Game, The

1997

San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) is a financial genius and a coldhearted loner. On his birthday, he receives an unusual present from his brother (Sean Penn) -- a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In about a nanosecond, Douglas finds himself consumed by the game and unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.

The Game...You Just Lost

JBscale

Very Good

Film Detail

Genre

Thriller - Mystery

Length

2 hrs. 8 mins.

US Theatrical Release

September 12, 1997

US Box Office

$48,265,581 (#1906 of 7074)

Global Office

$109,423,648 (#1510 of 3929)

Rating

Restricted

Language, Sexuality, Violence

Collection Detail

Release Method

2-Disc Criterion Collection #627 & Digital

Aquired Format

Fandango at Home

Aspect Ratio

WS 2.40:1

Audio

English: DTS-HD Master 5.1

Studio

PolyGram

Released

September 18, 2012

Acquired Date

March 20, 2013

Times Seen

3 Times

Last Watched

March 30, 2007

Actors

Michael Douglas

Sean Penn

James Rebhorn

Deborah Kara Unger

Peter Donat

Carroll Baker

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Anna Katarina

Charles Martinet

Scott Hunter McGuire

Florentine Mocanu

Elizabeth Dennehy

Caroline Barclay

Daniel Schorr

John Aprea

Harrison Young

Kimberly Russell

Directors

David Fincher

Producers

Ceán Chaffin

Steve Golin

Writers

John D. Brancato

Michael Ferris

Special Features

Commentaries

director David Fincher, actor Michael Douglas, screenwriters John Brancato and Michael Ferris, director of photography Harris Savides, production designer Jeffrey Beecroft, and visual effects supervisor Kevin Haug

Featurettes

Behind the Scenes
Psychological Test Film

Other

Alternate Ending
Film-to-Storyboards Comparisons

Audio Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes

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