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Release Date:
12 September 1997 (USA) moreTagline:
Players Wanted. morePlot:
Wealthy financier Nicholas Van Orton gets a strange birthday present from wayward brother Conrad: a live-action game that consumes his life. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(31 articles)
Weekly Eye Candy: Wrong Video from Patrick Daughters (From ioncinema. 5 June 2009)
First Look Review: Tell Tale
(From Icons of Fright. 4 May 2009, 2:01 PM, PDT)
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....and when it was all over, I was blown away moreUS TV Schedule:
| Sun. July 12 | 10:30 PM | AMC |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Michael Douglas | ... | Nicholas Van Orton | |
| Sean Penn | ... | Conrad Van Orton | |
| Deborah Kara Unger | ... | Christine | |
| James Rebhorn | ... | Jim Feingold | |
| Peter Donat | ... | Samuel Sutherland | |
| Carroll Baker | ... | Ilsa | |
| Anna Katarina | ... | Elizabeth | |
| Armin Mueller-Stahl | ... | Anson Baer | |
| Charles Martinet | ... | Nicholas' Father | |
| Scott Hunter McGuire | ... | Young Nicholas | |
| Florentine Mocanu | ... | Nicholas' Mother | |
| Elizabeth Dennehy | ... | Maria | |
| Caroline Barclay | ... | Maggie | |
| Daniel Schorr | ... | Himself | |
| John Aprea | ... | Power Executive |
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Rated R for language, and for some violence and sexuality.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
128 minCountry:
USAColour:
Colour (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Iceland:12 | USA:R (certificate #35106) | Finland:K-12 | Netherlands:16 | Spain:13 | Brazil:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Australia:M | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15Fun Stuff
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The real Game is, more-or-less, a Ph.D. caliber scavenger hunt. It's also a team event. There is no prize money. Each team's entry fee is $25,000; limited to ten teams. All of the entry money is donated to charity. The game is actually supported by several wealthy benefactors, including Microsoft's 'Bill Gates'. Each team consists of one van full of players - usually four to six people. A series of clues, often in the form of puzzles, must be solved; each clue's answers lead to the next clue. Teams travel from clue to clue, until reaching the finish line. The winners typically take about 24 hours to finish. Often the clues are so intricate and choreographed that they approximate small theatrical productions, occasionally employing a dozen or more actors. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: As Nicholas is walking away from his car without having changed the blown tyre, he locks the car with a remote control. A fraction of a second before that, you can see that the front right window of the car is rolled down, which would make the locking of the car quite pointless. moreFAQ
What does "CRS" stand for?What did Jim Feingold mean when he said that Nicholas was a "left-brain word fetishist"?
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Very few films have captured my attention the way The Game did. Every turn, every corner seemed to have some hint of intrigue and deception. This film would be the life's work for any major film maker, but then again, this David Fincher were talking about.
Years from now, when Fincher is honored with his lifetime achievement award at the Academy Awards, his true fans will always remember this film. It put a whole new twist on the idea of "plot-twist." One of the few films me and my father both liked (we never agree on any film).