Funny Games
Brief Synopsis
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The vacation begins with Ann, George and their son Georgie on their way to their summer home. The neighbors, Fred and Eva, are already there. They make a date to play golf the next morning. It's a perfect day. Ann begins to make dinner, while her husband and son are busy with their newly restored sailboat. Suddenly, Ann finds herself face to face with a polite young man, the neighbors' guest Peter, who has come to ask for some eggs because Eva has run out. Ann is about to give Peter the eggs, but hesitates. How did he get onto their property? Peter explains that there's a hole in the fence--Fred showed it to him. Things seem strange from the beginning. Soon, violence erupts.
Cast & Crew
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Michael Haneke
Director
Robert Lupone
Naomi Watts
Linda Moran
Susanne Haneke
Brady Corbet
Film Details
Also Known As
Funny Games U.S.
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Horror
Thriller
Release Date
2007
Distribution Company
Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
Location
Long Island, New York, USA; New York City, New York, USA; New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 52m
Synopsis
The vacation begins with Ann, George and their son Georgie on their way to their summer home. The neighbors, Fred and Eva, are already there. They make a date to play golf the next morning. It's a perfect day. Ann begins to make dinner, while her husband and son are busy with their newly restored sailboat. Suddenly, Ann finds herself face to face with a polite young man, the neighbors' guest Peter, who has come to ask for some eggs because Eva has run out. Ann is about to give Peter the eggs, but hesitates. How did he get onto their property? Peter explains that there's a hole in the fence--Fred showed it to him. Things seem strange from the beginning. Soon, violence erupts.
Director
Michael Haneke
Director
Cast
Robert Lupone
Naomi Watts
Linda Moran
Susanne Haneke
Brady Corbet
Devon Gearhart
Michael Pitt
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Neil Driscoll
Lead Man
Boyd Gaines
Tim Roth
Crew
Josh Abbey
Post-Production Audio
Olga Abramson
Camera
Philippe Aigle
Executive Producer
Rico O. Alston
Video Assist/Playback
Pastor Alvarado
Assistant Property Master
Doug Anderson
Scenic Artist
Amy Andrews
Set Costumer
Jean A Antonie
Driver
Serge Antony
Colorist
Raphael A Banks
Transportation Co-Captain
Kerry Barden
Casting
Chris Barnes
Stunt Coordinator
Lauren Barnhart
Assistant
Rent Bastian
Coproducer
Christian Baute
Producer
William F Beggi
Driver
Braden Belmonte
Camera Assistant
Feriel Benouarka
Project Manager
Laura Berning
Location Scout
Michael Bigger
Makeup
Jussi Bjorling
Song Performer
Alain Blanchard
Assistant Location Manager
Tanya Blumstein
Dialogue Coach
Sandie Bompar
Assistant Editor
Jim Boniece
Key Rigging Grip
Mauro Bossi
Stand-In
Yannick Boulot
Sound
Jackie Brandwein
Medic
Jean Sebastian Brettes
Assistant
Adam Brightman
Coproducer
Adam Brown
Production
Theodore A. Brown
Transportation Captain
Kenneth Brzozowksi
Carpenter
Zan Burnham
Greensman
Wilfred Caban
Special Effects Foreman
William Callahan
Rigging Electrician
Abraham Camacho
Production
George Campbell
Driver
Carmen Campolo
Special Effects Technician
Vincent Camuto Jr.
Video Playback
Paul Candrilli
Best Boy Grip
Brian Cantaldi
Production Accountant
Lisa Caracciola
Medic
Michael Carew
Stunts
George Carney
Production
Jay Carrado
Stunts
Carl Carson
Location Scout
Glenn A Carter
Driver
Al Cerullo
Helicopter Pilot
Beth Charlesworth
Set Production Assistant
Pascal Chauvin
Foley Artist
Jeremy Cherson
Production
Andrew Cheung
Grip
Vanessa Ciszewski
Production Coordinator
Chris Coen
Producer
Peter Colavito
Best Boy Electric
Leslie Collins
Medic
Stephane Cordier
Finance Manager
Nolan Cox
Driver
Jeremy Crane
Production Coordinator
Joe Curran
Stunts
Edouard D'heucqueville
Sound
Mario Dalia
Driver
Blake Davis
Office Production Assistant
Jason Dean
Assistant Production Coordinator
Sophie Delila
Song Performer
Sophie Delila
Song
Rebecca Meis Demarco
Set Decorator
Richard B Dennis
Driver
Joan Devilla
Accountant
Katie Dixon
Set Production Assistant
Andreas Dobers
Production Coordinator
Kelly Meyer Douglas
Coordinator
Richard Bryan Douglas
Special Effects Technician
Nell Drake
Accounting Assistant
Maureen Duffy
Other
Graham Easton
Other
Gene Engles
Gaffer
Dominique Eyraud
Sound Recordist
Robert Falcone
Rigging Electrician
Roy Farfel
Stunt Coordinator
Josh Farley
Assistant Location Manager
Samantha Feltus
Assistant
Carl Ferrara
On-Set Dresser
Sandi Figueroa
Wardrobe Supervisor
Leigh Friend
Craft Service
Gerard Furey
Carpenter
Kantarama Gahigiri
Production
Michael Gallart
Lighting Technician
Jeff Galpin
Stunts
Justin Geisenberger
Stand-In
Beniamino Gigli
Song Performer
Raphaella Giugliano
Accounting Assistant
Thom Gonzales
Hair Stylist
Audra Gorman
Location Scout
Alexander Gorodetsky
Scenic Artist
Dylan Goss
Camera Operator
Jason Graham
Assistant Director
Elaine Grainger
Casting Director
Dennis Green
Camera
Wilson Green
Set Production Assistant
Cameron Greenlee
Stunts
Evan Gregg
Location Scout
Michelle Grignon
Other
Marie Guesnier
Sound
Anguibe Guindo
Video Assist/Playback
Ineke Hagedorn
Production
Wayne Han
Set Production Assistant
George Frederick Handel
Music
George Frederick Handel
Song
Michael Haneke
Source Material
Michael Haneke
Screenplay
Susanne Haneke
Set Decorator
James Harkerss
Driver
Lee Harper
Assistant Costume Designer
Michael D Harrell
Assistant Property Master
Scott Harris
Stand-In
Jules Hartley
Stand-In
Jay Hayman
Production
Brian Heller
Camera Operator
Christopher Hensel
Grip
Cordula Herrmann
Production Accountant
Don Hewitt
Stunts
Elizabeth Himelstein
Dialect Coach
Urs Hirschbiegel
Assistant Director
Ruth Hodgson
Other
Billy Hopkins
Casting
Diane Hounsell
Script Supervisor
Liz Huizinga
Accounting Assistant
Xavier Jamaux
Song
Xavier Jamaux
Song Performer
David Januzzi
Stunts
Roberto Jimenez
Swing
John R Johnston
Construction
Jenny Jue
Casting Assistant
Jason Kadlec
Location Scout
Philip Kathrens
Lighting Technician
Lodge Kerrigan
Consultant
Muriel Kester
Tutor
Darius Khondji
Director Of Photography
Hinju Kim
Art Director
Steve Kirshoff
Special Effects Coordinator
Graham Klatt
Grip
Geoffrey Kleindorfer
Visual Effects Supervisor
Benjamin-lew Klon
Set Production Assistant
George Kousoulides
Scenic Artist
Justin Krohn
Assistant Editor
Beth Kuhn
Assistant Art Director
Brigitte Lacombe
Photography
Jean-pierre Laforce
Sound Mixer
Bronson Lamb
Set Production Assistant
Lionel Le Bras
Boom Operator
Katie Letien
Set Production Assistant
Greg Lewis
Production
Mitch Lillian
Key Grip
Michael Lindgren
Coordinator
Skady Lis
Associate Producer
Jeff Lomaglio
Grip
Peter Uwe Maack
Finance Manager
Elizabeth Macfarlane
Other
Devin Maggio
Special Effects Technician
Jean Mallet
Sound
Randy Manion
Location Manager
Steven Mann
Stunts
Rick Marroquin
Dolly Grip
Stephane Martini
Visual Effects Supervisor
Pietro Mascagni
Music
Pietro Mascagni
Song
Tim Masick
Colorist
Stefano Massenzi
Associate Producer
Aaron Maurer
Production
Fred Mays
Adr Supervisor
Hamish Mcalpine
Producer
Francis J Mcbride
Rigging Gaffer
George Mccabe
Grip
Joe Mccabe
Grip
Thomas Mccabe
Driver
Michael A Mcfadden
Best Boy Grip
Gail Mcguire
Hair Stylist
Paul Mckenna
Assistant Camera
Teferra Mckenzie
Boom Operator
David Meade
Production
Pierre Mertens
Sound
Pascal Metge
Line Producer
Charlotte Mickie
Associate Producer
Nikolay Mikushkin
Scenic Artist
John Milcetic
Best Boy Electric
Ross Miller
Accountant
John Miserendino
Art Department
Michel Monier
Consultant
Victor Morales
Scenic Artist
Linda Moran
Coproducer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Music
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Song
Leann Murphy
Art Department Coordinator
Nadine Muse
Sound Editor
Kip Myers
Location Scout
Rik Nagel
Location Scout
Kenneth D Nelson
Construction Coordinator
Elizabeth Newman
Assistant
Film Details
Also Known As
Funny Games U.S.
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Horror
Thriller
Release Date
2007
Distribution Company
Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
Location
Long Island, New York, USA; New York City, New York, USA; New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 52m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States March 14, 2008
Released in United States Spring March 14, 2008
Released in United States on Video June 10, 2008
Released in United States 2007
Released in United States January 2008
Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 17-November 1, 2007.
Remake of "Funny Games" (Austria/1997), directed by Michael Haneke.
Limited Release in United States March 14, 2008
Released in United States Spring March 14, 2008
Released in United States on Video June 10, 2008
Released in United States 2007 (Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 17-November 1, 2007.)
Released in United States January 2008 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Park City at Midnight) January 17-27, 2008.)
