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The Game is a 1997 American neo-noir mystery drama film directed by David Fincher. The screenplay was written by Michael Ferris, with Michael Douglas and Sean Penn starring in the cast alongside Deborah Kara Unger and James Rebhorn. Howard Shore composed the score, and Haris Savides served as director of photography. The production was led by producers Ceán Chaffin and Steve Golin, with Universal Pictures, Propaganda Films, and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment involved in its creation.
Filmed in San Francisco and Mexico, the narrative is set in San Francisco. The film has a runtime of 129 minutes and was released in English. It was distributed by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Netflix, and Microsoft Store in formats including DVD and video on demand. The production had a budget of 50,000,000 and generated box office revenue of 109,423,648. The film received a rating of 7.7 on IMDb and 7.572 on TMDb. Its tagline asks, "What do you get for the man who has everything...?"
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Film · TMDB
7.6In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nary a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.
Cast
- Michael Douglas as Nicholas Van Orton
- Sean Penn as Conrad Van Orton
- Deborah Kara Unger as Christine
- James Rebhorn as Jim Feingold
- Peter Donat as Samuel Sutherland
- Carroll Baker as Ilsa
Themes
- san francisco, california
- manipulation
- danger of life
- puzzle
- birthday present
- conspiracy thriller
- bewildered
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Key facts
- Directed by
- David Fincher
- Written by
- John Brancato, Michael Ferris
- Produced by
- Steve Golin Ceán Chaffin
- Starring
- Michael Douglas Sean Penn James Rebhorn Deborah Kara Unger Peter Donat Carroll Baker Armin Mueller-Stahl
- Cinematography
- Harris Savides
- Edited by
- James Haygood
- Music by
- Howard Shore
- Production company
- Propaganda Films
- Distributed by
- PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
- Release date
- September 12, 1997 ( 1997-09-12 )
- Running time
- 128 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $70 million
- Box office
- $109.4 million
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Encyclopedic overview
The Game is a 1997 American mystery thriller film directed by David Fincher, starring Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger and James Rebhorn and produced by Propaganda Films and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. It tells the story of a wealthy investment banker who is given a mysterious birthday gift by his brother—participation in a game that integrates in strange ways with his everyday life. As the lines between the banker's real life and the game become more uncertain, hints of a larger conspiracy begin to unfold.
The Game was well received by critics like Roger Ebert and major periodicals like The New York Times, but had middling box-office returns compared to the success of Fincher's previous film Seven (1995). The film later gained a strong following among Fincher's fans, with some noting it as one of his best films.
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