Nightmaster
3.4
“Obsession is the deadliest weapon.”
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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Cast
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Tom Jennings
Robby Mason
Known for
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Joanne Samuels
Sonia Spane
Nicole Kidman
Amy Gabriel
Known for
The Others
Eyes Wide Shut
Joanne Samuel
Sonia Spane
Known for
Mad Max
My Pet Dinosaur
Vince Martin
Steve Beck
Also in
Cast Away
Number 96
Craig Pearce
Guy Duncan
Also in
To Make a Killing
The Seventh Floor
Doug Parkinson
Pete 'Pearly' Gates
Also in
Always Greener
Jeremy Shadlow
Simon
Known for
Dead End Drive-In
Alex Broun
Henry
Also in
The First Kangaroos
Heartbreak High
Paul Gleeson
Peter Hastings
Known for
Thirteen Lives
Wanted
Mark Hennessy
Aloysius Askew
Also in
The Henderson Kids
The Big Steal
Christopher Truswell
'Fingers' Hough
Also in
Hey Dad..!
Fast Talking
Mark Joffe Director · Michael McGennan Writer David Skinner Composer
First release July 1, 1988 · Produced in Canada, Australia · Production Cine-Funds Limited
Production
Somerset Film Productions
Production
Cine-Funds Limited
Production
Canada · Australia
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Watch the Shadows Dance
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · July 1, 1988
Physical · Source: IMDb
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
June 6, 1998 · TV · [Murray, S. (1996). Australia on the small screen, 1970-1995. Oxford University Press]
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