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Road Games AKA Roadgames (Blu-ray) (1981)
One game kills time - The other kills people!Director: Richard Franklin
Year of Copyright: 1981
Year of Production: 1980
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:(1) Audio Commentary by director Richard Franklin, moderated by documentary producer/writer Perry Martin (2003)
(2) Audio Commentary by cinematographer Vincent Monton, production coordinator Helen Watts, and costume designer Aphrodite Kondos, moderated by filmmaker Mark Hartley (2019) -
Extras:"Australian Long Haul" 2019 interview with actor Stacy Keach (13:25)
1980 Script Read with producer/director Richard Franklin and actors Stacy Keach and Marion Edwards (116:30)
Composer Brian May Music Demos Accompanied by Stills and Poster Gallery (4:15)
"Kangaroo Hitchcock: The Making of Road Games" 2003 featurette (20:20)
Extended 2008 Interviews from Mark Hartley’s documentary "Not Quite Hollywood" featuring actors Jamie Lee Curtis and Stacy Keach, director Richard Franklin, stunt coordinator Grant Page, screenwriter Everett De Roche, cinematographer Vincent Monton, and assistant director Tom Burstall (63:19)
1980 Lecture on the making of "Road Games" with director Richard Franklin, co-producer Barbi Taylor, and composer Brian May, introduced By Critic Tom Ryan (130:22)
1981 Profile on director Richard Franklin (23:25)
2001 Audio Interview with director Richard Franklin (23:28)
2016 Audio Interview with actor Stacy Keach (9:10)
2016 Audio Interview with stunt coordinator and actor Grant Page (32:48)
Gallery of Stills, Production Shots, Storyboards, Newspaper, Reviews, Promotional and Artwork Materials (32:11)
Theatrical Trailer (2:11) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by director Richard Franklin, moderated by documentary producer/writer Perry Martin (2003)
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Extras:"Kangaroo Hitchcock: The Making of Road Games" 2003 featurette (20:20) [720p]
"Road Games Lecture with Richard Franklin, Barbie Taylor & Brian May" (20.11.1980) (130:20)
"The 4K Restoration of Road Games: In Conversation with Vincent Monton ACS, Director of Photography, Road Games" 2016 featurette (11:01) [1080p]
"Not Quite Hollywood" Interviews with Jamie Lee Curtis, Stacy Keach, Richard Franklin, Everett DeRoche, Vincent Monton & Tom Burstall" (63:16)
1981 Interview with Richard Franklin (24:33)
2001 Audio Interview with Richard Franklin (23:29)
2016 Audio Interview with Stacy Keach (9:14) [1080p]
2016 Audio Interview with Grant Page (32:52) [1080p]
"Lars Thorwold Hits the Asphalt: Isolation and Paranoia in Road Games" 1981 essay by Lee Gambin (32:25) [1080p]
Theatrical Trailer (2:08) [1080p] -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are in 480i except where noted.
The commentary is in English LPCM 2.0 Stereo. The menu states that the Not Quite Hollywood extracts also include Grant Page (they don't), and also omits Monton and Burstall (and mispells Everett as Everrette). New 4K restoration, but from a vintage print rather than the OCN. -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by director Richard Franklin, moderated by documentary producer/writer Perry Martin (2003, in English with French subtitles)
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Extras:2022 introduction by film historian Jean-Baptiste Thoret (~9 mins)
2022 interview with Mad Movies magazine editor Fausto Fasulo (~37 mins, HD)
"Not Quite Hollywood" Interviews with Jamie Lee Curtis, Stacy Keach, Richard Franklin, Everett DeRoche, Vincent Monton & Tom Burstall (~61 mins, in English)
Theatrical Trailer (2:03, HD, in English with French subtitles) -
Subtitles:French (FORCED)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are in French unless noted.
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Amazon France
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Commentaries:(1) Audio Commentary by director Richard Franklin, moderated by documentary producer/writer Perry Martin (2003)
(2) Audio Commentary by cinematographer Vincent Monton, production coordinator Helen Watts, and costume designer Aphrodite Kondos, moderated by filmmaker Mark Hartley (2019)
(3) Audio Commentary by writers and programmers Anna Bogutskaya and Olivia Howe (2020) -
Extras:"Kangaroo Hitchcock: The Making of Road Games" 2003 featurette (20:06)
Cast and Crew Interviews:
- "Australian Long Haul: Stacy Keach on Road Games" 2019 featurette (13:25)
- 1981 Archival Interview with Richard Franklin (25:31)
- 2001 Audio Interview with Richard Franklin (23:08)
- 2016 Audio Interview with Stacy Keach (9:10)
- 2016 Audio Interview with Grant Page (32:48)
- 2008 Not Quite Hollywood Interview Excerpts (63:17)
"Road Games: A Lecture by Richard Franklin, Barbi Taylor and Brian May. 20 November 1980" 1981 lecture (130:28)
"Trouble Ahead: Neil Sinyard on Roadgames" 2020 featurette (12:40)
1980 Script Read (116:29)
Brian May Music Demos (4:12)
Theatrical Trailer (2:11)
Image Galleries:
- Roadgames Image Gallery: Promotional Stills and Posters (68 images)
- Roadgames Image Gallery: Promotional Guide and Test Screening Report (46 images)
"... And His Ghost May Be Heard" 1973 short film (15:31) (upscaled SD in 1080/24p) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Limited edition of 5,000 copies.
Limited edition includes:
- 80-page liner notes book by Lee Gambin with archival interviews with Franklin, Keach and Curtis, Franklin’s 1980 Alfred Hitchcock obituary, an overview of contemporary critical responses, Mark Hartley on "…And His Ghost May Be Heard", and film credits.
- Double-sided poster.
Extras are in 1080/24p unless otherwise stated; audio extras are just sound against a black screen.
Keepcase in a hard card slipcase which also holds the booklet and poster.
Reissued in a standard edition without the collectibles. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US and UK releases have the original mono track lossless/uncompressed.
The French release has exclusive extras but they are not English-friendly. French subtitles are also forced on the feature.
The Australian release has both a 5.1 remix and the original mono track, but both are lossy.
All have some differing exclusive extras.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray A Collector's Edition America- Shout! Factory - No cuts (100:38).
- Blu-ray ALL Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No cuts (100:13).
- Blu-ray B France- Studio Canal - No cuts (100:31)
- Blu-ray B Limited Edition United Kingdom- Powerhouse Films - No cuts (100:16).
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Comparison added by Mark_Meakin on 15/08/16
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 28/06/22UPDATE LOG:
15/08/16: Initial entry.
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19/09/16: Title update.
06/11/19: Added US and DVDBeaver
02/12/20: Added the UK disc.
05/01/21: Added caps-a-holic.
18/10/21: Added UK standard, fixed typos.
28/06/22: Added France.
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