Fair Game

R

Released Jul 8, 2022

1h 25m

Mystery & Thriller

Action

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64%

11 Reviews

Tomatometer

33%

100+ Ratings

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A bona fide Aussie classic, one that would later inspire Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, Fair Game is a wild revenge thriller set in the outback pitting Cassandra Delaney's wildlife sanctuary boss against three psycho kangaroo hunters. Bored with killing kangaroos, they decide to kill the animals in the sanctuary, and when they see how attractive the owner is, they decide to have a little "fun" with her, too. Turns out that they may get a bit more "fun" than they bargained for.

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Ruud T

No, no, no. In the beginning, there's fear, what would happen with the girl ?, but at the second half of the movie, it becomes unbelievable. Such as ? She's riding away from home at a horse for hours, but when she walks home, she reaches it in 5 minutes. Just no.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/27/23

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brad p

The action sequences in this exploitation effort are effective enough to offset the picture's shortcomings.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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mary k

Just revenge and anger. Don't think it was done with the right type of emotions. Looks like they just want to show off a hot body. Sadly totally missed the mark.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Peter G

This movie is so great! just wonderful! I seriously recommend watching it with a bro or a special someone I don't know - just do your own thing it's fine! The way the girl just keeps on going home every time - just awesome - truly inspirational. xoxoxo

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/03/22

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Jessica (Cassandra Delaney, one-time wife of John Denver; also the star of One Night Stand and Hurricane Smith) just wants to take care of an animal sanctuary but now she has to deal with the fury of three kangaroo poachers -- Sunny (Peter Ford), Ringo (David Sandford) and Sparks (Garry Who) -- after she tries to turn them in for hunting on protected land. They take things too far when they break into her quarters while she sleeps and take nude Polaroids of her. She responds by messing with their guns, so they assault her and tie her to the hood of The Beast, a specially redesigned Ford F100, and tear through the outback. Then, they destroy her home, smash her car and kill every animal that she's sworn to protect. If the police (Don Barker) don't care, if she can't get to town and if she's probably going to die at the hands of these men, there's no way she's not taking some of them out with her. Directed by Mario Andreacchio and written by Rob George -- who would also work together on The Dreaming, Captain Johnno, Abduction...Who's Next? and several episodes of Pals. George was inspired by driving through Australia, saying "The original source of the idea for me was driving back from Sydney to Adelaide one night, we left about midnight, and around about West Wyalong we got taunted by some guy who kept driving right up behind us ... just sitting a foot or two behind the back of our ute and then he'd pass us and go up and come back on the other side of the road and play chicken with us. It was really distressing." Andreacchio would later say, "Fair Game came out of a situation where we were wanting to make a movie that was a B-grade video suspense thriller. I wanted to treat it like comic book violence -- it was always like a comic book study of violence. What amazed me and the thing I found quite disappointing was that it started to become a cult film in some parts of the world and people were taking it seriously. And that, for me, became a real turning point. I thought, if people are taking this seriously, then I don't think I can make this sort of material." This movie exudes sleaze and danger, as everything surrounding Jessica is out to hurt her. It's shot in blazing sunlight by Andrew Lesnie, who would go on to The Lords of the Rings movies. It feels like I Spit On Your Grave and Razorback had a child and then Death Proof was the kid it had when it was just a teenager. Stick with this. It takes some time to get to where it needs to be. But when it does, it's ready to deliver on everything you watch exploitation films for.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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delysid d

this is one of my favorites! you dont like this?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/17/20

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Mario Andreacchio

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Cassandra Delaney

Jessica

Peter Ford

Sunny

David Sandford

Ringo

Garry Who

Sparks

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Alex Saveliev

Film Threat

Suspend your disbelief, get a little intoxicated if you’re of age, if that’s your thing, and you’ll most certainly enjoy this wildly entertaining piece of trash.

Rated: 7/10

Jul 27, 2022

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Thom Ernst

Original Cin

Released for the first time in North America, this so-called Ozploitation thriller about a violently assaulted woman exacting revenge on her attackers hasn’t aged well and raises uncomfortable questions about the genre.

Rated: C

Jul 20, 2022

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

I enjoyed a few yoks, but felt kinda soiled nonetheless.

Jul 15, 2022

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M.V. Moorhead

Less Hat, Moorhead

Despite what she endures, our heroine remains defiantly brave throughout, and it would be absurd to deny how satisfying it is when she turns the tables on her tormentors.

Jul 15, 2022

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Tyler Doupe

Dread Central

Mario Andreacchio’s exploitation effort serves up plenty of sleazy action sequences in an entertaining package.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 9, 2022

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Mike McGranaghan

Aisle Seat

Action movies have become big and complicated, making it nice to revisit those '80s-style, just-get-it-done thrills.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 7, 2022

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Synopsis

A bona fide Aussie classic, one that would later inspire Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, Fair Game is a wild revenge thriller set in the outback pitting Cassandra Delaney's wildlife sanctuary boss against three psycho kangaroo hunters. Bored with killing kangaroos, they decide to kill the animals in the sanctuary, and when they see how attractive the owner is, they decide to have a little "fun" with her, too. Turns out that they may get a bit more "fun" than they bargained for.

Director: Mario Andreacchio
Screenwriter: Rob George
Distributor: Dark Star Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 8, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 12, 2022
Runtime: 1h 25m

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