Stars: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Unger, James Rebhorn, Carroll Baker, Peter Donat, John Aprea, Jack Kehoe, Linda Manz, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Yuji Okumoto, Anna Katerina, Kimberly Russell, Elizabeth Dennehy, Terence Ford, Caroline Barclay, John Cassini, Tommy Flanagan, Gerry Becker, Faustina Alcantar, Mark Junior Boone, Charles Brankira, Andre Brazen, James Brooks, Edward Campbell, Christopher Cory, Stephen Cowee, Tom Crowl, Sara Davallon, Pete Davidian, Victor Ferrerira, Christopher John Fields, Bill Flannery, Joe Frank, Soh Froehlich, Duffy Gaver, Jay Gordon, John Hammil, Kathryn Jean Harris, Carlos Hey, Spike Jonze, Hideo Kimura, Tammy Koehlev, Jason Kristopher, Sean Lanthier, Anni Long, Aaron Thomas Luchich, Alex Lynwood, Michael Lynwood, George Maguire, Sean Maloney, Charles Martinet, Owen Masterson, Tracie May, Scott Hunter McGuire, Jamie Midgley, Florentine Mocan, Jarion Monroe, Heriberto Norzagary, Esan Pena, Joy Ann Ryan, Harris Savides, Rachel Schadt, Daniel Schorr, Bob Scott, Marc Siegler, Trish Sommerville, Rachel Steinberg, Robert J. Stephenson, Victor Talmadge, Keena Turner, Curtis Vanterpool, Harrison Young, Jeffery Michael Young

Director: David Fincher

Summary: Nicholas Van Orton is a joyless San Francisco investment banker who receives an unusual birthday present from his estranged younger brother, Conrad. The gift enrolls Nicholas in CRS (Consumer Recreation Services), a company that designs elaborate real-life games for each specific participant. As the game begins, the reluctant Nicholas becomes the victim of a series of pranks that quickly turn malicious and dangerous. Stripped of his finances and convinced that he can trust no one, Nicholas realises that this game may be an attempt to steal his fortune and leave him for dead. In a desperate bid to regain his life, Nicholas infiltrates CRS in order to uncover the secrets of the mysterious organisation.

For the follow-up to his dark crime thriller SEVEN, director David Fincher decided to remain in a film noir vein. The result is THE GAME, a fast-paced cinematic roller-coaster ride that stars Michael Douglas as Nicholas Van Orton, a joyless San Francisco investment banker who receives an unusual birthday present from his estranged younger brother, Conrad (Sean Penn). The gift enrolls Nicholas in CRS (Consumer Recreation Services), a company that designs elaborate real-life games for each specific participant. As the game begins, the reluctant Nicholas becomes the victim of a series of pranks that quickly turn malicious and dangerous. Stripped of his finances and convinced that he can trust no one, Nicholas realises that this game may be an attempt to steal his fortune and leave him for dead. In a desperate bid to regain his life, Nicholas infiltrates CRS in order to uncover the secrets of the mysterious organisation. Douglas is perfect playing the uptight businessman Nicholas, cleverly riffing on his Oscar-winning performance as the cold-blooded Gordon Gekko in WALL STREET. Fincher's Kafkaesque carnival show is an exercise in taut filmmaking that mischievously pulls a seemingly endless supply of rugs out from under both Nicholas and, even more impressive, the viewer.

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Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Year:	1997
Release Date:	May 8, 2006
Runtime:	123 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	824 272 5
Keywords:	Special, Game, General, Edition, Thriller
Genre:	Thriller