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14 April 1974 (USA) morePlot:
Harry Evers and Marvin Ellison have been playing poker Thursday nights with their friends for years... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Very smart TV-movie with an amazing cast... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Gene Wilder | ... | Harry Evers |
 | Bob Newhart | ... | Marvin Ellison |
 | Ellen Burstyn | ... | Lynne Evers |
 | Cloris Leachman | ... | Lois Ellison |
 | Martha Scott | ... | Mrs. Reynolds |
| Nancy Walker | ... | Mrs. Bender |
 | Valerie Harper | ... | Ann Menzente |
 | Rob Reiner | ... | Joel Forrest |
| Norman Fell | ... | Melvin Leonard |
 | Gino Conforti | ... | Mike |
| Richard Schaal | ... | Bob |
| Robert Sampson | ... | Dave |
| Richard Gautier | ... | John |
| Jean-Michel Michenaud | ... | David Evers (as Gerald Michenaud) |
| John Archer | ... | Mr. Wood |
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Filmed in 1971 but not broadcast until 1974. moreQuotes:
Harry Evers: I don't have to take any orders from you any more![Calmly starts trashing the office]
Mr. Wood: But we haven't even discussed severance pay!
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James L. Brooks wrote this funny/sad, grown-up television movie about two poker pals (Gene Wilder and Bob Newhart) who inadvertently neglect their spouses in search of deeper meaning in their lives. Filmed in 1971, "Game" is a beautifully nuanced and sardonic middle-age-crazy tale with a sensational ensemble cast, nicely photographed in gritty colors by the esteemed Joe Biroc. Robert Moore directed in a quirky but sure-handed fashion, working from a tight script which never takes a cheap shot. Wilder (along with Ellen Burstyn as his wife) is at the peak of his charms here as an actor, and he and Newhart make a surprisingly fine beleaguered-buddy team. Well-received in its day, the movie has been unjustly forgotten (how it wound up on TV is anyone's guess); this has the look and prestige of a theatrical feature.