Cloak & Dagger

"It's not just a game anymore."

1984 1h 41m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 168

AdventureActionFamily

Synopsis

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Davey Osborne is an average 11-year-old boy with an overactive imagination. He spends his days playing video games and pretending to be a spy with his imaginary father-figure, Jack Flack - a substitute for his real father, who is struggling with the recent death of Davey's mother. However, fantasy becomes reality for Davey after he witnesses the murder of an FBI agent, who in his dying breath, gives Davey a mysterious video game cartridge called Cloak & Dagger, which in actuality contains top-secret government information. With the help of his younger friend Kim, the tech savvy Morris, and even a little help from his fictional secret agent mentor, Davey must stay one step ahead of pursuers as he tries to survive a real-life game of espionage in the streets of San Antonio, Texas.

“It's not just a game anymore.”

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Cast

Henry Thomas
Davey Osborne
Dabney Coleman
Jack Flack / Hal Osborne
Michael Murphy
Rice
Christina Nigra
Kim Gardener
John McIntire
George MacCready
Jeanette Nolan
Eunice MacCready
Eloy Casados
Alvarez
Tim Rossovich
Haverman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Franklin
Writers: Tom Holland, Cornell Woolrich
Languages: Russian, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Franklin, shot by Victor J. Kemper. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Brian May. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Andrew London shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Henry Thomas and Dabney Coleman and Michael Murphy carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's not just a game anymore.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0087065 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Richard Franklin directs. Victor J. Kemper behind the camera. Brian May scores. Andrew London cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Russian, English.

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142 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, English.
3Directed by Richard Franklin, shot by Victor J. Kemper. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Brian May. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Andrew London shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Henry Thomas and Dabney Coleman and Michael Murphy carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "It's not just a game anymore.".
8IMDB entry: tt0087065 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "parent child relationship", "espionage", "spy", "traitor".