The Game - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "The Game"
The Game (1997)
Timing:
2:9 (129 min)
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Actors and characters
Anna Katarina
Character Elizabeth
Scott Hunter McGuire
Character Young Nicholas
Florentine Mocanu
Character Nicholas' Mother
Elizabeth Dennehy
Character Maria
Caroline Barclay
Character Maggie
Kimberly Russell
Character Cynthia, CRS Receptionist
Joe Frank
Character CRS Data Collating Technician
James Brooks
Character James the Bartender
Jarion Monroe
Character New Member Victor
Bill Flannery
Character Tubercular Commuter
Kat Kilkenny
Character Rattle Gatherer
Aaron Lucich
Character City Club Waiter
Victor Talmadge
Character City Club Maitre D'
Marc Siegler
Character City Club Waiter
André Brazeau
Character Heart Attack Performer
Carlos Hoy
Character Paramedic Graves
Edward Campbell
Character Paramedic Stern
Sean Lanthier
Character Paramedic Kirkland
Curtis Vanterpool
Character Ambulance EMT
Jay Gordon
Character Triage Doctor
Jeffrey Michael Young
Character Officer Walker
Owen Masterson
Character Pickpocket
Hideo Kimura
Character Nikko Hotel Bellhop
Rachel Flanagan
Character Nikko Hotel Maid
Joy Ann Ryan
Character Kaleigh Baer
Peter Davidian
Character Mr. Garcia
Vic Ferreira
Character Assassin Mobubbi
Duffy Gaver
Character Assassin Brodi
Sean Moloney
Character Assassin Rankin
John Hammil
Character U.S. Embassy Counselor
Rachel Steinberg
Character Sheraton Desk Clerk
George Maguire
Character Sheraton Manager
Trish Summerville
Character Hot Waitress
Jason Kristofer
Character Teen Thug
Tammy Koehler
Character Tammy Fisher
Michael Lynwood
Character Michael Fisher
Alex Lynwood
Character Alex Fisher
Charles Branklyn
Character CRS Guard
Sara Davallou
Character Rachel
Stephen Cowee
Character Mel
J. Anthony Pena
Character CRS Security Guard (uncredited)
Bob Dini
Character Wealthy club member (uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- David Fincher revealed in an interview with the English magazine Empire that tripe (haggis) is present in every scene of the film. This is due to the nickname of the film's cinematographer, Harris Savides – Haggis.
- Jodie Foster planned to participate in the filming of the movie, but was unable to due to a busy work schedule.
- The plot of the film is based on a real-life role-playing game popular in the United States. The idea for this game originates from the 1980 film 'Midnight Madness'. 'The Game' also contains reminiscences of John Fowles' novel 'The Magus'.
- The main character wears gold Patek Philippe watches.
- Spike Jonze played a cameo role as a medical worker shining a light in Nicholas's eye at the end of the film.
- When Nicholas enters the Nikko hotel room, a pornographic film featuring the well-known adult film actor Tony Tedesco can be seen on the television.
- Besides the 'actual' decoding of the abbreviation CRS (Consumer Recreation Services), other instances appear in the film. This includes a dashboard card in a speeding taxi in which Nicholas is riding (California Regal Sedans) and lettering on a van parked near Christine's house, from which armed men later open fire on the building (Cable Repair Specialists).
- The green book that Michael Douglas's character brings to the hotel, searching for his brother, is Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird'.
- When the protagonist wants to call an ambulance, he picks up the phone and says 'the battery is dead,' and the call fails. By the time he is in the elevator, his phone is working again, as he takes it out and says 'there's no signal'.
- When the protagonist notices a blue pen has leaked in his shirt pocket, the shirt he is wearing is light blue. In the next scene, when he is trying to wash out the stain, the shirt is already a small check pattern. Then, when he gets into the car, the stained shirt is light blue again.
- During filming, Deborah Kara Unger suffered a bone fracture (in her leg) and also jumped into a dumpster with rats.
- Initially, Jodie Foster was going to play the sister of the main character, played by Michael Douglas, but she soon changed her mind and stated that she would like to play his daughter. Douglas and the film's director, David Fincher, were strongly opposed to this, so the plot introduced the main character's younger brother (played by Sean Penn). Foster even filed a lawsuit against "PolyGram" demanding a penalty of $54.5 million, but the issue was resolved out of court. Douglas and Foster are friends, and Douglas admitted that the thought of playing Foster's father did not appeal to him at all, as the age difference between them is only 18 years.
- The main character's house in San Francisco is actually the historic Filoli Villa in Woodside, California, 40 km from San Francisco. Due to the condition of the kitchen, all scenes there were shot with dim and muted lighting. For the scenes showing the graffiti-covered interiors of the mansion, the wooden walls were covered with a special coating. All scenes at the villa were filmed over one shooting day.
- The film showcases the so-called Penrose triangle (one of the classic impossible figures). This optical illusion is attributed to English psychiatrist Lionel Penrose and his son, Sir Roger Penrose, a Nobel laureate mathematician.
- The scene where Michael Douglas's character regains consciousness in a crypt in Mexico is a reference to Sam Peckinpah’s thriller “Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia” (1974), in which the protagonist, played by Warren Oates, is buried alive and has to dig his way out. The kidnappers of the main character even dressed him in the same clothes as Oates’ character.
- The green book that the hero Michael Douglas brings to the hotel, in search of his brother, is "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee.
- When the main character wants to call an ambulance, he picks up the phone and says "the battery is dead," and is unable to make the call. In the elevator, his phone works again, as he takes it out and says, "There is no signal."
- In the 38th minute of the film, when Christina accidentally spills wine on Nicholas in a restaurant, red stains are visible on her blouse. With each shot change, the stains on her shirt disappear and reappear.
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