''Fair Game'' is a 1986 Australian action thriller film directed by Mario Andreacchio from a screenplay by Rob George. Quentin Tarantino enthuses about the movie in the 2008 documentary '' Not Quite Hollywood''.

Plot

A young woman (

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) who runs a wildlife sanctuary in the Outback is menaced by three kangaroo hunters who have entered the sanctuary looking for new game.

Cast

as Jessica * Peter Ford as Sunny * David Sandford as Ringo * Garry Who as Sparks * Don Barker as Frank * Carmel Young as Moira * Tony Clay as Derek * Adrian Shirley as Victor

Production

The movie was shot in South Australia with the assistance of the

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. Director Mario Andreacchio later said:

''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.

Box office

''Fair Game'' grossed $13,902 at the box office in Australia.

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