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The most dangerous game... but make it 80s LA and absolutely unhinged.
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Death Chase (1988)

schlock actionB-movie fever dreamtrash cinema gold

Overview

Action

After a man's sister is killed by two gunmen who seemingly come out of nowhere, he manages to find and kill them. He then discovers that the men he killed were part of a multi-millionaire's bizarre "death game", where someone is hunted through the streets of Los Angeles by teams of killers who get a big-money prize for killing their quarry--and he realizes that now he is "it".

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Content warning
vigilante justice vs systemic rotdesperation as survival fuelwealth as moral bankruptcyurban paranoia

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Explosions that look like someone actually died making them.

Acting

Paul L. Smith growling every line like his paycheck bounced.

Best for:Friends: Riffing with friends who love gloriously bad cinema.·Background: Chaos energy while doing literally anything else.·Rewatch: Cult obsessives tracking David A. Prior's entire filmography.
Heads up:Violence: Relentless gunplay, explosions, and 80s action casualties.
David A. Prior

Director

David A. Prior

ReleasedMar 12, 1988
Runtime1h 26m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Action International Pictures

Top Cast

Paul L. Smith

Paul L. Smith

Steele

Jack Starrett

Jack Starrett

Lt. MacGrew

Reggie De Morton

Reggie De Morton

Eddie

Francine Lapensée

Francine Lapensée

Game Player / Assassin

Sonny King

Sonny King

Game Player

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

David A. Prior directed 30+ action films in the 80s/90s, often casting his brother Ted. This is peak Prior-verse.

Cultural

Part of a micro-genre of 'hunted human' films spawned by The Most Dangerous Game, but this one adds cocaine-era LA nihilism.

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