The Hunger Games
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Gary Ross
Jennifer Lawrence
Josh Hutcherson
Liam Hemsworth
Wes Bentley
Stanley Tucci
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which "Tributes" must fight with one another until one survivor remains. Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she's ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
Director
Gary Ross
Cast
Jennifer Lawrence
Josh Hutcherson
Liam Hemsworth
Wes Bentley
Stanley Tucci
Elizabeth Banks
Paula Malcomson
Leven Rambin
Judd Lormand
Dayo Okeniyi
Kimiko Gelman
Dakota Hood
Troy Linger
Anthony Reynolds
Sharon Morris
Ian Nelson
Katie Kneeland
Woody Harrelson
Nelson Ascencio
Brett C Smith
Annie Thurman
Jacqueline Emerson
Karan Kendrick
Donald Sutherland
Latarsha Rose
Amandla Stenberg
Lenny Kravitz
Dwayne Boyd
Mackenzie Lintz
Steve Coulter
Jack Quaid
Tim Taylor
Kalia Prescott
Isabelle Fuhrman
Shane Bissell
Rhoda Griffis
Sandra Lafferty
Ethan Jamieson
Amber Chaney
Raiko Bowman
Toby Jones
Sandino Moya-smith
Willow Shields
Bruce Bundy
John D Ross
Alexander Ludwig
Crew
Vince Acree
Diana Acrey
Stephanie Fowler Adams
Norman Adelshugel
Luke Adkins
Rylan Akama
Danny Akers
Kim Akers
Alan Aldridge
David Alexander
Nicole Alkire
Alexandre Allain
Stuart Allen
Melissa Almeida
Robert Althoff
Diana Alvarez
Leonel Alvarez
Christian Alzmann
Rocky Amon
Todd Stacey Anderson
Matthew Mark Andrews
Toby Angwin
Matt Appleby
Kevin Apsitis
James Apted
Alana Aranki
Jon Arenson
Olafur Arnalds
Olafur Arnalds
Oliver Arnold
Elena Arroy
Christopher Assells
Dino Athanassiou
David M Atkinson
Marc Aubry
Paul Aulicino
Ilkay Avci
Patrice Avery
Thomas B Aykroid
Benjamin Baggott
Jamie Baglio
Brian Baker
Heath Baker
Laura Baker
Lauren Baker
Louise Baker
Sam Baker
Shamus Baker
Theresa Balaszi
Deborah Ball
Sam Cody Ball
Jesse Balodis
Jarrod Banner
Gina Baran
Jayson Barber
Cherry Barber-petenbrink
Cassandra Barbour
Jacquie Barnbrook
Jacquie Barnbrook
Shawn C H Baron
Pedro Barquin
Mike Barrett
Patrice-alain Barrette
Michel Barriere
Sean Bartemes
Jonwilder Lee Bartlett
Tyler Bartley
Sadie Paige Barton
Jim Bartoo
Eric Bates
Jason W Batey
Mark Baucom
Robert Baumgartner
Robert Baumgartner
Robert Baumgartner
Teresa Beach
Ryan Beams
Neil G Beard
Robin Beauchesne
Anthony Beaudoin
Paul Beaudry
Olivier Beaulieu
Steve Becker
Ron Bedrosian
Caroline Belisle
James B Bell
Wendy Bell
Richard S Bellina
Laurent Ben-mimoun
Gray Bender
Lon Bender
David Beneke
Ryan Bennett
John Berger
Michel Bergeron
Gloria Berra
Cindy Berry
Louise Bertrand
Pierrot Berube
Sara Bettinger
Chris Biddle
Michael Bigham
Robin Bissell
Charles L Bitting
Jason Blackman
Chrys Blackstone
Pierre Blain
Raphaele Blanchard
Rob Blue
Sheryl Blum
Chris Bogart
Jason Bohbot
Hobie Bohlen
William M Bohlen
Sebastian Bommersheim
Anto Bond
Eric Bonilla
Cedric Bonnaffoux
Daniel Booko
William F Boone
Maryse Bouchard
Christian Boudman
Thomas Bowes
Randy Bowie
Tim Bowman
Susan Boyajian
Anita Brabec
Warren Brace
Colin Brady
Andrea Braswell
Thomas Bremer
John Brennick
Caroline Brien
Grant Briggs
Jeanette Brill
Jeff Brinker
Stephane Brisson
Simon Britnell
John R Broadus
Anthony Brooks
Larry N Brooks
Adrienne Brown
Derrick Brown
Michelle Lee Brown
Robyn Brown
Harry Russel Brutsche
Kenneth Bryant
Jo Buckley
Susan Buffington
Jackie Burch
Samy Burch
Roy Burger
Freddy Burgos
Barret Burlage
T-bone Burnett
T-bone Burnett
T-bone Burnett
Jeremy Burns
Buzzy Burwell
Tiffany Busche
Joanna Bush
Launcelle Bustamante
Andrew Butler
Win Butler
Steven Butner
Stephen Cabinum
Cat Cacciatore
Kelly E Caldwell
Martha Callender
Anthony Cam
Joe Camp
Charlie Campagna
Ben Campanaro
Barbara Cantu
Tom Capizzi
Greg Capoccia
Christopher S Capp
Christopher Carlson
Casey Carmichael
Julio Carmona
S Regina Carney
Hubert D Carroll
Huey Carroll
Owen Carroll
Lance Carter
Neil Castles
Monica Castro
Nick Cattell
Julien Chabot
Francois Chancrin
Dave Channing
Regine Chassagne
Kurt Chatfield
Vanessa Cheung
Anis Cheurfa
Conrad Chitwood
Heather Chobor
Hyemee Choi
Patrick Christensen
S Todd Christensen
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Wide Release in United States Spring March 23, 2012
Released in United States on Video August 18, 2012
Based on the novel "The Hunger Games" written by Suzanne Collins and published by Scholastic Press on September 14, 2008.
Source material is the first of three novels. The second, "Catching Fire," was published on September 1, 2009. The third, "Mockingjay," was published on August 24, 2010.
John C. Reilly was previously in discussions for the role of Haymitch Abernathy.
Project was included on the 2010 Black List.
The film's production budget of approximately $90 million was reduced to $78 million through tax subsidies.
The film has been approved by the Chinese government to be one of the 20 foreign films released in the country in 2012.
Released in United States on Video August 18, 2012
Wide Release in United States Spring March 23, 2012
Lionsgate is collaborating with Striker Entertainment to handle licensing and merchandising of the first film in the franchise.