becomes the prime
suspect of the police that leads up to the explosive climax.
Presented
in 1080p high definition with a beautiful newly restored 4K transfer
from surviving 35mm print materials, a widescreen aspect ratio of
2.35:1 and a great sounding, lossy Dolby Digital 5.1 track, the film
looks and sounds fantastic on Blu-ray disc. A lossy Dolby Digital
2.0 Mono English track is also included on the disc.
Special
Features include...
Audio
Commentary with Producer/Director Richard Franklin
Kangaroo
Hitchcock: The Making of "Road Games" - Featurette with
Producer/Director Richard Franklin and Actor Stacy Keach
Uncut
'Not Quite Hollywood' Interviews with Jamie-Lee Curtis, Stacy
Keach, Grant Page, Richard Franklin, Everett De Roche, Vincent Monton
& Tom Burstall (see the full documentary elsewhere on this site)
Newly-Discovered
Two Hour lecture on the Making of Road Games from Richard
Franklin, Barbi Taylor & Brian May
New
Extensive Gallery accompanied by Essay written by Fangoria writer Lee
Gambin: Gallery of stills, Production Shots, Storyboards, Newspaper
Reviews, Promotional & Artwork Materials
Featurette
on the 4K transfer by Roar Digital featuring SD-to-HD Comparisons,
Quality Approval & Interview with DoP Vincent Monton
1981
Interview with Richard Franklin
2001
Audio Interview with Richard Franklin
New
Audio Interview with Road Games Lead Actor Stacy Keach
New
Audio Interview with Road Games Stunt Co-ordinator &
Actor/Stuntman Grant Page
HD
Theatrical Trailer
A
gem of a film that is beautifully presented here by Umbrella, catch
this expanded, updated version ASAP. Great release.
-
James Lockhart
https://www.facebook.com/jamesharlandlockhartv/
