A homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip in the mountains, unaware that they are killers who hunt humans for sport, and that he is the... Read allA homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip in the mountains, unaware that they are killers who hunt humans for sport, and that he is their new prey.A homeless man is hired as a survival guide for a group of wealthy businessmen on a hunting trip in the mountains, unaware that they are killers who hunt humans for sport, and that he is their new prey.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
- Walter Cole
- (as Charles Dutton)
- Director
- Writer
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Storyline
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- TriviaAccording to Rutger Hauer, Gary Busey wrote his entire dinner monologue about the origin of his scar himself. The script had several scenes of Hauer's character Burns establishing his natural leadership by reminding the other hunters to abide by his rules. Originally, the dinner scene would be the moment where he puts Busey's character Doc back in his place. However, on the day of rehearsals, Busey came up with a two-page monologue about his dog that he wanted to try out. Hauer felt that Busey was obviously trying to steal his scene away by not giving him a chance to intervene in his monologue. So during the actual filming, Hauer improvised a quick response to the story by calling it "bullshit", which greatly confused Busey. However, Busey's delivery so impressed the director and the other actors that his monologue was kept in the final film, and Hauer's retort wasn't used.
- GoofsWhen Rutger Hauer's character spots the cave Mason is hiding in, it is illuminated by orange light (as if a fire was lit inside). In the next scene, inside the cave, it is lit with the blue light from a flashlight.
- Quotes
Jack Mason: [last lines, while aiming Burns' own custom-modified hunting rifle at him] BANG! Game over.
[He unloads the gun and discards the bullets, then drops the rifle and turns away. As Mason walks off, Burns gets up and recovers his gun]
Burns: [reloading his weapon] This is my lucky day. Hey, Mason...!
[Mason doesn't even look back]
Jack Mason: Burns, there's one thing you should do first, when you find a gun.
[a closeup of Burns' hunting rifle reveals that Mason has jammed it with a tightly-wadded cigarette]
Burns: ...Say cheese.
[He pulls the trigger and his rifle backfires explosively, killing him instead of Mason]
Jack Mason: ALWAYS check the barrel.
[He continues walking off into the moonlit evening, as the credits roll]
- ConnectionsEdited into Dominion (1995)
Directed by Ernest Dickerson (Bones, Bulletproof, Tales from the Crypt Presents:Demon Knight) made an action-packed thriller. This has good performances by the cast with some memorable sequences. This slightly underrated film was an box office disappointment and it was similar theme with John Woo's "Hard Target". Which it was release a year before.
DVD has an sharp anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) transfer (also in Pan & Scan) and an fine-Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. DVD also includes the Original Theatrical Trailer and Cast & Crew information. This is a must for action-fans. They will find plenty to enjoy in this thriller. Written by Eric Bernt (The Hitcher "2007", Romeo Must Die, Virtuosity). (****/*****).
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Гра на виживання
- Filming locations
- Lake Wenatchee State Airport, Washington, USA(cabin and landing strip)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $7,400,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $7,727,256
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $2,907,468
- Apr 17, 1994
- Gross worldwide
- $7,727,256
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1