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After a wealthy San Francisco banker is given an opportunity to participate in a mysterious game, his life is turned upside down as he begins to question if it might really be a concealed conspiracy to destroy him.

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Nicholas Van Orton
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Conrad
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Christine
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Jim Feingold
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Samuel Sutherland
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Ilsa
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Elizabeth
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Anson Baer
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Nicholas' Father
Scott Hunter McGuire ...
Young Nicholas
Florentine Mocanu ...
Nicholas' Mother
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Maria
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Maggie
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Daniel Schorr
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Power Executive
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Obsequious Executive
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Cynthia, CRS Receptionist
Joe Frank ...
CRS Data Collating Technician
James Brooks ...
James the Bartender
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New Member Ted
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New Member Victor
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Solicitor / Taxi Driver
Bill Flannery ...
Tubercular Commuter
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Rattle Gatherer (as Kathryn Jean Harris)
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Man in Airport
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Ankles
Aaron Lucich ...
City Club Waiter (as Aaron Thomas Luchich)
Victor Talmadge ...
City Club Maitre D'
Marc Siegler ...
City Club Waiter
André Brazeau ...
Heart Attack Performer
Keena Turner ...
Officer Hicks
Carlos Hoy ...
Paramedic Graves
Edward Campbell ...
Paramedic Stern
Sean Lanthier ...
Paramedic Kirkland
Curtis Vanterpool ...
Ambulance EMT
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Triage Doctor
Jeffrey Michael Young ...
Officer Walker
Owen Masterson ...
Pickpocket
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Nikko Hotel Manager
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Nikko Hotel Bellhop
Rachel Flanagan ...
Nikko Hotel Maid (as Rachel Schadt)
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Shady Private Investigator
Joy Ann Ryan ...
Kaleigh Baer
Peter Davidian ...
Mr. Garcia (as Pete Davidian)
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Lieutenant Sullivan
Christopher John Fields ...
Detective Boyle
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Christine's Roomate Amy
Vic Ferreira ...
Assassin Mobubbi (as Victor Ferrerira)
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Assassin Brodi
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Assassin Kartmann (as Robert J. Stephenson)
Sean Moloney ...
Assassin Rankin
John Hammil ...
U.S. Embassy Counselor
Rachel Steinberg ...
Sheraton Desk Clerk
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Sheraton Manager
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Hot Waitress
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Teen Thug (as Jason Kristopher)
Lily Froehlich ...
New Moon Cafe Manager (as Lily Soh Froehlich)
Tammy Koehler ...
Tammy Fisher
Michael Lynwood ...
Michael Fisher
Alex Lynwood ...
Alex Fisher
Charles Branklyn ...
CRS Guard
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Airbag EMT Beltran
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Airbag EMT Galliano
Sara Davallou ...
Rachel
Stephen Cowee ...
Mel
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gypsy Boots ...
Bit Part (uncredited)
Christopher Cory ...
Airport Security Guard (uncredited)
Tom Crowl ...
Truck Driver (uncredited)
Ted David ...
Self (uncredited)
Bob Dini ...
Wealthy Club Member (uncredited)
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Lawyer #1 (uncredited)
Will Jones ...
Gangster (uncredited)
Anni Long ...
Lawyer #2 (uncredited)
Tracie May-Wagner ...
Restaurant Cashier (uncredited)
Jamie Midgley ...
Doorman (uncredited)
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CRS Security Guard (uncredited)
Bob Quinn ...
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Young Ilsa (uncredited)
Bob Scott ...
Lawyer #3 (uncredited)
Jason Uson ...
Bell Person (uncredited)

Directed by

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David Fincher

Written by

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John Brancato ... (written by) &
Michael Ferris ... (written by)

Produced by

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John Brancato ... co-producer
Ceán Chaffin ... producer
Michael Ferris ... co-producer
Steve Golin ... producer
Jonathan Mostow ... executive producer

Music by

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Howard Shore

Cinematography by

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Harris Savides

Editing by

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James Haygood

Editorial Department

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Babette Dickerson ... assistant editor
Chuck Heron ... on-line editor: video mastering
Terry Hubbard ... assistant editor
Yvan Lucas ... color consultant
Michelle Mendenhall ... post-production assistant
Alan Michels ... post-production assistant
Stephen Nakamura ... dailies telecine
Alex Olivares ... first assistant film editor
David Orr ... color timer
John Venzon ... assistant editor: video mastering
Jonny Winograd ... assistant editor (as Jon Winograd)
Aaron Brock ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Don Phillips

Production Design by

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Jeffrey Beecroft

Art Direction by

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James J. Murakami ... supervising art director (as Jim Murakami)
Steve Saklad ... (as Steven Saklad)

Set Decoration by

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Jackie Carr
Rick Simpson ... (uncredited)

Costume Design by

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Michael Kaplan
Edgar Pomeroy ... (costumes designed by)

Makeup Department

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Bridget Bergman ... makeup artist
Shawn Finch ... additional hair stylist
Tom Lucas ... makeup artist: Mr. Douglas (as Thomas E. Lucas)
Patricia Miller ... hair stylist (as Patty Miller)
Julie Pearce ... makeup department head
Toni-Ann Walker ... hair stylist: Mr. Douglas (as Toni Ann Walker)

Production Management

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R. Anthony Brown ... unit production manager
Tim Clawson ... executive in charge of production
Joel Hatch ... production supervisor
Glenn Kiser ... post-production supervisor: Propaganda Films
Peter Mavromates ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Yudi Bennett ... first assistant director
Rusty Mahmood ... dga trainee
Jonathan McGarry ... second assistant director (as Jonathan S. McGarry)
Matt Rebenkoff ... second second assistant director

Art Department

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Dean Backer ... swing gang
Giovanni Bianchini ... swing gang
Pete Bowman ... construction coordinator
Max E. Brehme ... swing gang (as Max Brehme)
Steve Burnes ... propmaker
Steve Callas ... construction coordinator
Janine Cavoto ... set dresser
Hugh Conlon ... construction coordinator: additional photography
Robert Consing ... storyboard artist
Gary Costin ... propmaker foreman
J. Michael Davis ... set dresser
Tim Donelan ... lead man
Bryan Duff ... assistant props
Anthony Gaudio ... stand-by painter (as Tony Gaudio)
Karman Graham ... art department assistant
George Gugler ... paint foreman
Jill Hall ... swing gang
Peter Hamilton ... swing gang
Denise Harris ... set dressing assistant
Patrick Janicke ... illustrator
Alan S. Kaye ... set designer
Lara Kelly ... art department coordinator: San Francisco
Scott W. Leslie ... swing gang
George F. Mauricio ... assistant props (as George Mauricio)
Dhmhtrios Michalakopoulos ... carpenter
Larry Misselhorn ... greensman
Vince Moisden ... graffiti artist
Roy 'Bucky' Moore ... property master
Mike Nichols ... laborer (as Michael Nichols)
Christopher S. Nushawg ... assistant art director: San Francisco
Craig Nycz ... sign painter
Wayne Nycz ... gang boss
Edward E. O'Connell ... gang boss (as Ed O'Connell)
Max Pallat ... swing gang
Ralph Peterson ... general foreman / propmaker foreman
Jim Poynter ... leadman: San Francisco
Scott Purcell ... graphic artist
Eugenio Quintero ... plasterer
Rudy Reachi ... assistant props
Greg Rocco ... on-set dresser
Liza Rudolph ... assistant to production designer
Victor Sardelich ... propmaker foreman
Paul Schrauwers ... property maker
James R. Shumaker ... set dresser
Shana Sigmond ... buyer
Jesse Siono Jr. ... gang boss
Ricky B. Stecyk ... swing gang (as Rick 'Flintstone' Stecyk)
Patrick M. Sullivan Jr. ... set designer
Rob Thompson ... propmaker foreman
Robert L. Thompson ... construction foreman (as Robert Thompson)
Don Watson ... swing gang
Robert Webb ... construction foreman
Mike Wells ... general foreman
Fred Apolito ... propmaker (uncredited)
Wayne Billheimer ... construction office manager (uncredited)
Pete Bowman ... property maker (uncredited)
Jeff Khachadoorian ... carpenter (uncredited)
David Napoli ... leadman (uncredited)
Jeff Ogg ... carpenter (uncredited)
Jack Papuchyan ... prop maker: H&H Book Services (uncredited)
Jacques Rey ... illustrator (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Steve Boeddeker ... conforming editor
Todd Boekelheide ... re-recording mixer
Willie D. Burton ... sound mixer (as Willie Burton)
Yin Cantor ... assistant sound editor
Lisa Chino ... 1st assistant sound editor
Edmond J. Coblentz Jr. ... assistant sound editor (as Edmond Coblentz)
Iwan de Kuijper ... auro-3d audio supervisor
Malcolm Fife ... supervising foley editor
Kimberly Lambert Gibson ... supervising adr editor (as Kimberly Lambert) / supervising dialogue/adr editor (as Kimberly Lambert)
Sara Hegarty ... assistant sound editor
Hilda Hodges ... foley artist
Richard Hymns ... supervising sound editor
Tad Jacobs ... assistant sound editor
Elizabeth Kenton ... dialogue editor (as Elizabeth Kentor)
Ren Klyce ... remix supervisor: video mastering / sound design by / supervising sound editor
Tai Klyce ... assistant sound editor
Jeffrey Kroeber ... 1st assistant sound designer (as Jeffrey Kroebber) / recordist (as Jeffrey Kroebber)
Mary Jo Lang ... foley mixer (as Maryjo Lang)
Marvin E. Lewis ... boom operator (as Marvin Lewis)
Michael Meier ... cable person
Harry B. Miller III ... dialogue editor (as Harry Miller)
David Parker ... re-recording mixer / remix re-recording engineer: video mastering
Charleen Richards ... adr mixer
John Roesch ... foley artist
Ronald G. Roumas ... recordist: video mastering (as Ron Roumas)
Jurgen Scharpf ... mix technician: video mastering
Michael Semanick ... re-recording mixer
Carolyn Tapp ... foley recordist
Mark Wineman ... 24 frame sound
Scott Brose ... adr mixer (uncredited)
Evan T. Chen ... assistant adr editor (uncredited)
Fred Clemons ... re-recordist (uncredited)
James Lebrecht ... conforming editor (uncredited)
Gary A. Rizzo ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Steve Romanko ... machine room operator (uncredited)
Derek Sample ... adr recordist (uncredited) / sound editor (uncredited)
Danial Shimiaei ... post-production audio (uncredited)
Kent Sparling ... assistant re-recording mixer (uncredited)
David E. Turner ... machine room operator (uncredited) / sound transferer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Derrick Crane ... special effects technician
Eric Roberts ... special effects
Shawn Roberts ... special effects
Cliff Wenger ... special effects coordinator
Gregg Bond ... special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Richard 'Dr.' Baily ... digital animation supervisor/producer
Glen Bennett ... flame artist
Les Bernstien ... director of photography: miniature shoot
Jenny Bright ... visual effects producer
Robin L. D'Arcy ... visual effects producer (as Robin D'Arcy)
Kent Demaine ... future technology designer: Black Box Digital
Alex Frisch ... visual effects supervisor
Alex Frisk ... visual effects artist
Bill Hansard ... process photography
Kevin Tod Haug ... visual effects supervisor
Michael Joyce ... miniature supervisor
Michael Katz ... gaffer: visual effects photography
Michele Maples ... miniature effects producer
Geoff McAuliffe ... visual effects artist
Yolie Moreno ... miniature effects coordinator
Liz Radley ... video/computer graphics supervisor
Mandy Sorenson ... visual effects assistant (as Mandy Shieldes)
Jeff Wells ... digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Todd Fellows ... model maker (uncredited)
Rob Gyorgy ... digital visual effects: Toybox (uncredited)
Robert Ikeda ... visual effects (uncredited)
John Joyce ... model maker (uncredited)
Michael Luciano ... visual effects production manager (uncredited)
Timothy Niver ... model maker (uncredited)
Josa Leah 'SDB' Porter ... visual effects coordinator: Toybox (uncredited)
Paul Rigg ... senior visual effects artist: Toybox (uncredited)

Stunts

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Rocky Capella ... stunts
Danny Castle ... stunts
Steve Chambers ... stunts
Phil Chong ... stunts
Sheldon Davis ... stunts
Annie Ellis ... stunts
Richard M. Ellis ... stunts (as Richard Ellis)
Brad Lackey ... stunts
Lane Leavitt ... stunts
Matt McBride ... stunts
Cole McLarty ... stunts
Darrin Prescott ... stunts
Danny Rogers ... stunts
Michael Runyard ... stunt coordinator
Tim Trella ... stunts
Nancy Young ... stunt double: Deborah Kara Unger / stunts
Michael T. Brady ... stunts (uncredited)
Doc Duhame ... stunts (uncredited)
Jimmy Hart ... utility stunts (uncredited)
Lane Leavitt ... stunt rigger (uncredited)
Jeff Mosley ... stunts (uncredited)
Allen Robinson ... utility stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Michael Adler ... best boy electric (as Mike Adler)
Spencer Anderson ... electrician
Larry J. Aube ... key rigging grip (as Larry Aube)
Nico Bally ... grip
Christopher Blauvelt ... second assistant camera (as Chris Blauvelt)
Eric Blum ... electrician / local rigging gaffer
Martin Bosworth ... dimmer board operator
Michael Brennan ... dolly grip
John P. Cleveland ... grip (as Johnny Cleveland)
Anthony R. Collier ... best boy rigging grip (as Anthony 'Bob' Collier)
Michael J. Coo ... key grip (as Michael Coo)
Jeff Cronenweth ... director of photography: second unit
Laurence Cropley ... electrician
Peter Davidian ... best boy electric (as Pete Davidian)
Jeffrey De La Rosa ... rigging gaffer
Ron Diggory ... grip
Michael Ferris ... underwater camera operator
Tony Friedkin ... still photographer (as Anthony Friedkin)
Adam Glick ... rigging electrician
Joseph Guerino ... electrician
Steve Hassenpflug ... electrician
Russell Hosking ... electrician
Bogdan Iofciulescu ... technocrane assistant
Steve Irwin ... computer/video engineer
Dan Kerns ... rigging gaffer
Craig Kohtala ... best boy grip
J. Steven Matzinger ... second assistant camera
Ronald A. Miller ... rigging grip foreman
Claudio Miranda ... gaffer
Greg Mustin ... key grip
Orlando Orona ... grip
Michael Santoro ... rigging grip
Martin Schaer ... camera operator: "a" camera
Chris Strong ... gaffer: additional photography
Wayne Tidwell ... video assist operator (as Wayne R. Tidwell)
Anthony Van Dyk ... electrician (as Anthony Van Dyke)
Chris Weigand ... lighting technician
Julian Whatley ... first assistant camera
Monty Woodard ... lighting technician
Chris Wrobel ... rigging/set electrician (as Chris Wroubel)
John-Paul Beeghly ... additional second assistant camera (uncredited)
Mitchell Bergman ... rigging electrician (uncredited)
Gregory Collis ... rigging grip (uncredited)
Lynetta Freeman ... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Dylan Goss ... aerial camera operator (uncredited)
Sheila Greene ... set electrician: San Francisco (uncredited)
Wayne Kosky ... grip (uncredited)
Brian Lataille ... remote head operator: stab-c (uncredited)
Toby Lawrence ... grip: San Francisco (uncredited)
Chris Lindsay ... rigging electrician (uncredited)
Daniel Page McDonough ... assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Brian Minzlaff ... electrician: San Francisco (uncredited)
Cedric O'Bannon ... electrician: San Francisco (uncredited)
Brian Rosso ... grip (uncredited)
Gary Stark ... rigging electrician (uncredited)

Animation Department

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Richard 'Dr.' Baily ... animator
David Watkinson ... computer animator

Casting Department

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Sande Alessi ... extras casting
Rachel Flanagan ... casting assistant (as Rachel Schadt)
Dee Dee Wehle ... casting: New York
Ethan Flower ... casting assistant: New York (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Fran Allgood ... costumer: Mr. Douglas
Cynthia Black ... key set costumer
Linda Matthews ... costume supervisor
Meg Matthews ... set costumer
Amy J. Smith ... costumer
Trish Summerville ... costume design assistant
Phyllis Thurber-Moffit ... costume textile artist
Daniela Moore ... costumer (uncredited)

Location Management

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Thomas M. Harrigan ... location assistant (as Thomas Harrigan)
Sandra Louie ... location assistant
Flint Maloney ... location manager: Los Angeles
Kevin L. Peachy ... location assistant (as Kevin Peachy)
Stefanie Pleet ... location manager: San Francisco
Rick Schuler ... location manager
Jonathan Shedd ... location manager: San Francisco
Omar Veytia ... location manager: mexico
Michael White ... location assistant
Paul E. Yap ... location assistant
Dave Yrueta ... location assistant
Michael D. Gillis ... location assistant (uncredited)
Paul Hargrave ... executive location manager: Propaganda Films (uncredited)
Efrain Lomeli ... location manager assistant: Mexico (uncredited)
Jack Robinson ... location scout (uncredited)

Music Department

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Tom Brown ... music preparation
Sandy De Crescent ... conductor (as Sandy DeCrescent) / music contractor (as Sandy DeCrescent)
Dan Evans Farkas ... music editor
David Gleeson ... additional music treatment
Mario Guameri ... music contractor
Janice Hayen ... music preparation
Jim Hoffman ... music preparation
Tod Holcomb ... music editorial technician
Craig Huxley ... Producer Enterprise Synclavier Sound Package, Blaster Beam
Michael Jacobi ... supervising music editor
Janet Ketchum ... music contractor
John Kurlander ... recording engineer
Kevin Mahonchak ... music preparation
Bobbi Page ... score vocalist
Bryan Pezzone ... musician: paino
Howard Shore ... conductor / orchestrator
Ryan Shore ... music preparation
Susan Shufro ... assistant music editor
Dawn Solér ... music supervisor (as Dawn Soler)
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn
Adrian Van Velsen ... music editorial technician
Chris Boardman ... music arranger (uncredited)
Craig Braginsky ... composer: theme music (uncredited)
Dan Evans Farkas ... assistant music editor (uncredited)
Darrin McCann ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Frankie Pine ... music clearance (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Jamie Babbit ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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George Hrivnak ... transportation co-captain
Louis Rodriguez ... transportation captain
James Thornsberry ... transportation coordinator (as Jim Thornsberry)
Sheila Thornsberry ... transportation office assistant
Manny DeMello ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Wendy Altman-Cohen ... principal eyewear
Kirsten Anderson ... payroll accountant
David Auge ... production assistant
Jon Bachmann ... production assistant
Richard 'Dr.' Baily ... title designer
Samuel Bokebza ... first assistant accountant (as Samuel Bokobza)
Sue Bokobza ... production accountant
David Boyle ... Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs: Propaganda Films
Richard Bronskill ... auricle operator
Doug Brown ... production assistant
Raymond Bulinski ... craft service (as Ray Bulinski)
Karen Chalk Wheeler ... post-production accountant
Chris Clausing ... additional effects/enhancements: video mastering
Robert Cotnoir ... synclavier programmer
Julie B. Crane ... product placement/clearances
Christopher Desmond ... first aid
John S. Dorsey ... assistant: Ms. Chaffin
John Embry ... production assistant
Renee Featherstone ... assistant: Mr. Douglas (as Renee Featerstone)
Nancy Gianzero ... assistant to executive in charge of production (as Annunziata Gianzero)
Karman Graham ... art dept pa / stand-in
Gabrielle Grant ... production assistant
Brett Greenstein ... assistant: Mr. Golin
Mark Hager ... assistant production coordinator
Krista Helgeson ... production assistant
Ellen Hofstadter ... accounting supervisor (as Ellen Hofstadter-Shapiro)
Eric Jacobson ... assistant production coordinator
Joris Kivits ... production assistant
Ren Klyce ... remix supervisor: video mastering
Susan B. Kreutz ... craft service (as Sue Krevtz)
Sean Lanthier ... first aid
Keira Marcus ... production assistant (as Keira March)
John Mardesich ... technical operations manager: video mastering
Peter Mavromates ... mastering supervisor: video mastering
Jamie Midgley ... assistant: Mr. Douglas
Amy Miller ... production assistant
Liz Newman ... production coordinator
Jack Papuchyan ... prop maker: H&H Book Services (as J. Papuchyan)
Sargent Pillsbury ... assistant: Mr. Golin
Deborah Ricketts ... stock footage
Marsha Robertson ... unit publicist
Jordan Ryder ... assistant: Mr. Penn
Lynn Struiksma ... production assistant
Mark Trapenberg ... key set production assistant
Christa Vausbinder ... second assistant accountant
James J. Wilhelm ... craft service (as Jim Wilhelm)
Doug Wilson ... production assistant
Tammy Lynn Yazgulian ... first aid (as Tammy Yazgulian)
Erik Anderson ... production assistant (uncredited)
Jacob Chase ... adr loop group (uncredited)
Tora Chung ... set production assistant (uncredited)
Brian Dettor ... additional production assistant (uncredited)
Roman Diaz ... production assistant (uncredited)
Aimee Dominguez ... production assistant (uncredited)
Larry Gross ... screenplay polisher (uncredited)
Saisie M. Jang ... set production assistant (uncredited)
Owen Masterson ... stand-in: Mr. Douglas (uncredited)
Earl McDaniel III ... researcher (uncredited)
Kevin McNamara ... production assistant (uncredited)
Robert Mehnert ... aerial unit director (uncredited)
Kenny Rivenbark ... remote head technician (uncredited)
Joe Rose ... craft service (uncredited)
Mike Sudrow ... weapons specialist (uncredited)
Andrew Kevin Walker ... script doctor (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

Nicholas Van Orton is a very wealthy San Francisco banker, but he is an absolute loner, even spending his birthday alone. In the year of his 48th birthday (the age his father committed suicide) his brother Conrad, who has gone long ago and surrendered to addictions of all kinds, suddenly returns and gives Nicholas a card giving him entry to unusual entertainment provided by something called Consumer Recreation Services (CRS). Giving in to curiosity, Nicholas visits CRS and all kinds of weird and bad things start to happen to him. Written by Anonymous

Plot Keywords
Taglines The Game...You Just Lost See more »
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Also Known As
  • The Game - Das Geschenk seines Lebens (Germany)
  • Das Geschenk seines Lebens (Germany)
  • Das Spiel (Germany)
  • 生日历险 (China, Mandarin title)
  • 心理游戏 (China, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 129 min
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Box Office

Budget $50,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $14,337,029, 14 Sep 1997
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $109,423,648

Did You Know?

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Trivia David Fincher originally planned to make The Game before Se7en (1995). But once Brad Pitt became available for the latter, Fincher shelved this film until Se7en (1995)'s filming was done. See more »
Goofs At the airport, Nicholas gets ink on his shirt. When trying to clean it, it's a different shirt. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Green Fog (2017). See more »
Soundtracks Happy Birthday to You See more »
Crazy Credits The opening credits shatter in the form of jigsaw puzzle pieces in Reference to the Film's title. See more »
Quotes [Nicholas van Orten loses a shoe when climbing a fire-escape ladder]
Nicholas: There goes a thousand dollars.
Christine: Your shoes cost a thousand dollars?
Nicholas: That one did.
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