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About
In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nary a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.
Theatrical
Sep 12, 1997
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 31, 1998
Box Office
$109.4M
Budget
$50.0M
Return
2.2x
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Propaganda Films
Cast
Full credits →M
Michael Douglas
Nicholas Van Orton
S
Sean Penn
Conrad Van Orton
D
Deborah Kara Unger
Christine
J
James Rebhorn
Jim Feingold
P
Peter Donat
Samuel Sutherland
C
Carroll Baker
Ilsa
A
Anna Katarina
Elizabeth
A
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Anson Baer
C
Charles Martinet
Nicholas' Father
E
Elizabeth Dennehy
Maria
C
Caroline Barclay
Maggie
D
Daniel Schorr
Daniel Schorr
J
John Aprea
Power Executive
H
Harrison Young
Obsequious Executive
K
Kimberly Russell
Cynthia, CRS Receptionist
J
Joe Frank
CRS Data Collating Technician
J
James Brooks
James the Bartender
G
Gerry Becker
New Member Ted
J
Jarion Monroe
New Member Victor
T
Tommy Flanagan
Solicitor / Taxi Driver
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John 9:25: "I was blind, but now I see.
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The Game Controls the Player
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You don't play it, it plays you
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
