The Game Movie Michael Douglas
Parents need to know that the game is a 1997 psychological thriller starring michael douglas as a wealthy investment banker whose ne er do well brother gives him a strange gift for his 48th birthday.
The game movie michael douglas. The game is a 1997 american mystery action thriller film directed by david fincher starring michael douglas and sean penn and produced by propaganda films and polygram filmed entertainment it tells the story of a wealthy investment banker who is given a mysterious gift by his brother participation in a game that integrates in strange ways with his everyday life. The game has you guessing and wanting more from start to finish. Just when you think you ve cracked it something else happens that really throws you off. A live action game that seems more dangerous and destructive than anything else.
The movie seems to be about how he is reduced to humility and humanity or maybe that s just a trick on him. After a wealthy banker is given an opportunity to participate in a mysterious game his life is turned upside down when he becomes unable to distinguish between the game and reality. Suicide is a recurring theme. This is one of those movies that once you ve seen it and know what s happening you want to see it again to see if there were signs and then you want each of your friends to see it to see if they figure it out.
The douglas character named nicholas van orton is surrounded by employees who are almost paralyzed by his rigid demands on them. With michael douglas deborah kara unger sean penn james rebhorn. I came across this film with michael douglas and being a fan of his films i just left it on the background because i didn t know anything about it as a soon as it started i was utterly taken in. The movie is like a control freak s worst nightmare.
Michael douglas and sean penn shine as brothers who get trapped within a game when what was a birthday gift turns into a nightmare.