The Game (1997)

Synopsis: 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... 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 realizes 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 organization. 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. [More]

Starring: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, James Rebhorn

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

Director: David Fincher

Director: David Fincher
Screenwriter: John Brancato, Michael Ferris
Composer: Howard Shore
Producer: Ceán Chaffin, Steve Golin

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