Gamer (2009)

Directors:

Mark Neveldine
Brian Taylor

Writers (WGA):

Mark Neveldine (written by) &
Brian Taylor (written by)

Release Date:

4 September 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

In the near future, you don't live to play... you'll play to live.

Plot:

Set in a future-world where humans can control other humans in mass-scale, multi-player online gaming environments...

Plot Keywords:

Online Gaming | Shootout | Fictional Game Show | One Word Title | Prison

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Gerard Butler	...	Kable
Amber Valletta	...	Angie
Michael C. Hall	...	Ken Castle
Kyra Sedgwick	...	Gina Parker Smith
Logan Lerman	...	Simon
Alison Lohman	...	Trace
Terry Crews	...	Hackman
Ramsey Moore	...	Gorge
Ludacris	...	Humanz Brother (as Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges)
Aaron Yoo	...	Humanz Dude
Jonathan Chase	...	Geek Leader
Dan Callahan	...	Backup Geek
Brighid Fleming	...	Delia
Johnny Whitworth	...	Scotch
Keith Jardine	...	Mean Slayer

Also Known As:

Citizen Game (USA) (fake working title)
Game (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for frenetic sequences of strong brutal violence throughout, sexual content, nudity and language.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #44947) | Norway:15 | UK:18 | Ireland:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Finland:K-15 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Hong Kong:III | Portugal:M/16 | Sweden:15 | Mexico:B15

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque Studios - 5650 University Boulevard SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Lionsgate

Trivia:

The motorcycle driven by Trace is a Buell Firebolt.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Another mistake of writing "kable" using Arabic letters is that they are not connected. In languages where Arabic letters are used for writing, letters of a word should be connected otherwise it is not readable (or very difficult to read).

Quotes:

Ken Castle: I hope one day to have the opportunity to breach your firewall, Miss Parker Smith.
[kisses her hand]

Movie Connections:

References Crank (2006)

Soundtrack:

I've Got No Strings

Violence, Nudity, and Science Fiction meet

The movie has interesting ideas and explores them but never gets "slow" or "boring". The composition is about 80% action and 20% social commentary.

"Gamer" is a dark, edgy, gory, hard hitting film that has it's serious moments but doesn't get too preachy about it. The game "Slayers" is the one that primarily drives the story and is similar to the Roman gladiator style of life - fight and do well enough you are set free.

The game "Society" was extremely interesting to me. I mean think about this, what if people decided to let others control them and tell them what to do? Those in the BDSM scene already know what I'm talking about, but what if you were a normal person who just wanted some easy money? Should we be okay with this as long as it is consensual?

I personally thought some scenes were smoking hot.

If you go to see Gamer be prepared to enjoy an action flick that has more than just hot bodies and lots of explosions (although it has that too)!