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Night Game

Play trailer Poster for Night Game R,  1989,  1h 35m,  Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 0% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 12% 50+ Ratings Popcornmeter
0% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 12% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings
A Galveston, Texas, detective (Roy Scheider) finds a link between a pitcher's strikeouts and a throat slasher.

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Joe Kane New York Daily News Aug 19, 2021
1.5/4
Sort of a "Field of Yawns," "Night Game" has the feel of a feeble made-for-TV movie fleshed out with a few R-rated epithets and glimpses of gore (not unlike your typical made-for-cable time-killer). Go to Full Review
Michael H. Price Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Aug 19, 2021
5/10
Scheider's performance is solidly convincing but not particularly energetic. Story construction is severely flawed as well... Go to Full Review
Michael Wilmington Los Angeles Times Aug 19, 2021
"Night Game" answers the burning question: Would bad, improbably plotted slasher movies be any better if they had humor, strong characters and pungent dialogue instead of incessant car-crashes and blood-letting? The answer, surprisingly, is no. Go to Full Review
Bill Kelley South Florida Sun-Sentinel Aug 19, 2021
1.5/4
Unless you have a weakness for hard-boiled detective movies that overstay their welcome by an hour, there's no reason to chase after this one. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Peter Masterson

Director

Roy Scheider

Mike Seaver

Karen Young

Roxy

Richard Bradford

Nelson

Paul Gleason

Broussard

Carlin Glynn

Alma

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Night Game

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Movie Info

Synopsis A Galveston, Texas, detective (Roy Scheider) finds a link between a pitcher's strikeouts and a throat slasher.
Director
Peter Masterson
Producer
George Litto
Screenwriter
Spencer Eastman, Anthony Palmer
Production Co
Epic Productions, Sarliu/Diamant
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 15, 1989, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 7, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA)
$228.1K
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
Surround
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