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HorrorThriller

Fatal Games

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

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.

Release Date : 1984-01-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Impact Films

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Sally Kirkland

Character Name : Diane Paine

Original Name : Sally Kirkland

Gender : Female

Lynn Banashek

Character Name : Annie Rivers

Original Name : Lynn Banashek

Gender : Male

Sean Masterson

Character Name : Phil Dandridge

Original Name : Sean Masterson

Gender : Male

Michael O'Leary

Character Name : Frank Agee

Original Name : Michael O'Leary

Gender : Male

Teal Roberts

Character Name : Lynn Fox

Original Name : Teal Roberts

Gender : Female

Spice Williams-Crosby

Character Name : Coach Drew

Original Name : Spice Williams-Crosby

Gender : Female

Melissa Prophet

Character Name : Nancy Wilson

Original Name : Melissa Prophet

Gender : Female

Angela Bennett

Character Name : Sue Allen Baines

Original Name : Angela Bennett

Gender : Male

Nicholas Love

Character Name : Joe Ward

Original Name : Nicholas Love

Gender : Male

Lauretta Murphy

Character Name : Shelly

Original Name : Lauretta Murphy

Gender : Male

Michael Elliot

Character Name : Dr. Jordine

Original Name : Michael Elliot

Gender : Male

Christopher Mankiewicz

Character Name : Jack Webber

Original Name : Christopher Mankiewicz

Gender : Male

Ed Call

Character Name : Mr. Burger

Original Name : Ed Call

Gender : Male

Mel Klein

Character Name : Annie's Father

Original Name : Mel Klein

Gender : Male

Alan Waite

Character Name : Waiter

Original Name : Alan Waite

Gender : Male

Miguel Elac

Character Name : Singer

Original Name : Miguel Elac

Gender : Male

Jim Peppers

Character Name : Policeman #1

Original Name : Jim Peppers

Gender : Male

William G. Sipos

Character Name : Policeman #2

Original Name : William G. Sipos

Gender : Male

Beverly Schaeffer

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Beverly Schaeffer

Gender : Male

Shari Smith

Character Name : Athlete

Original Name : Shari Smith

Gender : Male

Steve Malis

Character Name : Athlete

Original Name : Steve Malis

Gender : Male

Nancye Ferguson

Character Name : Athlete

Original Name : Nancye Ferguson

Gender : Male

James W. Broderick

Character Name : Athlete

Original Name : James W. Broderick

Gender : Male

Linnea Quigley

Character Name : Athlete

Original Name : Linnea Quigley

Gender : Female

Deanna Shapiro

Character Name : Athlete

Original Name : Deanna Shapiro

Gender : Male

Brinke Stevens

Character Name : Shower Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Brinke Stevens

Gender : Female

Reviews

W

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2023-12-21

**_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 scores of “Halloween” and “Friday the 13th” are fresh by comparison). Then there’s the constant switches to the front of the school, which is supposed to be in Massachusetts, but it’s glaringly Los Angeles. Nevertheless, there’s enough good here if you’re in the mood for an 80’s slasher and don’t mind prosaic filmmaking. For instance, the revelation of the javelin-wielding killer is creative and well-done. It wouldn’t work today, however, due to eye-rolling political correctness. The movie runs 1 hour, 24 minutes, and was shot in the Los Angeles area at Redondo Beach (for the interiors done in Aviation High School, which is now demolished) and, for the exteriors, University High School in West Los Angeles. GRADE: C+