The Game
Brief Synopsis
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A bored billionaire philanthropist is given a birthday gift by his brother to make his life more interesting, a high-stakes game in which the rules remain a mystery. After receiving numerous clues and life-saving keys, he realizes someone has made him the target of a detailed scam, completely draining his bank account in the process. When he begins to believe the game ends when he is dead, he must do what he can to save his own life.
Cast & Crew
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David Fincher
Director
Michael Douglas
Sean Penn
Deborah Kara Unger
James Rebhorn
Elizabeth Dennehy
Film Details
Also Known As
Game, The, juego
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Michael E Meier
Distribution Company
Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Location
San Francisco, California, USA; Mexicali, Mexico; Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 8m
Synopsis
A bored billionare philanthropist is given a birthday gift by his brother to make his life more interesting- a high-stakes game in which the rules remain a mystery. After receiving numerous clues and life-saving keys, he realizes that someone has made him the target of a detailed scam, completely draining his bank account in the process. When he begins to believe that "the game" ends when he is dead, he must do what he can to save his own life.
Director
David Fincher
Director
Cast
Michael Douglas
Sean Penn
Deborah Kara Unger
James Rebhorn
Elizabeth Dennehy
Jason Kristopher
Sean Lanthier
John Cassini
Michael Massee
Tommy Flanagan
Harris Savides
Curtis Vanterpool
Peter Davidian
Jarlon Monroe
Charles Martinet
Trish Sommerville
Hideo Kimura
Jay Gordon
Kathryn Jean Harris
Armin Mueller-stahl
Daniel Schorr
Himself
Scott Hunter Mcguire
Michael Lynwood
Yuji Okumoto
Jeffrey Michael Young
James Brooks
Rachel Schadt
Joe Frank
Owen Masterson
Jack Kehoe
Mark Boone
Caroline Barclay
John Aprea
Kimberly Russell
Christopher John Fields
Stephen Cowee
Sara Davallou
Carroll Baker
Charles Branklyn
Tammy Koehler
Bryan Pezzone
Performer
Edward P. Campbell
Gerry Becker
Alex Lynwood
Harrison Young
George Maguire
Andre' Brazeau
Keena Turner
Sean Moloney
Spike Jonze
Florentine Mocanu
John Hammil
Bill Flannery
Victor Ferrerira
Linda Manz
Duffy Gaver
Marc Siegler
Peter Donat
Lily Soh Froehlich
Aaron Thomas Luchich
Rachel Steinberg
Tim Donelan
Lead Person
Joy Ann Ryan
Victor Talmadge
Anna Katarina
Bob Stephenson
Carlos Hoy
Crew
Michael Adler
Best Boy
Sande Alessi
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Fran Allgood
Costumes
Kirsten Anderson
Accountant
Spencer Anderson
Electrician
Larry Aube
Key Rigging Grip
David Auge
Production Assistant
Jamie Babbit
Script Supervisor
Jon Bachmann
Production Assistant
Dean Backer
Swing Gang
Richard Bailey
Animation Supervisor
Richard Bailey
Main Title Design
Nico Bally
Grip
Jeffrey Beecroft
Production Designer
Yudi Bennett
Assistant Director
Les Bernstein
Photography
Giovanni Bianchini
Swing Gang
John Bickford
Special Thanks To
Cynthia Black
Set Costumer
Christopher Blauvelt
Assistant Camera Operator
Eric Blum
Electrician
Steve Boeddeker
Editor
Todd Boekelheide
Rerecording
Samuel Bokobza
Accounting Assistant
Sue Bokobza
Production Accountant
Martin Bosworth
Other
Pete Bowm
Construction Coordinator
Pete Bowman
Props
Max Brehme
Swing Gang
Michael W Brennan
Dolly Grip
Jenny Bright
Visual Effects
Richard Bronskill
Other
Doug Brown
Production Assistant
R Anthony Brown
Unit Production Manager
Ray Bulinski
Craft Service
Rufus Burnham
Special Thanks To
Willie Burton
Sound Mixer
Steve Callas
Construction Coordinator
Rocky Capella
Stunts
Jackie J Carr
Set Decorator
Danny Castle
Stunts
Janine Cavoto
On-Set Dresser
Ceán Chaffin
Producer
Steve Chambers
Stunts
Lisa Chino
Assistant Sound Editor
Phil Chong
Stunts
John Cleveland
Grip
Edmond Coblentz
Assistant Sound Editor
Anthony R Collier
Best Boy
Robert Consing
Storyboard Artist
Michael Coo
Key Grip
Gary Costin
Props
Robert Cotnoir
Music Arranger
Julie B Crane
Product Placement
Jeff Cronenwith
Director Of Photography
Laurence Cropley
Electrician
Mark Cross
Special Thanks To
Robin D'arcy
Visual Effects
Peter Davidian
Best Boy
Sheldon Davis
Stunts
Sandy De Crescent
Music Conductor
Jeff De La Rosa
Rigging Gaffer
Christopher Desmond
Other
Babette Dickerson
Assistant Editor
Ron Diggory
Grip
John S Dorsey
Assistant
Bryan Duff
Props Assistant
Annie Ellis
Stunts
Richard Miller Ellis
Stunts
John Embry
Production Assistant
Dan Evans Farkas
Music
Renee Featherstone
Assistant
Michael Ferris
Screenplay
Michael Ferris
Coproducer
Mike Ferris
Camera Operator
Malcolm Fife
Foley Editor
Ethan Flowers
Location Casting
Tony Friedkin
Photography
Alex Frisch
Visual Effects
Anthony Gaudio
Other
Adam Glick
Electrician
Steve Golin
Producer
Karman Graham
Production Assistant
Gabrielle Grant
Production Assistant
Brett Greenstein
Assistant
Joseph Guerino
Electrician
George Gugler
Other
Mark Hager
Assistant Production Coordinator
Jill Hall
Swing Gang
Peter Hamilton
Swing Gang
Bill Hansard
Photography
Thomas Harrigan
Location Assistant
Denise Harris
Assistant Set Dresser
Joel Hatch
Production Supervisor
Kevin Tod Haug
Visual Effects Supervisor
Janice Hayden
Music
James Haygood
Editor
Sara Hegarty
Assistant Sound Editor
Krista Helgeson
Production Assistant
Hilda Hodges
Foley Artist
Ellen Hofstadter-shapiro
Accountant
Russell Hosking
Electrician
George Hrivnak
Transportation Co-Captain
Terry Hubbard-legorreta
Assistant Editor
Richard Hymns
Sound Editor
Steve Irwin
Video
Michael Jacobi
Music Editor
Tad Jacobs
Assistant Sound Editor
Eric R Jacobson
Assistant Production Coordinator
Michael Kaplan
Costume Designer
Alan S Kaye
Set Designer
Lara Kelly
Art Department Coordinator
Dave Kenig
Special Thanks To
Elizabeth Kentor
Dialogue Editor
Dan Kerns
Rigging Gaffer
Glenn Kiser
Other
Joris Kivits
Production Assistant
Ren Klyce
Sound Designer
Ren Klyce
Sound Editor
Tai Klyce
Assistant Sound Editor
Craig Kohtala
Best Boy Grip
Sue Krevtz
Craft Service
Jeffery Kroebber
Sound
John Kurlander
Music
Brad Lackey
Stunts
Kimberly Lambert
Adr Editor
Mary Jo Lang
Foley Mixer
Sean Lanthier
Other
Lane Leavitt
Stunts
Scott Leslie
Swing Gang
Marvin E. Lewis
Boom Operator
Sandra Louie
Location Assistant
Thomas E Lucas
Makeup
Yvan Lucas
Consultant
Rusty Mahmood
Dga Trainee
Kevin Mahonchak
Music
Flint Maloney
Location Manager
Michelle Maples
Miniatures
Keira Marsh
Production Assistant
Owen Masterson
Stand-In
Linda Matthews
Costume Supervisor
Meg Matthews
Set Costumer
J. Steven Matzinger
Assistant Camera Operator
George Mauricio
Props Assistant
Peter Mavromates
Post-Production Supervisor
Geoff Mcauliffe
Visual Effects
Matt Mcbride
Stunts
Jonathan Mcgarry
Assistant Director
Cole Mclarty
Stunts
Michael E Meier
Cable Operator
Michelle Mendenhall
Post-Production Assistant
Alan Michels
Post-Production Assistant
Jamie Midgley
Assistant
Amy Miller
Production Assistant
Harry Miller
Dialogue Editor
Patty Miller
Hair Stylist
Claudio Miranda
Gaffer
Larry Misselhorn
Other
Vince Moisden
Art Department
Roy Moore
Property Master
Yolie Moreno
Effects Coordinator
Jonathan Mostow
Executive Producer
James J Murakami
Art Director
Stephen Nakamura
Dailies
Liz Newman
Production Coordinator
Mike Nichols
Other
Christopher S Nushawg
Assistant Art Director
Craig Nycz
Other
Wayne Nycz
Other
Ed O'connell
Other
Alex Olivares
Assistant Editor
Orlando Orona
Grip
David Orr
Color Timer
Max Pallat
Swing Gang
David Parker
Rerecording
Kevin Peachy
Location Assistant
Ralph Peterson
Props
Don Phillips
Casting
Julie Pierce
Makeup Artist
Sargeant Pillsbury
Assistant
Frankie Pine
Music
Stephanie Pleet
Location Manager
Jim Poynter
Swing Gang
Scott Purcell
Graphic Artist
Eugenio Quintero
Other
Liz Radley
Video
Rudy Reachi
Props Assistant
Matt Rebenkoff
Assistant Director
Charlene Richards
Adr Mixer
Deborah Ricketts
Stock Footage
Eric Roberts
Special Effects
Shawn Roberts
Special Effects
Gregory N Rocco
On-Set Dresser
Louie Rodriguez
Transportation Captain
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Danny Rogers
Stunts
Liza Rudolph
Production Assistant
Michael Runyard
Stunt Coordinator
Jordan Ryder
Assistant
Steven A. Saklad
Art Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Game, The, juego
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Michael E Meier
Distribution Company
Polygram Filmed Entertainment
Location
San Francisco, California, USA; Mexicali, Mexico; Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 8m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall September 12, 1997
Released in United States on Video January 20, 1998
Released in United States September 1997
Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Closing Night) in Spain September 18-27, 1997.
Began shooting August 13, 1996.
Completed shooting January 7, 1997.
Jodie Foster was previously attached to co-star, but left the production in early June 1996 and filed a $14.5 million suit against PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Propaganda Films for alledged breach of contract. The lawsuit was settled in early October 1996.
Project formerly at MGM.
Released in United States on Video January 20, 1998
Released in United States September 1997 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Closing Night) in Spain September 18-27, 1997.)
Released in United States Fall September 12, 1997
