Les jeux de la mort

Titre original : Fatal Games

1984
13+
1h 28m

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueAthletes at a sports academy are getting systematically killed by a mysterious javelin thrower.Athletes at a sports academy are getting systematically killed by a mysterious javelin thrower.Athletes at a sports academy are getting systematically killed by a mysterious javelin thrower.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

4,7/10

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Anecdotes
The film is often cited as being very similar to Graduation Day (1981), due to a killer in a track suit killing teenage athletes with athletic equipment (most notably a javelin), nearly identical opening credit montages of athletic events, and the killer crossing out victims in a group photo. It is also similar in that actress Linnea Quigley appears in both films as a replacement for an actress who refused to appear nude on screen.

Gaffes
A student is stabbed underwater. It's doubtful it would be possible to throw a javelin with that strength and speed underwater to kill somebody with efficiency as shown in the movie.

Autres versions
There is an english-language version (with dutch subtitles) released in the Netherlands under the title Olympic Nightmare which is totally uncut and runs 83mins, instead of the usual 81mins.

Connexions
Featured in The Cinema Snob: Fatal Games (2014)

Bandes originales
Take It All the Way
Written by Shuki Levy and Deborah Shelton

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3/10

If Friday the 13th and Fame had a child.......

...Fatal Games would be their campy offspring!

Students attending an athlete academy are getting speared by a mad javelin thrower!

Other than the clever choice of weapon, Fatal Games doesn't add anything new to the slasher genre. It follows a very routine plot, which at times becomes quite repetitious and the cast is pretty weak. It has a completely dated 80's style - the cast even wears leg warmers! The javelin murders (hah, good alternate title!) are fairly gore-free and I dare say darkly funny at times. The revelation of the killer's identity is surprising though the motive is pretty silly. There's also plenty of female nudity on display though, if that's how you get your kicks.

Over all, clichés and cheese abound but it's still not the worst of its kind.

* 1/2 out of ****