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The game
Uniform Title
Game (Motion picture : 1997)
Title
The game / Universal ; PolyGram Filmed Entertainment presents ; a Propaganda Films production ; directed by David Fincher ; written by John Brancato & Michael Ferris ; produced by Steve Golin and Ceán Chaffin.
ISBN
9781604656329
1604656328
Edition
DVD ed.
Published
[New York] : Criterion Collection, [2012]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (16 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
Notes
Originally released as motion picture in 1997.
Special features include: Disc 1: Audio commentary by director David Fincher, actor Michael Dougls, screenwriters John Brancato and Michael Ferris, director of photography Harris Savides, production designer Jeffrey Beecroft, and visual effects supervisor Kevin Haug. Disc 2: Alternate ending ; Film-to-storyboard comparisons ; Behind the scenes ; Psychological test film ; Teaser and trailer. A booklet featuring an essay by film critic David Sterritt.
Director of photography, Harris Savides ; production design by Jeffrey Beecroft ; editor, James Haygood ; costume designer, Michael Kaplan ; music, Howard Shore.
English dialogue; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Summary
"In this thriller, Nicholas Van Orton, a shrewd and successful businessman who is always in control, has been enrolled by his brother in "The Game"--"a profound life experience" with no rules, which begins quietly but soon erupts in a confusing maze of devastating events. Terrorized by forces who seem intent on dismantling all that he has built, Van Orton has to win this deadly game or lose control of everything in his life."
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 17, 2018
Series
Criterion collection ; 627
Credits
Director of photography, Harris Savides ; production design by Jeffrey Beecroft ; editor, James Haygood ; costume designer, Michael Kaplan ; music, Howard Shore.
Cast
Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger, James Rebhorn, Peter Donat, Carroll Baker, Anna Katarina, Armin Mueller-Stahl.
System details note
DVD, NTSC, region 1 ; 16:9 widescreen, 2.40:1 ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Audience
MPAA Rating: rated R.
Contents
Disc 1. Feature film (Theatrical 5.1 surround soundtrack; alternate 5.1 surround mix for home theater viewing ; audio commentary by director David Fincher, Savides, Michael Douglas, John Brancata and Michael Ferris, etc.)
Disc 2. Behind-the-scenes footage and film-to-storyboard comparisons for four major set pieces ; alternate ending ; trailer and teaser, with commentary.
Videorecording number
CC2182D Criterion Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Feature films - United States.
Detective and mystery films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Detective and mystery films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films - United States.
Also listed under
Criterion Collection (Firm), distributor.
Universal Pictures (Firm)
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (Firm), presenter.
Propaganda Films (Firm), production company.
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