The Game
Directed by David Fincher • 1997 • United States
Starring Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara Unger
The enormously wealthy and emotionally remote investment banker Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) receives a strange gift from his ne’er-do-well younger brother (Sean Penn) on his forty-eighth birthday: a voucher for a game that, if he agrees to play it, will change his life. Thus begins a trip down the rabbit hole that is puzzling, terrifying, and exhilarating for Nicholas and viewers alike. This multilayered, noirish descent into one man’s personal hell is also a surreal, metacinematic journey that, two years after the phenomenon SE7EN, further demonstrated that director David Fincher was one of Hollywood’s true contemporary visionaries.
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The Game
Directed by David Fincher • 1997 • United States
Starring Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Kara UngerThe enormously wealthy and emotionally remote investment banker Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) receives a strange gift from his ne’er-do-well younger brother (Sean Penn) on his forty-ei...
Extras
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THE GAME Commentary
This audio commentary, recorded by the Criterion Collection in 1997, features 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.
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Alternate Ending
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THE GAME Film-to-Storyboard Comparison: Dog Chase
This film-to-storyboard comparison looks at one of THE GAME's major set pieces.
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THE GAME Film-to-Storyboard Comparison: The Taxi
This film-to-storyboard comparison looks at one of THE GAME's major set pieces.
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THE GAME Film-to-Storyboard Comparison: Christine's House
This film-to-storyboard comparison looks at one of THE GAME's major set pieces.
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THE GAME Film-to-Storyboard Comparison: The Fall
This film-to-storyboard comparison looks at one of THE GAME's major set pieces.
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Behind the Scenes of THE GAME
The following behind-the-scenes footage was shot for the Criterion Collection during the filming of four of THE GAME's major set pieces, as well as on various other locations.
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Behind the Scenes of THE GAME with Commentary
This audio commentary features director David Fincher, actor Michael Douglas, director of photography Harris Savides, production designer Jeffrey Beecroft, and visual effects supervisor Kevin Haug.
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THE GAME Psychological Test Film
Presented here is the film that CRS uses in THE GAME to test Nicholas Van Orton's tolerance for violent and stimulating images, only portions of which are seen in the movie.
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THE GAME Teaser Trailer
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THE GAME Teaser Trailer with Commentary
This commentary features digital animation supervisor Richard "Dr." Baily.
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THE GAME Teaser Render Test
Features a commentary by digital animation supervisor Richard "Dr." Baily.
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THE GAME Trailer with Commentary
This commentary features director David Fincher.
