Roadgames (1981)
Directed by Richard Franklin
An American trucker hauling pork carcasses across the Nullarbor to Perth becomes convinced the man in a green van is murdering hitchhikers, and plays cat and mouse with him along the Eyre Highway.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Motel≈ 00:02:00Nullarbor Plain, AustraliaInferred
Stopping for the night, Quid sees a man in a green van check in with a hitchhiker; next morning the man watches the rubbish being collected.
- 2Eyre Highway≈ 00:10:00Nullarbor Plain, AustraliaStated on screen
Heading west with his dingo, he picks up a woman who has blocked the road, and they play guessing games about the van driver.
- 3Roadhouse≈ 00:35:00Nullarbor Plain, AustraliaInferred
- 4Service station and roadside at night≈ 00:50:00Nullarbor Plain, AustraliaInferred
- 5Weigh station and city streets≈ 01:20:00Perth, Western AustraliaStated on screen
- 6Meat facility≈ 01:35:00Perth, Western AustraliaInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 1,291 km
- Places
- 2
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 6
- Truck: 1,291 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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