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Fatal Games( 1984)

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There can only be one winner in this contest. Their mistake was to even compete!

Overview

The young athletes of Falcon Academy are training hard to earn their place in the nationals. But when these burgeoning sports stars start disappearing one after the other, Dr. Jordine and his team - who’ve started plying their athletes with new and untested performance-enhancing drugs - are baffled.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Sally Kirkland

      Diane Paine

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      Lynn Banashek

      Annie Rivers

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      Sean Masterson

      Phil Dandridge

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      Michael O'Leary

      Frank Agee

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      Teal Roberts

      Lynn Fox

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      Spice Williams-Crosby

      Coach Drew

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      Melissa Prophet

      Nancy Wilson

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      Angela Bennett

      Sue Allen Baines

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      Nicholas Love

      Joe Ward

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      Lauretta Murphy

      Shelly

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      Michael Elliot

      Dr. Jordine

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      Christopher Mankiewicz

      Jack Webber

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      Ed Call

      Mr. Burger

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      Mel Klein

      Annie's Father

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      Alan Waite

      Waiter

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      Miguel Elac

      Singer

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      Jim Peppers

      Policeman #1

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      William G. Sipos

      Policeman #2

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      Beverly Schaeffer

      Waitress

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      Shari Smith

      Athlete

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      Steve Malis

      Athlete

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      Nancye Ferguson

      Athlete

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      James W. Broderick

      Athlete

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      Linnea Quigley

      Athlete

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      Deanna Shapiro

      Athlete

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      Brinke Stevens

      Shower Girl (uncredited)

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    A review by Wuchak

    5
    Written by Wuchak on Thu Dec 21 2023
    **_Olympic wannabes slain by a javelin_** Athletes at an American farming school for the Olympics go missing, which leaves the staff and other students puzzled. “Fatal Games” (1984) is one of the many slashers that came out in the wake of the success of “Halloween” and “Friday the 13th.” The formula and tropes are simply transferred to a different milieu; in this case, an athletics school. I like the genre and this one includes all the ingredients necessary for a quality slasher, but drops the ball with boring characters/dramatics, too much filler, and an annoyingly dated score (the sc...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • slasher
    • athletics