The Game (2/9) Movie CLIP - The Game Begins (1997) HD

CLIP DESCRIPTION:
Nicholas (Michael Douglas) finds out that the game has begun when the news broadcaster on television starts talking back to him.

FILM DESCRIPTION:
Director David Fincher followed the success of his dark and atmospheric crime thriller Seven (1995) with another exercise in stylish film noir, this time lifting the pallid atmosphere a notch to indulge in a fast-paced trip through the cinematic funhouse. Michael Douglas plays Nicholas Van Orton, a Scrooge-like San Francisco investment banker following in his father's Scrooge-like footsteps. On Nicholas's 48th birthday (the age at which his father committed suicide), his younger, free-spirited brother Conrad (Sean Penn) blows into town and gives Nicholas a special gift for "the man who has everything" -- a ticket to CRS (Consumer Recreation Services), a company that constructs games custom-fit for each participant to provide, as CRS salesman Jim Feingold (James Rebhorn) cryptically puts it, "whatever is lacking." Nicholas's secure life begins a downhill slide as CRS masterminds a series of elaborate pranks, harmless at first, that quickly become malicious and life-threatening. Stripped of financial resources and convinced that he can trust no one, Nicholas begins to wonder if CRS is a front for a more covert operation, and if the game is in fact an attempt to steal his fortune and leave him for dead. Determined to fight back alone, Nicholas infiltrates CRS in order to "pull back the curtain and meet the wizard."

CREDITS:
TM & © Universal (1997)
Cast: Michael Douglas, Daniel Schorr, Carroll Baker
Director: David Fincher
Producers: John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris, Steve Golin, Jonathan Mostow, Ceán Chaffin
Screenwriters: John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris

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[schopen-hauer]

90s movies were the top in cinema quality.

[CompleteCarnage]

This whole movie was one big mindfuck, it was great.

[TheConchologist]

Nobody plays these roles better than Mike Douglas, sensational thriller

[markruckman]

One of the great movies of the 90's.

[Niqamoney]

One of the best movies I've seen. 10/10

[TimSchweizer]

Can't say it enough: Every little detail about this film is brilliant. Pure genius.

Thanks Mr. Fincher for creating this.

[ThePeppermint]

One of the CREEPIEST moments in film history, bar none.

Does anyone remember when the truly scary movies had the most subtle, underplayed scripts? Not globs of blood and gore and gratuitous violence. Rosemary's Baby, for example. And this scene from The Game!

[SphinctersForever]

This movie is off-the-charts awesome. Not only is it fascinating and suspenseful, but it also has a really great message at the end when the story finally becomes clear.

[jeffreyd.]

One of the best films Fincher ever made.

[frankp.]

"Don't call asking what the object of the game is; figuring that out is the object of the game."

Sounds like some esoteric truth.

[UncleBerry]

this scene gives me creeps more than the mostly horror scenes I've ever seen...

[goranvuletic]

One of those original movies that has the magic and make you completely forget everything around you while it lasts.

[CommanderLongJohn]

1:20 "You're having a conversation with your television, " boy if only they knew that'd soon become a reality within the next two decades 👀

[edvenuto]

No matter how many times I watch the game I find it great everytime.

[estelazalazar]

"your having a conversation with your tv" so creepy! xD

[Nirky]

The last movie I watched with my father before his passing, we had seen it several times together. We both judged the performances outstanding, the directing sublime. I treasure the memories.

[mrjasonwhite]

This scene really creeped me out when I first saw it in the theater.

[BlisterHiker]

Even if you know the ending, you still want to watch it again after a while, unlike some twisted Shyamalan's movies. It's a signature of a great movie.

[Ivan-xyvg]

This movie made me so paranoid...this scene especially...

[chris-solmon]

God I love this movie.

It’s so first class. From the storyline to production. And Michael Douglas is such an amazing actor. Totally appropriate for this role. He is the epitome of an elite San Franciscan conservative - from a time before ultra progressives took over the city.