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The Name of the Game Is Kill!

  • 1968
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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Tisha Sterling in The Name of the Game Is Kill! (1968)
Psychological ThrillerThriller

A desert family offers a traveling stranger hospitality, but the stranger doesn't realize exactly what they have in store for him.A desert family offers a traveling stranger hospitality, but the stranger doesn't realize exactly what they have in store for him.A desert family offers a traveling stranger hospitality, but the stranger doesn't realize exactly what they have in store for him.

  • Director
    • Gunnar Hellström
  • Writer
    • Gary Crutcher
  • Stars
    • Jack Lord
    • Susan Strasberg
    • Collin Wilcox Paxton
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    262
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gunnar Hellström
    • Writer
      • Gary Crutcher
    • Stars
      • Jack Lord
      • Susan Strasberg
      • Collin Wilcox Paxton
    • 12User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast8

    Jack Lord
    Jack Lord
    • Symcha Lipa
    Susan Strasberg
    Susan Strasberg
    • Mickey Terry
    Collin Wilcox Paxton
    Collin Wilcox Paxton
    • Diz Terry
    • (as Collin Wilcox)
    Tisha Sterling
    Tisha Sterling
    • Nan Terry
    T.C. Jones
    • Mrs. Terry
    Mort Mills
    Mort Mills
    • Sheriff Fred Kendall
    Marc Desmond
    • The Doctor
    Lou Lombardo
    • Julio
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Gunnar Hellström
    • Writer
      • Gary Crutcher
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Curtis Harrington and Roman Polanski were both briefly attached as directors, while Rock Hudson was considered to play the lead. Moreover, when Polanski was in the running to direct, he wanted to change the main character from a Hungarian refugee to a Polish one.
    • Quotes
      • Mickey Terry: Don't hurt me, Sym.
      • Symcha Lipa: If you get hurt, it will be your own fault.
      • Mickey Terry: What are you waiting for? If you don't love me, why don't you just take what you want?
      • Symcha Lipa: You're the first girl who ever invited me to rape her.
    • Connections
      Featured in Cinemacabre TV Trailers (1993)
    • Soundtracks
      Shadows
      Written by Michael Z. Gordon (as Mike Gordon) and Stu Phillips
      Sung by The Electric Prunes

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 29, 1968 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lovers in Limbo
    • Filming locations
      • Sedona, Arizona, USA(hospital)
    • Production company
      • Poore-Todd Productions
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $325,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 24m(84 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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