Gamer (2009)

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Directors:

Mark Neveldine
Brian Taylor

Writers (WGA):

Mark Neveldine (written by) &
Brian Taylor (written by)

Release Date:

4 September 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

In the near future, you don't live to play... you'll play to live.

Plot:

Set in a future-world where humans can control other humans in mass-scale, multi-player online gaming environments...

Plot Keywords:

Online Gaming | Near Future | Miscarriage Of Justice | Fictional Reality Show | Wrongful Imprisonment

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Gerard Butler	...	Kable
John Leguizamo	...	Freek
Milo Ventimiglia	...	Rick Rape
Alison Lohman	...	Trace
Michael C. Hall	...	Ken Castle
Kyra Sedgwick	...	Gina Parker Smith
Logan Lerman	...	Simon
Aaron Yoo	...	Humanez Dude
Keith David
Terry Crews	...	Hackman
Amber Valletta	...	Angie
Zoe Bell	...	Sandra
Johnny Whitworth	...	Scotch
Efren Ramirez	...	DJ Twist
Sam Witwer	...	Social Worker
Ludacris	...	Humanz Brother (as Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges)
Ashley Rickards
Jonathan Chase	...	Geek Leader
Joseph D. Reitman	...	Board OP
Mimi Michaels	...	Cute stoned girl
Kisha Sierra	...	Middle eastern woman
Kate Mulligan	...	Sorority Chick
Brighid Fleming	...	Delia
Jade Ramsey	...	Twin #1
Nikita Ramsey	...	Twin #2
Christine Price	...	Kat
Dylan Kenin	...	Train Guard
Jarvis W. George	...	Brown Soldier #1
Sadie Alexandru	...	Goth Girl
Henry Hayashi	...	Asian Prisoner
Stephanie Mace	...	Geek Girl
Pamela Finley	...	Débutante
Michael-David Aragon	...	Slayer
Daniel J Gonzales	...	Sniper
Dan Strakal	...	Television Executive
Jack Brunacini Jr.	...	Brown Slayer
Med Abrous	...	Pig Nose
Scott C. Voss	...	Latex Guy #1
Jai Stefan	...	Brown Soldier 2
Josie Iller	...	Young Delia
Ramsey Moore	...	Gorge
Jera Askey	...	Raver (uncredited)
Julie Barbarito Craig	...	Talk Show Audience (uncredited)
Hayley Derryberry	...	Raver (uncredited)
Christian Di Salvo	...	Raver (uncredited)
Sean Halvorson	...	Slayer / Guard (uncredited)
Jamie Haqqani	...	Business Executive (uncredited)
William E. Marshall	...	Executive (uncredited)
David Mate	...	Rollerblader (uncredited)
Breanna Perera	...	Society Girl (uncredited)
Paul J. Porter	...	Raver (uncredited)
Don Smith	...	Newscaster (uncredited)
Lewie Wickham	...	Silver Suit (uncredited)
Paul Zepeda	...	Slayer (uncredited)

Directed by
Mark Neveldine		(as Neveldine)
Brian Taylor		(as Taylor)

Writing credits (WGA)
Mark Neveldine		(written by) (as Neveldine) &
Brian Taylor		(written by) (as Taylor)

Produced by
Gary Lucchesi	....	producer
James McQuaide	....	executive producer
Mark Neveldine	....	executive producer (as Neveldine)
Michael Paseornek	....	executive producer
Eric Reid	....	executive producer
Tom Rosenberg	....	producer
David Rubin	....	executive producer
Brian Taylor	....	executive producer (as Taylor)
Skip Williamson	....	producer
Richard S. Wright	....	producer

Original Music by
Robb Williamson
Geoff Zanelli

Cinematography by
Ekkehart Pollack		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Peter Amundson
Fernando Villena

Casting by
J.C. Cantu
Mary Vernieu

Production Design by
Jerry Fleming

Art Direction by
Peter Borck		(supervising art director)
James F. Oberlander
Sebastian Schroder

Set Decoration by
Betty Berberian

Costume Design by
Alix Friedberg

Makeup Department
Georgia Allen	....	hair stylist
Trish Almeida	....	hair department head
Svetlana Britt	....	assistant makeup artist
Jessie Brown	....	additional makeup artist
Tarra D. Day	....	makeup artist: Kyra Sedgwick
Danielle Friedman	....	makeup artist
Elizabeth Gallegos	....	assistant hair stylist
Jane Galli	....	makeup department head
Vanessa Jaramillo	....	additional makeup artist
Karen McDonald	....	third makeup artist
Jolynn Nieto	....	assistant hair stylist
Ashlynne Padilla	....	assistant makeup artist
Deidre Parness	....	makeup artist
Lisa Taylor Roberts	....	key makeup artist
Christien Tinsley	....	designer and creator: special makeup effects
Amanda Williams	....	key hair stylist
Danlee Winegar	....	additional makeup artist

Production Management
Steve Demko	....	post-production supervisor
Robyn-Alain Feldman	....	post-production supervisor
Ted Gidlow	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eric Glasser	....	second second assistant director
Zach Hunt	....	additional second assistant director
Alex Leimone	....	second second assistant director
Jon Mallard	....	first assistant director
Tyler Romary	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Steve Allen	....	propmaker
Chris Alvarez	....	welding foreman
Shant Balkian	....	set dresser
Mark Bankins	....	buyer
Lou Boggs	....	welder foreman
Jess Coffer	....	set dresser
Guillaume DeLouche	....	property master/weapons master
Nanci Elfrez	....	painter
Daniel J. Frey	....	concept artist
Virginia Hopkins	....	co-head painter
Caylen Johnson	....	welder foreman
Kristen Kogler	....	art department coordinator
Ellen Lampl	....	graphic designer
Stephen H. Lewis	....	prop maker
David Lombard	....	leadman
Kevin Loo	....	digital set designer
Amahl Lovato	....	model maker
JoAnna Maes-Corlew	....	graphic designer
James P. Meehan	....	assistant property master
Gary Metzen	....	paint foreman
Nichole Miller	....	paint gang boss
Randy Moffitt	....	property maker
Robbie Mueller	....	set dresser
Frank Piercy	....	paint supervisor
Steven M. Saylor	....	set designer
Randy Severs	....	propmaker gangboss
Frank Spadafora	....	paint foreman
Tyler Standen	....	graphic designer
Thomas Traugott	....	leadman
Brian Vogelgesang	....	on-set decorator
Christopher Windisch	....	construction coordinator
Chris Windish	....	laborer

Sound Department
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
Bob Beemer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joseph F. Brennan	....	boom operator
Jocelyn Caron	....	foley recordist
Joe Dzuban	....	sound re-recording mixer
Guy Francoeur	....	foley artist
Scott Martin Gershin	....	supervising sound editor
Michael Hertlein	....	dialogue editor
Benoit Leduc	....	foley recordist
Steven Morrow	....	sound mixer
Stuart Provine	....	sound effects editor
Steve Schatz	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Zac Sneesby	....	utility sound
David Stanke	....	first assistant sound editor
Becky Sullivan	....	supervising dialogue & adr editor
Tim Walston	....	sound designer
Scott Wolf	....	sound designer

Special Effects by
Larz Anderson	....	special effects coordinator
Marc Banich	....	special effects technician
William Boggs	....	special effects technician
Doug Butts	....	special effects foreman
Eric Carme	....	special effects
Breuillier Emilien	....	special effects
Jason Hamer	....	special effects coordinator: Tinsley Transfers, Inc.
Brian Hillard	....	special effects makeup: Tinsley Transfers, Inc.
Jeff Himmel	....	special effects makeup: Tinsley Transfers, Inc.
Joel Hobbie	....	special effects technician
Brett A. Myrick	....	special effects technician
Allison Oliver	....	special effects artist: Tinsley Transfers, Inc.
Kai Shelton	....	special effects technician
Mike Stull	....	special effects technician
Diane Woodhouse	....	special effects coordinator: Tinsley Transfers, Inc.

Visual Effects by
Joel Ashman	....	senior compositor: Yuco
Ian T. Barbella	....	visual effects coordinator
Anthony Barcelo	....	digital compositor
Alan Boucek	....	2d/vfx supervisor: yU+Co
Chris Bowers	....	pre-visualization artist
Andy Burmeister	....	matchmover
Christian Cardona	....	rotoscope artist
Eric Carme	....	visual effects artist
Guillaume Carniato	....	digital compositor: DUBOI
Merlin Carroll	....	rotoscoping lead
Charles Collyer	....	digital compositor: yU+co
Jean-Nicolas Costa	....	additional digital compositor: DUBOI
Justin Daneman	....	visual effects supervisor: Celluloid VFX
Clement Darbois	....	digital compositor
Christophe Dehaene	....	digital compositor
Steve Dellerson	....	executive producer: LOOK! Effects
Scott Dougherty	....	visual effects executive producer: Furious FX
Peter Dulovits	....	it administration: Celluloid VFX
Thomas Duval	....	visual effects supervisor
Eric Ehemann	....	visual effects
Siggy Ferstl	....	digital intermediate colorist
Chris Flynn	....	digital compositor
Jenny Foster	....	visual effects producer: LOOK Effects
Jay Frankenberger	....	compositor: Yu + Co
Jan Goldfuss	....	fx artist: Celluloid VFX
Thibaut Granier	....	visual effects
Anthony Grant	....	model/texture artist
Greg Groenekamp	....	senior digital compositor
Martin Hall	....	compositor: FuriousFX
Jason M. Halverson	....	digital compositor: yU+co
Dylan Highsmith	....	visual effects editor
Sean Hoessli	....	visual effects production manager
Holger Hummel	....	visual effects editor: Celluloid VFX
Neil Huxley	....	visual designer & lead motion graphics art director: yU+Co
Christopher Ivins	....	digital compositor: LOOK Effects
Travis Wade Ivy	....	digital compositor
Ulrik Schou Jørgensen	....	pipeline developer: Celluloid VFX
Apirak Kamjan	....	matchmover: yU+Co
Danny S. Kim	....	visual effects
Patrick Kreuser	....	compositing artist: Celluloid VFX
Patrick Kreuser	....	compositor
Julien Lambert	....	3D supervisor
Michael Landgrebe	....	cg supervisor: Celluloid VFX
Gary Laurie	....	matchmove technical director: yU+co
David Lingenfelser	....	executive visual effects supervisor: Furious Fx
Noll Linsangan	....	digital compositor
Ryan A. McCoy	....	pre-visualization supervisor
James McQuaide	....	visual effects supervisor
Landon Medeiros	....	compositor: Furious FX
Tobias Meier	....	fx artist: Celluloid VFX
Aude Nguyen-Ngoc	....	visual effects artist
James Notari	....	digital artist
James Notari	....	visual effects coordinator
Joseph Oberle	....	digital compositor
Gary Oldroyd	....	visual effects supervisor
Molly Pabian	....	digital asset coordinator: Yu+Co
Michael Pecchia	....	compositor: FuriousFX
Marco Pelzel	....	compositing artist: Celluloid VFX
Marco Pelzel	....	digital compositor
Mark Prusten	....	digital compositor
Sebastien Rame	....	compositing supervisor
Rebecca Ramsey	....	visual effects executive producer: Look Effects
Mark Robben	....	digital compositor: yU+co
Migs Rustia	....	visual effects editor: Look Effects
Gabriel Sanchez	....	visual effects supervisor: LOOK Effects
Christian Sawade-Meyer	....	lead fx artist: Celluloid VFX
Chad Schott	....	digital compositor: LOOK Effects
Todd Semmes	....	spydercam coordinator/rigging
Mark Shoaf	....	CG supervisor: Furious FX
Greg M. Silverman	....	digital compositor
Niranjan Siva	....	digital compositor
Brian Smallwood	....	compositor: Furious FX
Tiffany Smith	....	visual effects producer: Furious FX
Martha Soehendra	....	digital compositor
Roland So	....	matchmover
Andranik Taranyan	....	digital compositor
Cameron Thomas	....	compositor: Gradient FX
Rich Volp	....	spydercam flight control
Pablo Wang	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Wade Allen	....	stunts: tactical advisor
Matt Baker	....	stunts
Andreas Beckett	....	stunt performer
Frank Blake	....	stunts
Mark Brooks	....	stunts
Jacki R. Chan	....	stunt performer
Laurence Chavez	....	stunts
Trine Christensen	....	stunts
Tim Connolly	....	stunt double: Gerard Butler
Chris Daniels	....	utility stunts
Jacob Dewitt	....	head stunt rigger
Jacob Dewitt	....	utility stunts
Thomas DuPont	....	stunts
Edward A. Duran	....	stunts
Peter Epstein	....	stunts
Jeremy Fitzgerald	....	stunts
Clay Donahue Fontenot	....	stunts
Jeremy Fry	....	stunt driver
Al Goto	....	stunts
David M. Graves	....	stunts
Jim Hart	....	stunts
Steve Hassenpflug	....	stunts
Randy Haynie	....	stunt performer
Randy Haynie	....	stunt rigger
Mark Hicks	....	stunts
Natascha Hopkins	....	stunt performer
Jesus Jr.	....	stunt performer
John Koyama	....	stunts
Tony Lazzara	....	stunt performer
Michelle Lee	....	stunts
Carlton Liggins	....	stunts
Michael Li	....	stunt performer
Michael R. Long	....	stunts
Tyler Mason	....	stunts
Angelique Midthunder	....	stunts
Brett A. Myrick	....	utility stunts
Mark Norby	....	stunts
Chris O'Hara	....	stunts
Casey Pieretti	....	stunts
Darrin Prescott	....	stunt coordinator
Mark Rayner	....	stunts
Tim Rigby	....	stunts
David Logan Rogers	....	stunts
Tomas Sanchez	....	stunts
Mike Seal	....	utility stunts
Kisha Sierra	....	stunt performer
Trina E. Siopy	....	stunt performer
Sam Situmorang	....	stunts
Rich Ting	....	stunts
Jay Torrez	....	stunts
Omar Paz Trujillo	....	stunts
Jermaine Washington	....	utility stunts
Kofi Yiadom	....	stunts
Justin Riemer	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Saeed Adyani	....	still photographer
Troy Anderson	....	best boy electric
Anne Carson	....	second assistant camera
Kenneth Coblentz	....	grip
Jacob Cottrell	....	electrician
James 'Spud' Danicic	....	ultimate arm technician
Joe Abraham Dean	....	lighting console programmer
Edward A. Duran	....	rigger
Justin Duval	....	gaffer
Matt Ervin	....	electrician
Justin Geoffroy	....	video assist
Mark Gilmer	....	key second assistant camera
Robert Heine	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Jeroen Hendriks	....	camera technician
Ryan Kunkleman	....	camera technician: "red" camera
Ryan Kunkleman	....	data technician: "red" camera
Otis Mannick	....	grip
Ray Milazzo	....	first assistant camera: "d" camera
Phil Miller	....	key grip
Daniel Nichols	....	camera operator
Christopher Norris	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera
James R. Powell	....	second assistant camera
Jessica Ramos	....	second assistant camera
Sean Ruggeri	....	Red camera technician
Mark Sheets	....	electrician
Nick Shuster	....	assistant camera
Alejandro Snodgrass	....	grip
Don Steinberg	....	first assistant camera
Greg Travis	....	rigging gaffer
Shawna Travis	....	rigging electrician
Dale White	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Sterling Wiggins	....	camera production assistant

Animation Department
Pavade Yoane	....	animator

Casting Department
Sally Allen	....	extras casting
Lindsay Graham	....	casting associate
Marie A. Kohl	....	casting associate
Hannah Macpherson	....	casting assistant
Gwyn Savage	....	extras casting
Michelle Wade	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Pilar Agoyo	....	seamstress
Nancy Au	....	costume department supervisor (as Nancy Capper)
Maria Bentfield	....	key costumer
Jerry Carnevale	....	costumer
Matt Chase	....	set costumer
Mairi Chisholm	....	costumer
Emily Egge	....	set costumer
Mila Hermanovski	....	key costumer
Melody Koerber	....	additional costumer
Janet Marie Ross	....	set costumer
Claire Sandrin	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Matt Besserman	....	post-production assistant
Craig Dewey	....	post-production assistant
Scott Janush	....	first assistant editor
Andy Kaplan	....	digital intermediate producer
Santiago Padilla	....	colorist: dailies
Eric Potter	....	editor: visual effects
Sin-Halina Sy	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Eric Craig	....	music supervisor
Brian McNelis	....	music supervisor
Jon Mooney	....	music editor
Shie Rozow	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Gary Armstrong	....	driver
Lyle Christensen	....	shotmaker driver
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Geno Hart	....	transportation coordinator
Alan Kaminsky	....	picture car coordinator
Jay Krueger	....	driver
William McShane	....	driver
Adam Pinkstaff	....	transportation captain
William Smallwood	....	driver: production van
William Smallwood	....	generator operator/driver
Jay E. Vigil	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Lynn Ambrosino	....	additional production assistant
Bethany Andriuzzo	....	second assistant accountant
Joshua Aufrance	....	post production accountant
Jeffrey G. Baca	....	set medic
Jennifer Bydwell	....	clearances and product placement
Steve Cainas	....	production coordinator
Winter Cantagallo	....	set production assistant
Michael Chochol	....	set production assistant: additional second unit
Angie Lee Cobbs	....	assistant: Gerard Butler
Joann Connolly	....	production assistant
Steve Corona	....	dialect coach
Jessica Drake	....	dialect coach: post-production
Jennifer Dunne	....	location manager
Michael Feldman	....	set production assistant: second unit
Francisco A. Fernandez	....	office production assistant
Susan Foley	....	production assistant
Alix Gleffe	....	assistant: directors
Grant Grabowski	....	assistant production coordinator
Jason Hariton	....	studio stage manager
Nathan Helm	....	additional set production assistant
Heather Kilness	....	set medic
Nikki Lawrie	....	assistant: Mr. Rosenberg & Mr. Lucchesi
Stevie Lazo	....	production accountant
Jon Lipman	....	production assistant
Carl W. Lucas	....	key craft service
Michelle Maloney	....	key set production assistant
Tyler Mason	....	production assistant
Marcus Montano	....	assistant location manager
Leslie A. Morrow	....	key assistant location manager
Bree Myers	....	assistant to director
Fagan O'Reilly	....	production assistant
Viki Parker	....	co-second assistant accountant
Ryan J. Pezdirc	....	production assistant
Michael M. Piehler	....	key assistant production coordinator
Lauren Popp	....	production assistant
David Logan Rogers	....	production assistant
Robert Royston	....	choreographer
Jackie Saygan	....	construction accountant
Michael James 'Scotty' Scott	....	post-production accountant
Don Smith	....	assistant: Skip Williamson
Joni Smith	....	production secretary
Rebecca Puck Stair	....	assistant location manager
Jim Swidarski	....	payroll accountant
Leanne K. Tanizawa	....	assistant: Mr. Rubin
Judi Townsend	....	script supervisor
Michael Umble	....	unit publicist
Tami Zamberg	....	accounting clerk

Production Companies

• Lakeshore Entertainment

Distributors

• Benelux Film Distribution (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Hollywood Classic Entertainment (2009) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company (2009) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Magna Pacific (2008) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Movie-Eye Entertainment (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Future Film (2009) (Finland) (all media)
• Imagem Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (all media)
• Midget Entertainment (2009) (Denmark) (all media)
• Noble Entertainment (2009) (Sweden) (all media)
• Odeon (2009) (Greece) (all media)

Special Effects

• Duran Duboi
• Furious FX (visual effects)
• Gradient Effects (visual effects)
• LOOK! Effects (visual effects)
• Sub/Par Pix
• Tinsley Transfers
• yU+Co.

Other Companies

• Albuquerque Studios  stage facilities
• Behind the Scenes Freight  shipping by
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Ghostlight Industries  picture vehicles
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Monster Picture Crane  stunt rigging crane
• PES Payroll  payroll services: reshoots
• Paws for Effect  animals provided by
• Red Digital Cinema  camera equipment provided by
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  modem card rentals
• Scarlet Letters  end titles

Also Known As:

Citizen Game (USA) (working title)
Game (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for frenetic sequences of strong brutal violence throughout, sexual content, nudity and language.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque Studios - 5650 University Boulevard SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Lakeshore Entertainment

Dark, edgy, fantastic action

I saw a work-in-progress screening of GAME last night. It blew me away. The premise is intriguing, the action is outstanding - not a boring minute in the film. I am not a fan of Gerard Butler in general, I find his acting terribly limited, but he was fine. Logan Lerman and Michael C. Hall were great and there is a musical number in the film that is pure genius. Made me want to stand up and cheer. The whole film is like an explosion right in your face. Everything is over the top - the style, the violence, the story. It is a real fun ride while being incredible edgy and dark. There is also quite a bit of social criticism layered in there, dealing with voyeurism, cocooning, the culture of video games. Leaving the theater I didn't know if I wanted to rush home and get my XBox going or never play a video game again. Great job, Neveldine/Taylor! Can't wait to see it again with all the special effects done!