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The Game

  • 1984
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
3.4/10
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The Game (1984)
Horror

Three bored millionaires gather nine people in an old mansion, and give them a proposition--if they can meet and conquer their biggest fears, they'll get one million dollars in cash.Three bored millionaires gather nine people in an old mansion, and give them a proposition--if they can meet and conquer their biggest fears, they'll get one million dollars in cash.Three bored millionaires gather nine people in an old mansion, and give them a proposition--if they can meet and conquer their biggest fears, they'll get one million dollars in cash.

  • Director
    • Bill Rebane
  • Writers
    • Larry Dreyfus
    • William Arthur
  • Stars
    • Tom Blair
    • Jim Iaquinta
    • Carol Perry
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.4/10
    613
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bill Rebane
    • Writers
      • Larry Dreyfus
      • William Arthur
    • Stars
      • Tom Blair
      • Jim Iaquinta
      • Carol Perry
    • 22User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Tom Blair
    • Jonathon
    Jim Iaquinta
    • Joe
    Carol Perry
    • Maude
    Wally Flaherty
    • George
    • (as Stuart Osborne)
    Don Arthur
    • Horace
    Debbie Martin
    • Karen
    Lori Minnetti
    • Cindy
    • (as Lorri Minnetti)
    Pamela Rohleder
    • Shelly
    Randy Hicks
    • Randy Sue
    Ronnie Hicks
    • Ronnie
    Aaron Harper
    • Aaron
    J.D. Reckman
    • J.D.
    Alan G. Rainer
    • Felix
    • (as Alan Rainer)
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    • Director
      • Bill Rebane
    • Writers
      • Larry Dreyfus
      • William Arthur
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    5moycon

    Games people play

    It's possible you've seen this movie and didn't even know it!! How exciting is that!? Mill Creek Entertainment released a 50 movie pack last year (2005) Called Chilling Classics that includes this very movie in the collection. Only it's not titled The Game. No sir. It's titled The Cold Why did they change it? I am thinking maybe the were afraid of getting sued by Hasbro or some other game manufacturer. Either that or the print they had didn't have the title so they made something up.

    Anyways, I liked the flick. People meet in a mansion to face their fears, and if they survive they get $1,000,000. It was better than some and not as good as others, but it did have a few creepy scenes. Like the guy right at the beginning. If I was him I'd be like. "EXCUSE ME! WAITER. There's a spider in my soup. There's plenty of chicks in this movie that remind me of 70's porn stars. That is, they aren't very good looking, and they aren't afraid to wear a buttload of make-up. Also one of them has a Wisconsin accent, so that always a turn-on. Eh?

    The movie tries to be sort of a horror version of The Sting I guess, because the film makers want you to wonder what is going on right up until the end....Either that or the movie is just so crapily made i didn't know what what was going on until the end. In any case I give it a 5 out of 10... mainly for Wisconsin accent lady.
    5leCagot

    No Award winner, but not bad

    Some tension, surprises, plot twists, humor, and of course, Titty. Watched DVD being part of "50 Chilling Classics Movie Pack" and was one of the better of the collection. The eeriest part of this 1982 flick was it's being the vanguard of the Survivor and other reality TV shows. Perhaps the TV creators lifted the idea from this film.

    All in all I found the film watchable and at times very entertaining. The picture was grainy in some outdoor sequences, but sound quality was decent.. Considering some of the films included in this collection, this movie was quite good. It didn't take itself too seriously and had a good deal of suspense. Indeed, I found it quite fun.
    2Sic Coyote

    I have to agree with the other reviewer

    This is one strange hacked together film, you get the feeling that the bond company had to come in on this one, I'm not surprised there's no credits on it, who would want to be associated with this film. The Acting of all involved is terribly stilted and the plot jumps around all over, it all makes very little sense. As I said before it looks like the bond company had to come in because it seems like there was alot of footage that wasn't shot that needed to be, and all the music was very ill-fitting library music (cheap I guess). Very, very odd. I might actually buy a DVD of it though, if it could let me in on what the hell was going on, and what happened to this movie.
    3artpf

    Uh, all you can say is weird

    Three bored millionaires gather nine people in an old mansion, and give them a proposition--if they can meet and conquer their biggest fears, they'll get one million dollars in cash.

    All the reviews are correct -- this is one weirdo movie.

    It's sort of like House on the Haunted Hill in terms of plot. But it's even weirder. The first whacko scene is a girl swimming in a chlorine filled fresh water indoor pool and what appears to be a shark starts following her!!!!! Only it looks as rubber as can be.

    Crazy, right?

    This movie was made on the cheap. The sound echos through out. It's very disjointed cutting from a whirlpool scene for example to some hippie singing combo. Many scenes don't even look like they are filmed in the same house or even the same location! And some of it appears to have been filmed at a cheapo hotel!!

    There's one scene where a guy says he can't flush the toilet and suddenly the music goes all creepy for no reason whatsoever.

    The movie is so bloody strange that I wish there was more information about it available. I'm not even sure the same actors are in it throughout!!! That's how bizarre it is.

    There's also a girl in it who very strongly resembles Sarah Holcolmb who was Maggie in Caddyshack and then disappeared off the face of the earth!

    Look for the guy in the sauna with the woody! It's that weird a movie. I also am pretty sure there is a former porn star or two cast in it. No nudity. Just a couple babes in bra and panties here and there.

    And then there are the scenes peppered with silent movie music...why?

    I was really hoping this movie would be bad-good but alas, I can't recommend it. It doesn't cross the line into camp. It's just weird.
    2bkoganbing

    Who's For Scaring the Kids?

    In this low budget horror feature three bored millionaires decide to invite some young people for a scare feast. The last one who flees the resort they're all staying at will win one million dollars. Or so these three promise.

    The usual gamut of common fears run through this film, but in the end the kids so a bit of resiliency. If you want to know what that means you'll have to sit through this schlock feature which was shot on small change at a Wisconsin lake resort.

    I suppose we're lucky in one respect, one or all of those millionaires might decide they're bored and want to run for public office. Or get a television show to feed the ego. Or think they can produce a movie and we'll get one like The Game.

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    • Trivia
      The Northernaire Resort, where this movie was filmed, was torn down in 1995.
    • Goofs
      Flipped shot: When the man with the gun is searching for the millionaires in the basement, the exit sign is backwards.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Schlocky Horror Picture Show: THE COLD (Aka the GAME 1984) (2007)

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    • Release date
      • 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Игра
    • Filming locations
      • Northernaire Hotel - Highway 32, Three Lakes, Wisconsin, USA(torn down)
    • Production companies
      • Shooting Ranch
      • Silver Street Pictures
      • Titan International Productions
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    • Budget
      • $65,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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