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Nightmaster
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Nightmaster

1988-07-01 · 87 min · ★ 4.1

Action · TV Movie

By day, Robbie (Tom Jennings) and his girlfriend, Amy (Nicole Kidman) are high school students. By night, they become top contenders in highly competitive simulated war games designed to test their athletic abilities and intellectual superiority. Although Robbie is a champion of the game, he soon realizes the extent of his instructor's fanatic extremes and the once-friendly game becomes real-life... and real life becomes a deadly game.

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Directors
Mark Joffe
Production companies
Somerset Film Productions, Cine-Funds Limited
Countries
Canada, Australia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Tom JenningsTom JenningsRobby Mason
Nicole KidmanNicole KidmanAmy Gabriel
Joanne SamuelJoanne SamuelSonia Spane
Vince MartinVince MartinSteve Beck
Craig PearceCraig PearceGuy Duncan
Doug ParkinsonPete 'Pearly' Gates
Jeremy ShadlowSimon
Alex BrounHenry
Paul GleesonPaul GleesonPeter Hastings
Mark HennessyMark HennessyAloysius Askew
Christopher TruswellChristopher Truswell'Fingers' Hough
James LugtonJames LugtonTote 'Ali' Bent
Paul KellyPaul KellyHimself
Laurence CliffordBrian Simmons
Terry BradyLieutenant Trout
Linda MegierKelly
Allen LeongLuis
Sean GarlickStave Opponent
Brett A'HearnKarate Contestant
Nicholas JeanesWell-Dressed Man

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